>>41907998>Why was OS so comfy?1. Artwork
The design of Kanto, shaped by the limitations of the time, had watercolor backgrounds and wistful countryside designs for the towns, beaches an cities. This gave an exotic, dreamlike quality to the locations fitting Pokemon's fantasy adventure motif
2. Characters
Ash-Misty-Brock had defined, grounded personalities and a strong group dynamic. Ash was hot-headed, arrogant but loving, Misty was childish and a tomboy but longed to be adult and feminine, and Brock's competence and wisdom were compromised by his teenage hormones.
Team Rocket had more liberty with their personalities, backstories and interactions, allowing for flexible plots if the writers decided to use them properly.
3. Pacing
Watch Attack of the Prehistoric Pokemon. So many events happen in that episode but it doesn't feel rushed due to the pacing and editing.
4. Writing
OS writers didn't have any reigns on what they could do with Pokemon and the characters, so they threw traditions and myths from different cultures (mostly Japanese) into the show and gave Pokemon human-like quirks that made the show feel unpredictable and magical.
OS feels closer to Dragon Ball in personality and look than any other anime. But compare DB Super to Sun/Moon and the two shows couldn't be anymore different.
