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Because this is not what the Pokémon anime is about. It is not a show that can and will handle bigger and deeper themes like war, divorce, the lost of a loved one, relationships etc. at list not with a character like Ash. Ash is not written to be a mature and straight character. He never was. Not even in X&Y. Even in that show, they didn't even target the shipping correctly. I mean, this boy is not even mature enough to realize, that a girl has a crush on him. How in the world can we use him in even mature plots, if someone that simple like a childhood crush is already to much for him?
Ash is for me not deeper of a character like Spongebob or Sonic. He is not that type of character to be put into mature plots and the anime is also not that type of show to be put in either. I mean, would you write a story of Dora the Explorer where she is an adult, got pregnant than lost the baby and have to deal with this horrible lost? No. Because this is not who Dora is. Just like how Ash is not this hardcore, badass, mature action hero guy.
He is a 10 year old kid, who just enjoys his life.
Considering that the anime ruined his progression as a character, I see what you mean.
And who said I wanted all of that? Mostly I’d just like Ash to win the league/become a Pokémon master in a grandiose way that doesn’t involve gags or slapstick. Just some cold hard strong development where Ash fails more and improves more.
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