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>*The idea to have a romance subplot apparently came from producer Shukichi Kanda, who came up with the idea of portraying things through a female lead's admiration for Satoshi, which then led to the suggestion that they'd have a flashback to a childhood meeting with romantic implications.
Why do you harass Yajima and Iwane when the crush was implemented by a higher up?
Seriously, if you hate the anime that much stop watching it and think that PokeSpe is the only canon.