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Why Does Pokemon Look So Different Now?


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鳳凰の王



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:20 am Reply with quote
I certainly thought Satoshi retired (he's got to be 30 by now, so getting married [to Serena] and getting a desk job somewhere is not out of the question) when the new visuals on Sun & Moon came out, replaced by a doppelganger.
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methedemon



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:50 am Reply with quote
new pokemon anime looks hideous. I don't care what's the reasons are, it's so damn ugly.
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TooLazyToComeUpWithaName



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:52 am Reply with quote
Great article Callum! Glad to see you on ANN
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Cutiebunny



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:04 pm Reply with quote
The human characters look like 0 effort was put into drawing them. Maybe they're trying to make it so that children can easily draw the main characters, but I think it's doing a serious disservice to the series. The last few seasons look incredibly polished in comparison.

Change is fine, and all, in a series. Put Ash in an Hawaiian shirt. Give him a new haircut or some contact lenses....but to so radically change the design? No. I have little desire to watch this season.
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Venitas



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:08 pm Reply with quote
methedemon wrote:
new pokemon anime looks hideous. I don't care what's the reasons are, it's so damn ugly.


Please don't have bias again this anime because of the Ash's design.
Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrBH3IYRjaw you will understand why the animetor' redesign
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Raftina



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:24 pm Reply with quote
The strongest impression I had from this article was "Wow, that dance scene with Serena and her pokemon is absolutely gorgeous!"

More on topic:
One thing I do not quite get is why the rounder race and (granted slightly more realistic) eye size and placement are necessary for a wider range of expressions. I guess it is easier to imagine the new face contorting into odd faces? (Something I noticed with the 2005 Doraemon series, particularly with Doraemon himself) It would be very interesting to explore why (or maybe there is already an article on it?).
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Primus



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:36 pm Reply with quote


They look ugly enough to be in a modern Cartoon Network production.
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Enturax



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:36 pm Reply with quote
methedemon wrote:
new pokemon anime looks hideous. I don't care what's the reasons are, it's so damn ugly.


I agree. I'm not into Pokemon, but even I reacted to this like this. Ash looks like a parody character of himself.
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Hoppy800



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:44 pm Reply with quote
Pokemon these days has everything you want if you are into moe/waifu culture. The only thing that really needs changes now is the protagonist in the anime, they need to find a way to ditch Ash (I heard the anime would end if he's gone, it needs to be rebooted with a new protagonist).
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Joshua Taylor



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:45 pm Reply with quote
I'm back into Pokemon. Got a refurbished Nintendo 2DS and pre-owned Omega Ruby from GameStop.

I don't know. Ash kinda looks a bit close like Taichi from Digimon Adventure Tri. I don't see why the hate of the new Ash.
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Zhou-BR



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:53 pm Reply with quote
I think they should have just done away with the Z-shaped lines on Ash/Satoshi's cheeks instead of drawing them so big that they now look like a puberty moustache.
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meiam



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:53 pm Reply with quote
But why give him a mustache? It just make him look like a teenager/young adult still wearing child cloth (not sure if it make him more like someone with diminished mental capacity or child rapist in becoming).
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pauladls



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:09 pm Reply with quote
Mature people complaining about a preeschoolar show, pathetic
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cyberdraco



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:39 pm Reply with quote
I honestly like the new animation look(even Ash's look) I don't get the hate.
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Sheriru



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 2:08 pm Reply with quote
Of course, developing new stuff is great. But its still damn ugly compared to all the years before. I mean look at Sarinas dancing. That Scene was so crazy cool, i love that gif as well. So well done.

If the Creators overall were just more creative and didn't put Satoshi in an un-aging Body, years ago, a look-change would be more appreciated.

But no. Satoshi has now a complete goofy kid appearance again and Pikachu who sould be Level over 9000 is again, Level 5.
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