Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: In an open forum interview with ABC News , PokÃ mon anime director Masakazu Kubo noted Meowth as his favorite PokÃ mon , citing that while not a major character in the games , he was in the anime .
Simplified: In an open forum interview with ABC News , PokÃ mon anime director Masakazu Kubo noted Meowth as his favorite PokÃ mon , saying that while not a major PokÃ mon in the games , a Meowth is in the anime .