>>50665932No he wasn't.
Rupture began when Yajima wrote Ash like a humble fuck and invited Serena on his Journey.
He directed 3 pretty great seasons, he knows his stuff on Slice-of-Life, but he unironically directs the worst continuation of Ash's progress.
If Alola was the Orange Islands stuff it would be good, but Alola became essentially Orange Island but the title actually matters.
