November 11th: PM2019 132 - The Finals IV: Partner

[Dephender]

This is the productionary equivalent of SM144 (not giving any statement at which is/will be better), eh. Packing out the Character Designer and Chief Animation Director as Animation Director for this.

Tomiyasu storyboarding just gives it an even higher production value.

And it's all directed by a newcomer that's never worked as a director before and another newcomer that's never worked on Pokemon before!

 

[nuzamaki90]

He's literally a great director, why would anyone in their right mind not want him involved personally for once?

I appreciate his directorial capabilities, I’m just taking the piss on the growing disdain this community seems to have for him.

 

[ShinyCharyZard]

Tomiyasu storyboarding? Oh no wonder Serena only gets a 3 second cameo without interacting with Ash. What a slap in the face. Thank god he’s not involved in JN135.

That and the fact she’s literally unimportant and irrelevant to the plot at this point.. she existed in JN purely to show Chloe a Sylveon..

 

[Trey pokes]

About Ayumi Moriyama, apparently their imdb mentions M20 and M21 as an in-between artist and ooh boy was a Key animator in SM144 sooo yeah. Makoto Oga is just straight up a new director.

 

[janejane6178]

One last episode for this wonderful pwc
Afterwards we get episodes about some delinquents

 

[Yuugis Black Magician]

I appreciate his directorial capabilities, I’m just taking the piss on the growing disdain this community seems to have for him.

Aah yes, that...weirdness.

 

[Dephender]

About Ayumi Moriyama, apparently their imdb mentions M20 and M21 as an in-between artist and ooh boy was a Key animator in SM144 sooo yeah. Makoto Oga is just straight up a new director.

Oga is a Yokai Watch director, probably got moved over to Pokemon because they needed another person to get the episode done.

 

[GohMaster!]

Tomiyasu storyboarding? Oh no wonder Serena only gets a 3 second cameo without interacting with Ash. What a slap in the face. Thank god he’s not involved in JN135.

Why is Serena especially prioritized?

 

[Bortgreen]

At this point in Alola we have seen Ash with the trophy already

 

[lolipiece]

Why is Serena especially prioritized?

Methinks people are bitter Serena wasn't namdropped (or even shown I think) when Chloe recapped the Eeveelutions she met in her finale ep.

 

[cricketlaxwolvesbandy]

That and the fact she’s literally unimportant and irrelevant to the plot at this point.. she existed in JN purely to show Chloe a Sylveon..

And she contributed NOTHING to Chloe’s development because Chloe still doesn’t know what she wants to do

 

[cricketlaxwolvesbandy]

Methinks people are bitter Serena wasn't namdropped (or even shown I think) when Chloe recapped the Eeveelutions she met in her finale ep.

This is true. She wasn’t even ****ing shown.
Then again the Flareon and Jolteon COTDs weren’t shown either, but Serena’s Sylveon was shown.

 

[TheWanderingMist]

At this point in Alola we have seen Ash with the trophy already

Yeah, but I don't think we were supposed to. And besides, no one was actually convinced until the episode actually aired.

 

[DayQuil95]

Tomiyasu storyboarding? Oh no wonder Serena only gets a 3 second cameo without interacting with Ash. What a slap in the face. Thank god he’s not involved in JN135.

At least Serena got an episode, my girl May got nothing and her VA is in critical condition. Praying for her health.

 

[ShinyCharyZard]

At least Serena got an episode, my girl May got nothing and her VA is in critical condition. Praying for her health.

May got a still-image flashback at least, there’s only so much they can do when the VA is unavailable..

 

[Bortgreen]

Meanwhile Misty got a shadow

 

[Remix2]

I appreciate his directorial capabilities, I’m just taking the piss on the growing disdain this community seems to have for him.

He a good storyborader but not a good showrunner given how this series ended up.

 

[Pkjoan]

Something someone else pointed out that I just realized. Alain was the first person in the whole tournament to realize how much of a threat that Rillaboom was. That's why he sent Charizard against it. My man was smart, even if he lost like a damn idiot in that match.

 

[masdog]

her VA is in critical condition. Praying for her health.

I thought she was doing better…what happened?

 

[Dephender]

by the way, they finally got around to adding the summary for... last week's episode, 131.

Still none for this week. Nor for 130.

I'm confused.