Next Pokemon Anime Features "All Regions"

[ZariusTwo]

The official Japanese Pokemon YouTube has announced a new Pokemon anime series titled simply Pocket Monsters. This is the same title as the anime when it first debuted in 1997.


According to a press release, the new series will feature all regions from the main video games — from Kanto to Galar.

The episode of Sun & Moon airing September 29th will reveal more information about the new series.

https://www.pokebeach.com/2019/09/next-pokemon-anime-series-titled-pocket-monsters-features-all-regions

[Powder]

Yoooo, that sounds like it has a lot of potential. Interested where this will go! Sun & Moon has been great.

[ZariusTwo]

I bet it'll be the second half of the series that deals with all of the regions, the first adapting the region in Sword and Shield.

[CyberCubed]

I wonder if Sun/Moon’s low ratings promoted this change, even in Japan SM has the lowest viewership of every previous series. The saga itself isn’t bad if you like slice of life and the change in animation and tone from previous sagas.

They still have to advertise the next gen as usual so it may show Ash traveling there and other episodes focusing on other characters in other regions.

Since the 2010’s the anime has been trying reboot after reboot to re-tool the anime, it’s why every new saga feels so different nowadays. I just wonder if they can’t stick with something anymore.

[sdp]

People keep saying Reboot everytime a new season is announced, I remember when Advance Generation came out people freaked out because Misty left and it was no longer the same show, then for DP we got the poster and it showed no brock and people said it was a new take only for it to be the same thing, similar when Black/White came out and Ash got rebooted to a n00b, and then again with Sun/Moon because Ash was acting way different and so was the animation despite it being the same show as we saw when Misty/Brock showed up.

It'll be the same thing here, we will see Ash in XY region but isntead of random filler we'll see other trainers in other regions, we'll see galar pokemon in kanto/hoenn etc since the anime has never cared to be consistent with that either. It'll be cool if we see past trainers like May, Dawn etc but knowing the writers we'll get new characters instead.

Some are pointing out that the new logo uses the reboot movies logo, so if it's indeed a new Ash then I'm ok with that, if we see reboot Ash go through all the regions that'd be cool too as an anthology series.

I seriously doubt it'll be an anime without Ash or with CG Ash either, Ash is too iconic and CG anime would be too expensive.

I have hopes but knowing the anime i know it'll be full of missed opportunities.

[ZariusTwo]

I don't follow the series all too well these days, but I picked up this from reddit


The stipulation for the Sun/Moon league is the champion goes on to face a more final boss later (in this case, Masked Royal), the feeling is Ash will win but likely choke against Royal...so he walks away with a major victory but still has lots to learn

[Allio]

Oh yay...more *yawn* pokemon anime. Just finish special Black and White 2 already.

[Redeemer]

honestly I feel like I could write and handle the Pokemon series better than the actuals writers have. But in all honestly I would probably make it worse. :lol:

[ZariusTwo]

Sound director Masafumi Mima says this is a "new work" and not an extension.

https://twitter.com/Sunma47/status/1168226300231729152

[The Deadman]

So they're going to have all 900 or however many Pokemon there are on this show?

[sdp]

So they're going to have all 900 or however many Pokemon there are on this show?
Ironically the anime will now have more pokemon than the new game.

[ZariusTwo]

Has Ash finally won the big one?

https://twitter.com/Dein95/status/1172292295523102732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwgr%5E363937393b636f6e74726f6c&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fofficialfan.proboards.com%2Ft hread%2F591125%2Fpokemon-season-monsters-feature-regions%3Fpage%3D2

[MikeandRaph87]

What is the status of Squirtle? Still leading the fire fighting Squirtle Squad? Charizard is back from the Charific Valley and is at Oak's Lab with Bulbasuar?

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Yes, Ash still has Bulbasaur and Charizard at Oak's lab. Squirtle is still with the Squirtle Squad.

[Voltron]

Will there be actual pokemon battles? I stopped watching the show when Ash got his umpteenth badge by being nice.

[CyberCubed]

He’s been winning the majority of his badges by beating Gym leaders since the 7th Gym of Kanto (Blaine/Cinnibar) so for the last roughly 21 years now? Like that’s over 1000 episodes in the shows history since 1998. So for 20 years.

[Leofan26]

I'm not expecting any thing, we've already got a poster with Pikachu on it. So for those hoping Ash would be leaving again, forget about it. I have no idea why that's even speculation at this point still. If they haven't gotten rid of Ash at the Sun and Moon series which was practically like a reboot than its not happening so please stop its just annoying.

[Voltron]

He’s been winning the majority of his badges by beating Gym leaders since the 7th Gym of Kanto (Blaine/Cinnibar) so for the last roughly 21 years now? Like that’s over 1000 episodes in the shows history since 1998. So for 20 years.

Damn. I dropped out after Koga because it was just huggy/feely type stuff.

[ZariusTwo]

I'm not expecting any thing, we've already got a poster with Pikachu on it. So for those hoping Ash would be leaving again, forget about it. I have no idea why that's even speculation at this point still. If they haven't gotten rid of Ash at the Sun and Moon series which was practically like a reboot than its not happening so please stop its just annoying.

Who said Ash had to leave the show if he became a Pokemon master?

[turtle1237]

I wonder if Sun/Moon’s low ratings promoted this change, even in Japan SM has the lowest viewership of every previous series. The saga itself isn’t bad if you like slice of life and the change in animation and tone from previous sagas.

They still have to advertise the next gen as usual so it may show Ash traveling there and other episodes focusing on other characters in other regions.

Since the 2010’s the anime has been trying reboot after reboot to re-tool the anime, it’s why every new saga feels so different nowadays. I just wonder if they can’t stick with something anymore.

Yeah Sun and Moon was pretty bad.

[CyberCubed]

The beginning of SM was rough but it improved a lot in its second and third year. As long as you don't care much about battles the show went the slice of life route this gen and the eps for the companions tend to be good. A lot of people really like the new style online, but it's probably going to change again next gen anyway

[ZariusTwo]

It's official, Ash has won

https://nintendosoup.com/ash-ketchum-is-the-alola-pokemon-league-champion/

[Allio]

About damn time

[MikeandRaph87]

21 seasons to win at least one league? He did win Orange Islands all those years ago.

Aloha is what, the sixth official league and eighth league overall?

Do any of the other three of the Gang of Four get to participate?

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Well I know Ash won the Battle Frontier.

[ZariusTwo]

Well I know Ash won the Battle Frontier.

Orange Islands too, but they were minor or filler leagues.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

It's official, Ash has won

https://nintendosoup.com/ash-ketchum-is-the-alola-pokemon-league-champion/

I can't believe it, there is actually going to be closure to Ash's journey now.

I would be sad to see him leave though, since Ash has become such an iconic posterchild for Pokemon as a whole.

[ZariusTwo]

They could just use the Ash from the reboot movies going forward, and just close out the story of the original.

CNN even covered the story

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/15/entertainment/ash-ketchum-pokemon-win-trnd/index.html

[ZariusTwo]

Ash is staying on, and will be paired with a new male protagonist (or a tomboyish female, it's hard to tell). The current animation style will be retained

https://i.imgur.com/zdMzV7E.jpg

[Allio]

Oh well, wasn't planning on watching.

[Leofan26]

They could just use the Ash from the reboot movies going forward, and just close out the story of the original.

CNN even covered the story

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/15/entertainment/ash-ketchum-pokemon-win-trnd/index.html
The Hell is CNN doing covering Pokemon for? That's just weird.

I knew Ash wasn't leaving. Wish they'd confirm it right from the start to let these stupid Ash is leaving theories stop once and for all dang it, its annoying hearing all those anti Ash folks come out.

I have to say I like this new design way more than the Sun and Moon one.

[CyberCubed]

Oh well, wasn't planning on watching.

Nobody cares about that, Allio.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

I'm really happy that Ash is still with us, even if this now taking place in an alternate universe.

I guess we should've seen this coming, seeing as how in the recent movies, the idea of an Alternate universe Ash has pretty much become mainstream.

[ZariusTwo]

The new character is confirmed as male, and is named 'Go'

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[CyberCubed]

I'm really happy that Ash is still with us, even if this now taking place in an alternate universe.

I guess we should've seen this coming, seeing as how in the recent movies, the idea of an Alternate universe Ash has pretty much become mainstream.

It's not an alternate universe. People thought the same of SM when it first started too due to the animation changes.

It's the same Ash/continuity.

[ZariusTwo]

It's not an alternate universe. People thought the same of SM when it first started too due to the animation changes.

It's the same Ash/continuity.

Correct, this is just Pokemon's "red sky" phase, only several years longer.

[sdp]

He'll also have a female companion that will be revealed eventually and they already confirmed Ash is 10 years old again. I'm excited to see what they do, it seems it won't be like a normal league but also not like SunMoon. I also wonder what direction they'll take the movies after the CG one, personally I hope they continue the nu-Ash continuity.

[ZariusTwo]

and they already confirmed Ash is 10 years old again

Scaled back timeline strikes again, they're gonna have to start retconning Ash as having begun his journey at maybe eight, otherwise darn that's a long year.

[ZariusTwo]

New information:

Ash and Gou will be based in Kanto, in a Vermillion laboratory run by Professor Sakuragi, an original character, who has a daughter called Koharu.

[Voltron]

I wonder if Gou is a reference to Poke'mon Go.

[ZariusTwo]

It's all change with the manga serial too...after 23 years, it's being rebooted

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-15/pokemon-franchise-gets-new-manga-on-november-15/.152243

[Allio]

Keep in mind it's Pocket Monsters that is getting rebooted, not the Special manga.

Is sad to see that Red and Clefairy leave after all this time.

Nobody cares about that, Allio.

Hey Pot, how are ya doin'?

[ZariusTwo]

The new series will kick off with an episode exploring the background of Pikachu and his early beginnings as a Pichu

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[ZariusTwo]

Ash's new friend will be non-binary

https://nintendosoup.com/gou-is-non-binary-in-the-upcoming-pokemon-anime/

[Allio]

That seems to be a mis-translation. going by serribi.

[sdp]

What I'm really concerned is there is no waifu female companion for Ash, it's always been a huge part of the fandom, so it's odd that it seems there won't be one this gen. I'm still thinking they're waiting for the reveal unless Go is indeed female and not a male as officially announced, because no Go is not non binary no matter what those sites lead you to believe, it's just bad reporting.

"geek" culture sites just love to misreport this crap so the sjws can get all excited and praise the progressiveness and the alt-right can rage about it, to them it's clicks that give them $$$ no matter what, so they polarize the news. It's just a mistranslation or outright misinformation like this article before it:

It's all change with the manga serial too...after 23 years, it's being rebooted

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-15/pokemon-franchise-gets-new-manga-on-november-15/.152243

[ZariusTwo]

The international rights to the english dub of the latest Pokemon series belong to Netflix. The dub itself will be called "Pokemon Journies" and premieres in June

https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/23/21232714/pokemon-anime-netflix-release-date-trailer


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[sdp]

So, anyone watching? how is the series?