>>53529427>Showcases that Misty’s the only one who Ash feels comfortable enough around to show his true self and casually banter with whereas he treats Serena like he did any other girl companion which is just “generic, distant nice.”>Serena doesn’t even know his flaws like Misty does, she will forever put Ash on a pedastal and view him through rose-colored glasses.This isn’t the win Amourfags think it is kek.
>>53529717>OS being second thanks to nostalgia and new folks goingNah it’s because OS (including OI) is the only one out of the other series that’s actually GOOD, and like consistently good, as a piece of fiction/entertainment, not just “good for a cynical, product placement advertisment.”
>>53529740>how did pokemon go from boob gags to "we can't show a kiss onscreen"?When it got globohomoed and they had to start taking overly sensitive Gaijin audiences into account, ironically this only happened in the first place BECAUSE of Pokemania.