>>50855989While we wait for the classic PokeSpe fan comment.
You know I think that many of those animes are not bad perse, the problem is that there is nothing that connects them and maintains their original audience, just to give an example imagine that we change the main character like in the games, pokemania had its boom with Ash, most would leave with the start of Gold, and that's not bad, a new generation would have its own niche, By the time Ruby arrives it's a totally new audience, a second pokemania is generated, not as big as the original, but it is its own thing, by the time the seasons of Diamond, Black, X arrive, these will pass without pain or glory, SM, and SWSH no longer being profitable as anime would be a couple of Ovas, and suddenly they come up with the great idea of make a series to bring back all the protagonists, most would only see it for the first three and the hype would die the following season.
Something that people do not understand is that if this anime has lasted so long it is for two reasons; it is a huge commercial for a children's video game and Ash with Pikachu is the link that connects this entire expanded universe, Ash is not a character with which growing up, is one that accompanies you for a stretch of your life and you have to leave, and if you want it later you can take it up again and there he will be, immutable ready for the next generation.
