UnovaMaster
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I know I'm gonna cry regardless just because it's the end of something that's literally been going as long I can remember and has given a lot of special memories.
Is your other half just as excited?
I know I'm gonna cry regardless just because it's the end of something that's literally been going as long I can remember and has given a lot of special memories.
She didn't really watch the anime much until we started watching through from the start at OS dubbed....at the end of season 8 nowIs your other half just as excited?
I'm pretty sure they don't wanted to denigrate ex main characters to build up new characters.I think star wars fans also got something of the same treatment. I'm no star wars fan to the extent of never having watch the original trilogy, but by my understanding that denigrated, nerfed, and weakened the ex main character to build up the Mary Sue of the current series. If they had creative control of the original series like they do for Pokemon, they'd do the same thing as Pokemon.
I can see why star wars fans would have the same reaction as I am having.
I've had several phones whose performance was downgraded, and by that I mean new updates that throttle RAM or cause overheating issues right after they bring out newer series phones. Had to rollback sometimes due to that. I'm talking 1-2 years in the product life. It's not some march of progress making horse carts obsolete thing.Sigh...I'll bite.
This is...an odd comparison. And that's me being generous here.
Yes, planned obsolescence is a thing, especially in consumer electronics where there is:
There is a point where the vendor has to stop and say that they can't support something anymore and you have to update. That cutoff depends on a few factors including the manufacturer and whether its a budget or premium tier device. Apple, for instance, provides software support for iPhones for about 5 years and MacBooks for at least that long. I think the 2013-era Macbook Air's that my kids use finally stopped getting new versions of MacOS last year. Most PC laptop vendors provide 1st party software support for at least 3 years, and improved drivers often end up in Windows or Linux. I don't know about Android devices, but as long as the bootloader is unlocked, you can load your own custom Android builds and keep using your device.
- new hardware and software features/capabilities from one generation to the next
- parts of the devices that are consumable or degrade over time
But at some point, the vendor has to stop supporting it so they can focus on new things. Or add in new features that the hardware won't support. Or the carriers want to retire an older communications protocol.
And yes, phones or computers seem slower over time. That's because they add more software features that run in the background on the device. And older processors aren't optimized for those features or aren't powerful enough to multi-task. They're not sabotaging their phones or purposely making them run slower.
That's not a conspiracy. That's technology marching on.
So with that in mind, what benefit does TVTokyo, OLM, and TPC get by sabotaging the current anime in the run-up to the next? The show makes money by getting people to watch. It determines how much commercials cost for that time slot and how much foreign networks and streaming services will pay to air it. Once people stop watching, its hard to get them to watch again.
There is no practical benefit to Pokemon to make the Ashime look bad before the new series launches. Yes, they want to sell more games and merch, but turning fans off as Ash's series winds down doesn't help with that. Especially in an era where you can watch shows on streaming services and TPC/OLM/TVTokyo still make money off of it.
So that's why people are saying you're "fandom level weird." This is conspiracy theory level nonsense.
It wasn't that they used a loved character for this role. That can actually work well if you establish why they became a fallen hero.Unfortunately, Star Wars used a pretty loved character for this role and fans weren't happy.
I can't say I've seen that. I'm assuming this was an Android issue and I don't live in the Android ecosystem.I've had several phones whose performance was downgraded, and by that I mean new updates that throttle RAM or cause overheating issues right after they bring out newer series phones. Had to rollback sometimes due to that. I'm talking 1-2 years in the product life. It's not some march of progress making horse carts obsolete thing.
Purposely tanking their show to make the next one better is an extraordinary claim. Is it possible? Sure. But it's also possible that it was never good in the first place or that it's just general mismanagement.So they way out was to sunset Ash. If Ash's series was plagued with issues, was just crap in general, when the new one comes in, and if they fix the storyline issues, by association, it'll seem like the series is automatically better. Making a better cheaper character, a better story is surely a great way to do it, but often the easier way out is diminishing the previous one. Again, not the first time in entertainment space a previous version has been dragged to try make the current iteration look better.
Such as?I'm really not sure where all this skepticism comes from when see newer versions of older shows every other month that deliberately belittle the older ones as a strategy.
They're in the OPGreninja and Serena not being in MPM is its single biggest W
Cute shirt and hat but I don’t like the pants so much
Kawaii
Who asked?Cute shirt and hat but I don’t like the pants so much
*after the credits have rolled on episode 11*If Kenny ever appears in the last two episodes I'm gonna be a digimon fan.
Jane is a style icon, she is just sharing her opinion by drawing on her expertise. I forwarded her critiques to Ash's VA on twitter, hopefully she can understand it.Who asked?
She's a real person, not the fictional characters who hurt you so much, let her have her fun and be happy
A more fitting title for MPMPokevengers: Infinity Disappointment
That would be an awesome ending!*after the credits have rolled on episode 11*
It's a dark and stormy night at the Ketchum residence. Delia is awoken by a loud, repeated knocking at the front door. Drowsy and confused, she gets out of bed and makes her way to the source of the racket. Once she reaches the door, she cautiously turns the knob and pulls it open. At that moment, lightning flashes, momentarily illuminating the familiar figure standing at the door, a psychotic look in his eyes. "Where's Dee Dee!?" the visitor asks, inching his way towards Delia. She screams as the screen cuts to black.
Kenny will return in Pokevengers: Infinity Disappointment
Thank you for everything, Rica Matsumoto.
Got goosebumps, felt like I was at a show, which is funny because she was supposed to come perform here in New York but I ended up being late to the event. It all worked out anyways because something COVId related ended up happening so she couldn’t come regardless! So happy to see she still has all that spunk in her.