Sep 30, 2013
I'm a long time fan of the Pokémon franchise, both anime and video game, but this season of Pokémon really took a turn for the worst.
It follows the typical story of Ash Ketchum, but this time there is just about no returning character except for Ash himself and Pikachu. I really liked the character Brock, but sadly he was replaced by a new companion, Cilan. I'm assuming Cilan is supposed to be the exact same as Brock, as he is the first gym leader in Unova. The other companion is as always, a female companion, and her name is Iris. Despite me finding it
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pretty cool that she wants to be a dragon Pokémon trainer, she uses the same phrase 'you're such a kid' over, and over again.
In my opinion, the biggest downfall for this season is the new drawing style. If your new to Pokémon, this probably doesn't affect you, but this season broke the traditional style. I was surprised when I saw Nurse Joy looking different from the typical format. I'm used to Ash changing his appearance every so often, but these classic characters look so much different. If anything they all look younger, but not in a good way.
I'm sad to say that this season made me drop the Pokémon anime, and only after 10 episodes. My overall enjoyment was extremely lacking as I found myself actually hoping the episode was over, after only maybe 5-10 minutes into the episode. I know Pokémon is for a younger audience, but what happened to Ash wanting to be the Pokémon master? He now just wants to make friends, and his Pokémon skills are lacking. His Pikachu basically got reset at the beginning of the season, and I'm assuming at a later point he probably gets beaten. I may revisit the series if I can find the list of episodes he competes in the Pokémon League, if he even did that this season, as nothing can make that bad.
Overall ranking around a 3
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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