It's infuriating is what it is. And it always happens in these non-main anime dubs.
Why do we have to learn who voices who from the actors themselves? It's stupid.
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Pokemon: Twilight Wings
- Thread starter Jangobadass
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It's infuriating is what it is. And it always happens in these non-main anime dubs.
Why do we have to learn who voices who from the actors themselves? It's stupid.
shoz999
Back when Tigers used to smoke.
What a great episode. It kind of reminds me of Green Oak's story in Pokemon Adventures where he too pushes himself too hard that he forgets about what his Pokemon wants.
So anyways, I love that we got to see an episode that explores Bea's character. I thought I was going to wait months for Pokemon Adventures to explore her character from the games but nope. We get to see what Bea is like right now and it does not disappoint! We see her striving to prove better, reminding us that even Champion-level trainers who have a lot of experience and knowledge, still have a lot to master (just like the games). Even though she puts her training before herself we can also see that she treats her Pokemon well enough that they worry for her when she's injured. This is just a fantastic episode! And the voice-acting! It's small bits of dialogue sprinkled here and there but what we got was just awesome! Also at the end when Hop was going on about the Pokemon League and Wooloo was like "Don't care bruh". Just great! Also the animation and the setting of the episode, beautiful! Just beautiful! Really wish the games were like this, where you can move the camera in those caves and look up to see all the sparkling gems, maybe a few Pokemon waiting to jump you from the stalactites. Oh yes. The camera work, I love how the camera focuses on Bea's face when she sees "Leon" from a distance.
Just a beautiful episode. Great subtle character development, great setting, great voice-acting, great animation and the facial expressions! Oh man, I love the facial expressions here telling a story on it's own! Although... there is one thing I thought was missing. Just a nitpick of a little detail from the game but Bea's faint smile from the games. It's a particular faint smile that feels more real than any other smile from any other character, one that the player could miss if they aren't paying close attention.
So anyways, I love that we got to see an episode that explores Bea's character. I thought I was going to wait months for Pokemon Adventures to explore her character from the games but nope. We get to see what Bea is like right now and it does not disappoint! We see her striving to prove better, reminding us that even Champion-level trainers who have a lot of experience and knowledge, still have a lot to master (just like the games). Even though she puts her training before herself we can also see that she treats her Pokemon well enough that they worry for her when she's injured. This is just a fantastic episode! And the voice-acting! It's small bits of dialogue sprinkled here and there but what we got was just awesome! Also at the end when Hop was going on about the Pokemon League and Wooloo was like "Don't care bruh". Just great! Also the animation and the setting of the episode, beautiful! Just beautiful! Really wish the games were like this, where you can move the camera in those caves and look up to see all the sparkling gems, maybe a few Pokemon waiting to jump you from the stalactites. Oh yes. The camera work, I love how the camera focuses on Bea's face when she sees "Leon" from a distance.
Just a beautiful episode. Great subtle character development, great setting, great voice-acting, great animation and the facial expressions! Oh man, I love the facial expressions here telling a story on it's own! Although... there is one thing I thought was missing. Just a nitpick of a little detail from the game but Bea's faint smile from the games. It's a particular faint smile that feels more real than any other smile from any other character, one that the player could miss if they aren't paying close attention.
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Zoruagible
Lover of underrated characters
And Nazeem, everyone's favorite Skyrim character
That's cause every Fighting type specialist seems to get the same personality lol
Pokemon Fan
Knuckle Trainer
The female worker trainers in the mines are pretty strongly built.
Rock Captain 99
Following the dreams!!
Which bird pokemon is that??Machoke was on the receiving end of middle child syndrome.
Machop was the energetic kid who was often worried about their trainer and tried to get her attention.
Machamp was the older daughter who was the center of Bea's attention.
Machoke was the butt monkey in the background.
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And this is the closest we'll get to animated Galarian Zigzagoon.
Look at those two dorks. Sunbathin'. Watching that Machoke looking silly.
ShadowForce720
Well-Known Member
I'm pretty sure those are Tranquil.
Rock Captain 99
Following the dreams!!
Yeah.. that one is the closest I guess!
Blue Saturday
Unfurl your Blessed Wings!
SOUUUUUUULLLLLL
Beautiful episode, like others said I’m disappointed this couldn’t be its own seasonal thing. I think what I absolutely adore about Twilight is just how...”organic” everything feels. The main anime is obviously written for children first and foremost hence the constant expressiveness, not-so realism infallibility and cartoony style it conveys. Twilight on the other hand treats characters as more real people, fragile and grey. It’s amazing how that much can be shown in a 6-mere minutes. Did it feel good to have a nice, heavy dose of some battle-loving, straight up training female Pokémon battler for the first time in nearly a decade. I didn’t realize how much I had been craving this until I watched it. I mean charging at a wild Pokémon alongside her own!
This episode made me glad I got Sword because Bea is fantastic, a disciplined young woman who trains hard. She’s flawed in the aspects of her own insecurities about losing to Leon as well as pushing herself and Pokémon too hard (comparing her methods to someone like Shinji from the main anime who was pretty much black-and-whitely irredeemable she’s much more human and flawed). In the end what helps her see herself for what she is was the fact she saw a mesmerizingly beautiful sight that opened her eyes, only then did she return to apologize to her Pokémon and find the (literal) light at the end of the tunnel. She’s very strong in will, physique and heart but not perfect by any stretch. She emotionally and physically injured herself. Her Pokémon stuck by her side and protected her through thick and thin.
I was expecting her to cry as she watched her Pokémon protect her, the animation was so fluent. Did they animate and draw it that way? It made my eyes a little steamy alongside the music as well. I find it super relatable as a person that reviles in physical training, stretching and fighting myself. Speaking of which the portrayal of Leon as being a fearsome force in the shadows (not super overly idealized like an idol) despite his champion angle. Plus Rose’s humanization continues to shine well. He knows why Bea left, he cares and is empathetic, he trust and understands and respects her agency. Between going to the hospital to see those children meanwhile showing an investment in the Galarian characters like Bea, it makes his motives seem much more investing. He really does care a lot.
EDIT: This was so good I forgot to mention my only irking point was all the KANNNNNNNTTTTTOOOO
Pokémon here sans Corviknight.
Beautiful episode, like others said I’m disappointed this couldn’t be its own seasonal thing. I think what I absolutely adore about Twilight is just how...”organic” everything feels. The main anime is obviously written for children first and foremost hence the constant expressiveness, not-so realism infallibility and cartoony style it conveys. Twilight on the other hand treats characters as more real people, fragile and grey. It’s amazing how that much can be shown in a 6-mere minutes. Did it feel good to have a nice, heavy dose of some battle-loving, straight up training female Pokémon battler for the first time in nearly a decade. I didn’t realize how much I had been craving this until I watched it. I mean charging at a wild Pokémon alongside her own!
This episode made me glad I got Sword because Bea is fantastic, a disciplined young woman who trains hard. She’s flawed in the aspects of her own insecurities about losing to Leon as well as pushing herself and Pokémon too hard (comparing her methods to someone like Shinji from the main anime who was pretty much black-and-whitely irredeemable she’s much more human and flawed). In the end what helps her see herself for what she is was the fact she saw a mesmerizingly beautiful sight that opened her eyes, only then did she return to apologize to her Pokémon and find the (literal) light at the end of the tunnel. She’s very strong in will, physique and heart but not perfect by any stretch. She emotionally and physically injured herself. Her Pokémon stuck by her side and protected her through thick and thin.
I was expecting her to cry as she watched her Pokémon protect her, the animation was so fluent. Did they animate and draw it that way? It made my eyes a little steamy alongside the music as well. I find it super relatable as a person that reviles in physical training, stretching and fighting myself. Speaking of which the portrayal of Leon as being a fearsome force in the shadows (not super overly idealized like an idol) despite his champion angle. Plus Rose’s humanization continues to shine well. He knows why Bea left, he cares and is empathetic, he trust and understands and respects her agency. Between going to the hospital to see those children meanwhile showing an investment in the Galarian characters like Bea, it makes his motives seem much more investing. He really does care a lot.
EDIT: This was so good I forgot to mention my only irking point was all the KANNNNNNNTTTTTOOOO
Pokémon here sans Corviknight.
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Yuugis Black Magician
Namaikina Imouto
Storyboard worker and director Yojiro Arai has a special illustration for the episode.
Aww, they all look so happy.
Fun fact: this episode was sub-contracted to Arai's newly opened studio. Arai was originally from Colorido so it makes sense that they'd trust him for it.
AuraChannelerChris
Easygoing Luxray.
That probably may be the reason why these Pokemon designs seem a bit different than the previous episode's. Feel free to correct me.
Spider-Phoenix
#ChespinGang
Good episode. I like it more than the previous one to be honest.
My only issue is that Bea's partners could have been other pokémon besides the whole Machop line. I could let Machamp slide because it was her ace but it's completly annoying that Galar has introduced new fighting pokémon and all they give for that type specialist is Gen I pokémon.
This Kanto pandering has gone too far and it has to stop in my opinion
My only issue is that Bea's partners could have been other pokémon besides the whole Machop line. I could let Machamp slide because it was her ace but it's completly annoying that Galar has introduced new fighting pokémon and all they give for that type specialist is Gen I pokémon.
This Kanto pandering has gone too far and it has to stop in my opinion
SerGoldenhandtheJust
Deluded Dreamer
While I loved the first episode more, I love the soul of this episode. I do agree that the wild area contained some parts of the wild area in the DLC too, or atleast i hope! I love Bea's character sm. Sword and shield had amazing characters and amazing character arcs and development. The main story may have been diluted and less, but the characters were amazing and it's so nice to see them shine here.
Rohanator
Well-Known Member
The direction in these are pretty of course but it's weird to see so many people act like the animation is somehow unbelievable as if the main series hasn't had multiple 20+ minute episodes of great animation.
Also found the story weak in ep 2, the first one was solid for a short but a trainer pushing themselves after losing is just... basic stuff, like it's fine but again it's not more impressive than most of the stories Pokemon has told over the years.
Yes I'm salty that the main series gets thrown under the bus without any actual nuance or reasonable comparison every time a new side project comes out, thanks for asking.
Also found the story weak in ep 2, the first one was solid for a short but a trainer pushing themselves after losing is just... basic stuff, like it's fine but again it's not more impressive than most of the stories Pokemon has told over the years.
Yes I'm salty that the main series gets thrown under the bus without any actual nuance or reasonable comparison every time a new side project comes out, thanks for asking.
Blue Saturday
Unfurl your Blessed Wings!
Someone else pointed it out already but Rhydon and Charizard share the same cry in-game, hence Bea imaging it as Leon and his Charizard. That could be seen as a shoutout. Corviknight really is the best tax, being able to endure a sandstorm due to its Steel-typing. Have a connection with all the characters via Corviknight Flying Taxi is a pretty clever narrative choice.
It’s all light comparison/criticism at best. I think overall everyone’s happy with the direction Pocket Monsters is taking with its storyline and I feel like it’s all only uphill from here. That being said I think there are fundamental things different projects like these offer that the main anime doesn’t or may fall short in, hence it’s hard not to make the comparisons if you a huge anipoke fan even. Of course there will always be people using these projects as a means to throw the main anime under the bus but what can you do other than assume good intentions? :S
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SerGoldenhandtheJust
Deluded Dreamer
Damn that Charizard rhydon having the same cry point is really valid.
AuraChannelerChris
Easygoing Luxray.
Difference is these shorts have movie-like animation with fluidity.
The anime is bound to recycle whatever fluid animation it made and then lazily paste it over a background in the next 100 episodes.
Mr.Munchlax
Great Ball Rank Trainer
Tell that to the people on the forums who always say how much the main series sucks every time there’s a new episode
Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion & I do agree with how Twilight Wings offers something other people crave in a Pokémon series, but it is still annoying that the majority of people on these forums feel like the main series is garbage -_-
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AuraChannelerChris
Easygoing Luxray.
People get tired of a 20-year long series that is pretty much aimless in nature and is the only animated medium of a franchise that isn't just for children but for all ages. The thirst for something like these shorts is real.
In other words, Pokemon is Teen Titans.
The anime is Teen Titans Go.
Ignition
We are so back Zygardebros
This seems like a massive exaggeration.
AznKei
Dawn & Chloe by ddangbi
This, and for me who really dislikes Ash and the anime doesn't give any focus with the companions/classmates without Ash at all, I'm glad shorts like Twilight Wings existed. But if people likes the main anime then more power to them. I just don't like of being told that I should like the anime or the character (Ash) in order to be a "true" fan.
Twilight Wings episode 2 was ok. It's Bea taking her trainings with her Machop line too seriously inside a cave after losing to Leon. I like that she's training very hard and blocking Machamp attacks, without having her to attack back because it wouldn't be appropriate for humans to physically attack Pokemons. She's also look like Youmu from the Touhou series.