I'm Going to Start Watching the Pokemon Anime Again

[Hakudamashi]

He destroys a bike at the beginning of every new region he meets a different female. Except in Black....

I stabbed myself in the foot for not realising that... wow.

The anime is designed to run as long as possible. Like Sazae-san or Detective Conan/Case Closed. If the characters had the same kind of development a normal anime has, they would become useless after awhile story-wise. That's a reason why at least one person in the group has been rotated in and out in the transition between (most) regional shifts.

I'm sure there's still plenty that could be done with Ash if his character developed along with his journies, cause I still think that it is possible for a war veteran to get his ass kicked in new territory.
I mean, have Ash show that yes, he remembers all his past experiences, like how you should NOT use electric attacks against a grass type, but the PKMN in the Unova region are soo "different" that all his previous knowledge of all the other PKMN he's fought is useless.

Yeah, it sounds like that'll be just a waste of time, but at least this way he won't make mistakes not even a PKMN n00b would...

Pokemon is a kids-show, jesus.
It doesnt need to be consistent or anything.

No one gives a fuck about a consistent development in kids shows.
kids just want to see pokemon battling and have a fun time.

Woah what? Excuse me? Just because it's a "kid's show" that means it has to be sh*t as long as there's violence?
lolno, Thundercats was a "kids show" and it's plot is f*cktons alot more well-rounded than most adult movies these days.

If it's as you say, "kids just want to see pokemon battling and have a fun time." then why not have a consistent well made plot to go with it? What's the harm?
With all the sh*t on T.V. these days, are you really ok with children be subjected only to cartoons with zero plot and only violence? Cause I remember back in my childhood I had Thundercats and G-Force to go with my Looney Tunes and Tom&Jerry.

[TheGameNinja]

That is true. Kids show or not, any story without basic structure like character development will fail to keep an audience's attention. Ash is meant to be the avatar of the viewer in Pokemon. He is also kept somewhat incompetent so new viewers can be introduced to elements of the universe like type match-ups. They could do this in a different way though, and they usually do in later seasons. It's usually the new character(s) that have been rotated into the group that have to learn those kinds of things.

Anyway, Ash throwing a pokeball at Iris was just supposed to be slapstick.

[Hakudamashi]

That is true. Kids show or not, any story without basic structure like character development will fail to keep an audience's attention. Ash is meant to be the avatar of the viewer in Pokemon. He is also kept somewhat incompetent so new viewers can be introduced to elements of the universe like type match-ups. They could do this in a different way though, and they usually do in later seasons. It's usually the new character(s) that have been rotated into the group that have to learn those kinds of things.

They did it with May, they did it Dawn, I don't see why they couldn't do it with Hilda instead of using Iris and making Ash the newb.

I'm even more upset by this cause I like Hilda's character design best out of the PKMN female protagonists... in a non pedophile kinda way.

[jkid101094]

They did it with May, they did it Dawn, I don't see why they couldn't do it with Hilda instead of using Iris and making Ash the newb.

I always saw it as a repeat of the original series.

I'm even more upset by this cause I like Hilda's character design best out of the PKMN female protagonists... in a non pedophile kinda way.

Hilda is like...17 or 18 anyway. lol

[SuperSonic23]

Hilda is like...17 or 18 anyway. lol

Isn't she 15 or 16? I mean, she looks old enough to date Brock!

[Hakudamashi]

Hilda is like...17 or 18 anyway. lol

Suddenly I now find her hot.

[jkid101094]

Isn't she 15 or 16? I mean, she looks old enough to date Brock!

Her age is widely debated but she's accepted all-around to be older then 10. I just assume she's that old.

[Hakudamashi]

Her age is widely debated but she's accepted all-around to be older then 10. I just assume she's that old.

Regardless, she should've been in this anime, she's a main protagonist in the manga though.

[SuperSonic23]

Regardless, she should've been in this anime, she's a main protagonist in the manga though.

[jkid101094]

Well Caitlin is still cute. Can't find the updated Cynthia design anywhere, though.

[TheGameNinja]

From TV Tokyo's Pokemon anime page:


Cynthia's there. Not very big, but there she is.

Bigger picture of just her from the Characters page:

[jkid101094]

From TV Tokyo's Pokemon anime page:


Cynthia's there. Not very big, but there she is.

Bigger picture of just her from the Characters page:

If I said I disliked her new design I'd be a lying, little piece of shit.

I wish she wore that in the games. If only during summer.

[Elija2]

What's that thing in her hair?

[jkid101094]

What's that thing in her hair?

Pure, concentrated badassery.

[TheGameNinja]

I just noticed. That is the angriest Dragonite I have ever seen.