>>40734860DP was extremely slow in the west with tons of delays in episodes being released, imagine waiting a long ass time for a Pokemon episode to air only to find out its a contest training episode.
That was enough to kill viewership.
>>40734896People who don't remember OS are the ones who think we are back to that style.
Goofy anime faces never left, Ash used to be more of a hard headed character that did stupid things out of good intentions, and was almost as fiery as Misty. Ash these days is extremely passive and doesn't seem like the type of guy to take a bullet for anyone