>>57567476Shitposters aside, everyone just accepts that Serena won, both based on the show and the producer-approved director's comments on the show, but aside from Serenafags, people just keep doing their own thing anyway because since when have directors and canon been able to stop people shipping whomever they wish?
>but did May not have a crush on him too?Early May seemed drawn to Ash, and movie May seemed to have stronger feelings for Ash than show May did (especially Mommy May in the Manaphy movie), but to call it a crush is overstepping. I think people just liked Ash and May together, personality-wise, aesthetically, or whatever. Funnily enough, I seem to recall quite a few Amourshippers who said they were previously Advanceshippers, so even among the Serena crowd I wouldn't doubt some still privately ship Ash with May.