>>58643119It clearly failed to retain its audience. Many people gave the series a chance, but neither the story, the characters, nor the dialogue are very interesting. Some anons are saying that Horizons suffers from adding OCs, but the first season of the Ashnime did the same thing and was a success; no one complained that the anime was different from the games. But to pull off a move like that, you need actual talent (ahem, Takeshi Shudo).
So unless the people in charge of Horizons bother to hire competent writers, they should play it safe and exploit the resources the game provides. Basically, what
>>58643157 said. It's as easy as riding the hype wave that comes with every release. Surely many people who played ZA expect the anime to delve into certain characters, stories or Pokemon. They just need to do a little market research on what aspects the kids who played ZA found interesting. It's pure fanservice, but it's the only thing that could save the anime (bringing Ash back would be novel for a couple of days, but in the long run it would make the situation worse)
