I'm Going to Start Watching the Pokemon Anime Again

[The Forgotten Alex]

>Reasons

Misty:
Commonly adored by everybody
Who couldnt hate that bitchy attitude
Crazy
Possible love intrest

May:
Can be slightly crazy
I havent watched much of this region's anime

Dawn:
She had Piplup
Bunneary
She had Piplup
Piplup

[EchidnaPower]

All I know is what I want. That's why they're opinions. But for the record, running the gym is a lame excuse, since she left the gym twice during Hoenn for a few episodes. And I was not aware of Misty showing up in the Lucario and the Mystery of Mew...wait are you talking about the Mirage Pokemon?

[jkid101094]

...wait are you talking about the Mirage Pokemon?

Yes, this. I looked it up later and realized I got the name wrong. Sorry.

All I know is what I want. That's why they're opinions.

Apparently not, so DAWN gets to make a comeback but the most popular Pokegirl in history has to be forgotten?

You know I have a lot of respect for you and all but I think you can admit that sentence made you sound as if you were speaking for more people then yourself. That's why I was trying to say that that wasn't the case because, personally, even growing up with the first few seasons, I can say I'd rather see more of the other characters.

Though I'm still waiting to see Brock again. Cutting him out was just...why.

[EchidnaPower]

Well I guess I AM speaking for more people than just myself. The people I associate myself with are all like me, livid over the fact that Misty used to get so much attention and then just like that she's not just abandoned, she's FORGOTTEN. There's a reason my story has over 1100 reviews, and it's because I'm doing what the Pokemon people SHOULD HAVE done a long time ago. I'm sure other fan bases will disagree with me, but even non-Misty fans will have to admit, she was unique as opposed to May and Dawn, who were pretty much the same character with different designs and Pokemon. That's my opinion on the subject.

As for Brock...just goes to show just how dumb the Pokemon people are. Trading Brock for CILAN? I played the game and I'm STILL wondering, what makes Cilan worthy of being Ash's travelling partner? That was wrong, just wrong.

And here's another thing I just realized...Dawn's coming back right? Cynthia's coming back right? If I recall, Ash is the one who TAUGHT Dawn how to be a Pokemon trainer. Sinnoh is the only era I can think of where Ash was actually able to think things through and put up a good fight no matter who he was up against, he made reasonable, dare I say logical decisions and always had a plan when fighting battles...with the BW reboot, where Ash is now, once again, as dumb as a beginner trainer...how does THAT work? I'm sure that kids who watched Sinnoh are still gonna watch BW, they're not THAT FAR away from each other. And any kid who was a brain, is gonna notice if Dawn suddenly becomes the one lecturing Ash, and if she doesn't, they're SURE to do something else, which will make kids wonder what happened to the entire era prior to BW.

Sorry for ranting, but the way they're going about this is purely asinine. In fact it's asinine, asi-ten, asi-eleven, asi-twelve!

[TheGameNinja]

You're expecting way too much of the Pokemon anime. It is not that kind of show. There are two kinds of long-running anime. Things like One Piece, that feature a ton of character development and story progression. And things like Doraemon, where the characters are just about as developed as they'll ever be from the start, and most of the development that does occur "wears off" after awhile, and the story is mostly episodic with only small story arcs. Pokemon is in the Doraemon category. It was implied that Misty and Ash had feelings for each other, heavily so in the dub. If Misty comes back on a permanent basis, that will HAVE to be addressed in some form. Having the two break things off will only make people mad. Having them hook up will only complicate things for younger viewers who may have never even seen her before and will probably require at least one whole episode dedicated to the situation. Not bringing it up directly at all, just further hints at the relationship, would make the most sense... but then what's the point? The characters are not going to develop much, since it would complicate the story progression in the long run, so having the relationship only hinted at is never going to pay off. Rotating in new characters allows the process to go on unheeded without becoming stale. Granted, it's not what someone who's been watching the show for a decade or someone outside of the target demographic is going to want to see, but the show isn't for those people. If they watch it too, that's a bonus, but you have to craft your show for your target audience. So Misty coming back probably isn't going to happen.

Not that I wouldn't want her to come back. She was much more fleshed out than any of the other girls. But I just don't see how they could handle it. If they never had gotten rid of her, the show would probably have worked fine in the way I described too, but I don't see how they could bring her back and it work.

[Hakudamashi]

Meh, never liked Misty anyway.

And where the f*ck is Hilda

[jkid101094]

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