Junichi Masuda thanks fans for their continued support of the Pokemon franchise

We have a Pokemon Direct coming later today to celebrate Pokemon Day 2019, but that's not the only way Pokemon fans are being thanked for their support of the franchise. None other than Junichi Masuda himself took to Twitter to share the following message. This is a rough translation from Redditor, Bpaddles.

Pokemon was born 23 years ago on February 27th, 1996. It spread from there to cartoons, anime, movies, products, and more. Today, Pokemon is supported by many people. I only have thanks for that. We look forward to your continued support!