Posted August 19, 2016
So, 20 years! That's a long time! I was 5, 20 years ago.
Pokemon was freshly getting banned in conservative homes, several rival series were getting butchered by 4Kids including the superior Anime, Digimon, and things were overall nice.
Except you know, Ash loses. In spite of showing himself capable of actually WINNING badges, instead of getting them though some contrived fluke.
Okay, so he goes onto the Orange League and actually wins! Hurrah! Except it doesn't count for shit, is filler, and never comes up again!
Silver League: He loses again. Some nobody takes the victory. Somehow his classic rival, Gary Oak does worse, but by this point, Gary was getting ready to drop out of battling because research.
Ever Grande Conference: He loses in the same ranking. Any sane person would have turned around and gone home after three losses.
Lily of the Valley Conference: Oh! So close, yet so far! He places in the top four, which in anyone's book is still a losing rank.
Vertress Conference: He get's knocked back into the top 8. By this point, it should be noted that it has been well over 10 years since this dunderhead started. Even Yamcha has bowed into the background with some semblance of grace by such point.
Lumiose Conference: 2nd Place! But winner takes all and he shouldn't have lost by any logical definition! This could have been the perfect point for Ash to finally get kicked out of the way for a far more interesting premise, such as oh, the Pokemon Adventures Manga or making Origins into a full series, but apparently the writers are more soulless than the makers of Bleach and Naruto combined.
Here's the thing. Pokemon is now bombing, in terms of viewership. The anime really could have used a shakeup at this point. But I guess they want the anime to die organically of neglect.
Hey, it only took Glass Joe 100 losses to figure out that some head protection might do him good! There's only...93 more leagues to go and the Aloean region doesn't even have a league! (As far as one can tell.)
With absolutely no stakes or reason to watch, what's the point of continuing the anime? How can we convince these producers to shoot the anime in the head out behind the shed?
Pokemon was freshly getting banned in conservative homes, several rival series were getting butchered by 4Kids including the superior Anime, Digimon, and things were overall nice.
Except you know, Ash loses. In spite of showing himself capable of actually WINNING badges, instead of getting them though some contrived fluke.
Okay, so he goes onto the Orange League and actually wins! Hurrah! Except it doesn't count for shit, is filler, and never comes up again!
Silver League: He loses again. Some nobody takes the victory. Somehow his classic rival, Gary Oak does worse, but by this point, Gary was getting ready to drop out of battling because research.
Ever Grande Conference: He loses in the same ranking. Any sane person would have turned around and gone home after three losses.
Lily of the Valley Conference: Oh! So close, yet so far! He places in the top four, which in anyone's book is still a losing rank.
Vertress Conference: He get's knocked back into the top 8. By this point, it should be noted that it has been well over 10 years since this dunderhead started. Even Yamcha has bowed into the background with some semblance of grace by such point.
Lumiose Conference: 2nd Place! But winner takes all and he shouldn't have lost by any logical definition! This could have been the perfect point for Ash to finally get kicked out of the way for a far more interesting premise, such as oh, the Pokemon Adventures Manga or making Origins into a full series, but apparently the writers are more soulless than the makers of Bleach and Naruto combined.
Here's the thing. Pokemon is now bombing, in terms of viewership. The anime really could have used a shakeup at this point. But I guess they want the anime to die organically of neglect.
Hey, it only took Glass Joe 100 losses to figure out that some head protection might do him good! There's only...93 more leagues to go and the Aloean region doesn't even have a league! (As far as one can tell.)
With absolutely no stakes or reason to watch, what's the point of continuing the anime? How can we convince these producers to shoot the anime in the head out behind the shed?
