>>56665291According to the newly leaked documents, GameFreak, TPC, and OLM all are involved in the anime and have various staff meetings discussing its outlines. Apparently, Horizons wasn’t doing too hot in the initial draft phases, and GameFreak sent a lot of letters critiquing whatever OLM were cooking up. The new director of the anime ignored the letters from GameFreak and changed the plot and direction of the anime to be more focused as an anime for girls. The first 12 episodes were rewritten, so the anime was delayed about 6 months.
One of the exchanges between Sugimori and the anime staff, he really lets them have it