>>19928960>>19928997Dude, Yugioh and Digimon hardly had cute mons as main characters. Besides, any normalfag can tell who Ash is, but not as many people know Yugi or Tai outside of animu circles. Besides, both always market to boys, not the general audience.
>I think the real question is why do the writers keep giving us reasons to hate Ash and not give a shit about what happens to him?The writers care more about the Nips' opinions and if the Nips get mad, they panic. If Merifats get mad, they don't care. The Nips don't seem to have much bile with Ash as the Meirfats do.