>>58255767> Do people here really miss Ash that much? Yes, Horizons proved Ash was essential as the MC, with writers turning Roy into Ash 2.0. I agree that Ash had issues but every long running MC has issues such as Goku still being a manchild or Conan failing to defeat the Black Organization, Ash's issue was not being allowed to progress until the SM series lifted that restriction.
>many people were willing to move on from himNot many, just a few NEETs who think every anime should rotate protagonists. But protagonist rotation only worked in a few anime under specific conditions that don’t match Pokémon.
>most people either just lost interest in the anime altogetherBecause they grow up and moved on with their life instead of clinging into a children anime. The only people who stick around are those who were attach to Ash , Brock. all the leads girls & TRio.
>are watching Horizons.Most of them are XYfags that want Pokémon to be a wish-fulfillment power fantasy with a wooden character like Jin-woo or Sesshomaru streamrolling all the characters in his path. That’s why they defend Horizons: if it fails and OLM is forced to bring Ash back, he won’t leave, blocking their Pokémon power fantasy.
