>>19658386It's annoying because the second AG opening teased this hard.
>>19664820Japanese definitely didn't want romance with Ash, the head writer of the Original Series was set against it.
When he left in AG, things lightened up on that regard.
It goes back and forth as to what direction they want to take it with. It's weird.
Hence you get movies like the Manaphy one with scenes like this.
