>>46078012>What's the appeal of Ash Nostalgia. Most people that like him just wanted him to win a league so they could finally drop the series.
>why do people obsess so much over the gen6 anime?What
>>46078031 said. Also xy ash was designed a lot sleeker and his design almost makes him look older. Couple that with him acting like a more competent trainer and having a main girl lust after him and you have your average ESLs wet dream for a self insert. XY ash also saw a surge in art that depicted ash as cool in the same vein as redgy art. Basically ESL autism mixed with the usual controversy around the xy anime are what caused this obsession.