Forum - View topicNEWS: Pokémon Sun & Moon TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Shows Ash in School & Battle
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CCTakato
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But you're acting like Pokemon has never done anything darker before and the series would collapse if it did. The movies usually have some element of seriousness to them and some of them could pretty dark, most notably Mewtwo Strikes Back, which is still one of the highest grossing Pokemon movies in the U.S. Some of the older Kanto episodes were pretty dark too, like the Sabrina episodes. And though Team Rocket was still pretty goofy in those episodes, they could be serious too and actually acted like a threatening terrorist organization sometimes, with using bombs and rockets a lot, and blowing up gyms and Pokemon Centers frequently. It's not like I'm demanding Pokemon to have lots of blood and guts or anything. Just add a bit more of the serious edge they have with the Pokemon movies and make Ash a more contemplative and introspective character that actually thinks ahead. I remember they made Ash a little more mature character back in Pokemon Advance and had him be like the sempai character in the show who was showing May the ropes and teaching her about Pokemon and stuff. It made the series much more enjoyable at least for me after the very dragging and dull Johto arc. So the writers have clearly done a more mature Ash before and were able to make it work while still keeping the kid friendly tone of the franchise.
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theNightster
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I just wish they would replace ash with a trainer who's worth a damn
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leafy sea dragon
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The general approach to Ash as a character, at least with my analysis of what I've watched of the Pokémon anime over the generations, is that Ash is a blank slate. He is whatever the writers want him to be. Their only concern is to keep him consistent between generations. Team Rocket is like that too, at least in Generation V when they became a lot more serious without any explained reason.
They can get away with this because the Pokémon anime is supposed to have a fleeting audience. Kids tune in to watch, they stick around for a few years, then they outgrow the anime and move on to other interests. As they tune out, more kids tune in. Ash remains a rookie perpetually for accessibility, so that kids can jump in to watch at any time and not get lost. Pick any episode of the anime, and even if you've never seen any of it before, you will understand the basics by the end of the episode. Something like One Piece or Naruto is meant to get young viewers (or readers) in and keep them for as long as possible, at the expense of having fewer people jumping in mid-series because it's more difficult. In other words, I believe Ash, as a character, has been fully calculated and designed to maintain a steady cycle of kids coming in and moving out. He was never meant for me or you (unless you're 8 years old or something). He resets constantly beause his audience resets constantly. And he will be whatever the head writer wants him to be.
Personally, a TV show made to sell toys works best when you become emotionally invested in the characters and the story. Viewers will then buy toys because it reminds them of the characters in the TV show. I don't think anyone really watches a show meant to sell toys seeing the characters and then consciously thinking, "I want a toy of that character in that setting!" Merchandising strategy is probably pretty different between Pokémon and Digimon as franchises, and the psychology of it is different, but there is no denying that the Digimon anime's purpose was, and still is, to sell the merchandise. |
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jr240483
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peno
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Tobias may look like cheater all he wanted, spoiler[but at least he wasn't villain like Alain was. True, he cut his ropes with Lysandre and Team Flare eventually, but still, he was villain and letting villain win the league, is bad move IMO. If there is anyone who deserved to be beaten by Ash in Kalos League, it was Alain. And to be quite honest, I personally would like it better, if Ash can't win the league, if Sawyer was the one to win it. Heck, poor Sawyer did not have any win against Ash and he deserves at least one.]
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Dextres
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Does it matter. Tobias won the league for Sinona saga and we will never see him again(just like all previous champions in Pokemon anime). I don't mean any disrespect or offense when I say this but.... spoiler[Why are we making excuses for Sawyer loses. What's important is he learn something from it and mature as a trainer with a strong mega pokemon by his side. And Alain. Simply he was the better trainer and won. We won't see Alain again in the next region.] |
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peno
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First, they still are not champions, they are just winners of the league, who have right to eventually challenge E4 and champion.
Second, it doesn't matter we will not see them again. spoiler[It's just bad move for kids show to let villain win against main hero. What message it will send to the kids? Am I really the only one who feel it's wrong to do this?] |
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michaeltanzer
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I think Funimation should take over the dubbing production instead...I think FUNi should either dub or sub it...
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