Summary
- Yuka Morii, a Pokemon TCG artist, finds inspiration from Mr. Blobby and Monty Python.
- Mr. Blobby, a British icon, influenced Morii’s work despite being a divisive character.
- Morii is best known for creating Ditto cards disguised as Kanto starter Pokemon, showcasing her unique style.
Yuka Morii is one of the Pokemon Trading Card Game’s best and most infamous artists. Known for creating cards in a claymation style set against a realistic backdrop, Morii has been with the TCG since the year 2000.
She first started creating cards for the early Neo expansions and has continued up to the modern day, with some of the TCG’s most memorable cards coming straight from her brain.
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In a recent EUIC panel, Morii revealed the muses for her card designs, sharing that Monty Python and legendary British primetime TV character Mr. Blobby were big inspirations.
Mr. Blobby Is A Big Inspiration For Yuka Morii’s Pokemon Cards
You’ve almost certainly heard of Monty Python, but if you’re not based in the UK, you’ve probably not heard of Mr. Blobby.
Mr. Blobby is an icon in Britain. He’s a pink blob known for being an annoyance on whatever show he appears on, only able to utter his name, much like a Pokemon. According to Wikipedia, he wasn’t the most popular figure, being described by the New York Times as “a metaphor for a nation gone soft in the head” and “proof of Britain’s deep-seated attraction to trash,” attacked for throwing a child’s birthday cake on the floor, and called a “pink, spotty, rubber tw*t,” by comic Bob Mortimer.
But, while Blobby is clearly a divisive character, that didn’t stop Morii from using him as inspiration for many of her cards. According to Bulbapedia, at the EUIC, Morii stated that the character embodies “cuteness and creepiness at the same time,” much like her claymation figures. This was later confirmed by the artist, who retweeted the original tweet saying, “That’s True!”
You can see from the gallery below just how Morii melds Mr. Blobby’s personality with the characters created on the card.
While Morii has been creating cards since almost the beginning of the Pokemon TCG, she’s arguably most known for her range of Ditto, which are disguised as the Kanto starter Pokemon—Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, and Pikachu.
Long may her weird and wonderful cards continue.
Pokemon TCG
- Original Release Date
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October 20, 1996
- Player Count
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2
- Age Recommendation
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6+
- Length per Game
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Variable
- Franchise Name
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Pokemon