>>13673685First, it isnt the only one, and that is enough reason for the entire pokemon fanbase to hate when people refer to pokespe as "the manga", so refering to the Ash show as "the anime" should be wrong for the pokemon fanbase. Of course, assuming we're a good fanbase.
Second, calling the Ash show the anime when there's another, makes it sound like we do not only care about it, but support it, and we shouldnt.