"But as The Pokémon Company continues its true purpose- creating plushies of everything imaginable-its attention has finally turned to the human component of the games. Five trainers have arrived on the store in snuggly form: Lillie ( Sun and Moon), Cynthia ( Diamond and Pearl), N ( Black and White), Leon, and Marnie (both Sword and Shield). Each is depicted in a chibi style, rather than their more lifelike appearance in the games, between seven and nine inches tall."
"There do seem good reasons to have gone for the short, big-headed chibi approach, given the somewhat problematic nature of some fans' relationships with the human characters in Pokémon games. Characters like Lillie, for instance, are 11, while people like Marnie and Cynthia are ambiguously aged, most likely a teenager and a 20-something respectively. Within the world of the card game, such characters tend to fetch the highest resale prices, with the grim term "waifu tax" usually applied."
Pokémon Center has released chibi-style trainer plushies of Lillie, Cynthia, N, Leon, and Marnie, each measuring seven to nine inches. The plushies portray human characters with short, big-headed proportions instead of lifelike scale. The chibi design addresses sensitivities around character ages and fan attachments, since some characters are children while others are teenage or adult. Collectible markets inflate value for human characters, sometimes called a "waifu tax." Life-size or to-scale human plushies could provoke controversy. Leon pairs well with a Charizard plush, and N and Marnie are expected to be particularly popular among fans.
Read at Kotaku
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