As Kotaku previously reported, yes, there is a new Pokemon TV series. A new Pokemon anime means one thing: Changes to Ash’s face.
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Here are good comparisons of how the character has evolved over the years:
絵の表現はちょっとづつ変化していても、
サトシの魂は変わらないょ。いろんなサトシを楽しんで♪
(*☻-☻*)
梨香自身も驚いたりしたけど
サトシへの愛はかわらない…
これからも全力でみんなに愛されるサトシを演じます！！ pic.twitter.com/aTEocyrIvu— 松本梨香 (@rica_matsumoto3) September 15, 2016
サトシさんの歴代シリーズ作画の移り変わり #anipoke pic.twitter.com/wcHVF7SPyZ
— 赤面くん (@RUlT0_) September 15, 2016
His latest design does seem like it’s a departure from his previous one, which was far “cooler” than the latest comical-looking interpretation.
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[Image via Hayabusa]
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[Image via Hayabusa]
[Image via CVKKR]
Then, there’s this via Twitter user rozikku_0317:
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[Image via rozikku_0317]
[Image via rozikku_0317]
Goodness.
Titled Pokemon Sun & Moon, the series begins airing this November.
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8 responses to “Ash Looks Different In The New Pokemon Anime ”
His hat isnt the standard pokeball symbol…like his head is a pokeball.
He must be slipping further and further into that coma…
Haha i love how every fan theory for any children’s show is “It’s not real. They are in a coma. They are on their deathbed. Angelica is a drug addict, Tommy died in utero”.
Anyone else getting a kind of Steven Universe vibe from that?
It looks like he’s got a weird, little pencil moustache.
Wow that’s a huge departure from the series’ recognisable style, which is weird because as far as I’ve seen, the Sun and Moon games themselves still use the old style. I wonder what gives.
Yeah… This design is weird. Ash looks like Steven Universe and Teen Titans had intoxicated intercourse.
I can’t help but feel like they’re trying to ride off the hype in Japan for the Yokai Watch anime…