The heroes getting full focus the first two episodes was probably a good idea. I'm liking the dynamic so far (eg. Mallow immediately takes to Ash, while the two boys look set up like smug but friendly rivals who want Ash to earn their respect first), and Ash seems to be as fans hoped; competent but full of life and quirks, his hardships being more from inexperience to the new gimmicks and his usual denseness than a reset. That said I will likely remain wary for most of the series, since XY had a lot of good things going for it at the start that slowly withered into nothing by XYZ (keep in mind the first couple of XY episodes also had a decent goofy but competent Ash compromise).
The animation is a bit rough around the edges, though the expressiveness more than makes up for it. Deformed or not, I'd watch this Ash any day over the static one of most of BW and XY. Oh, and liking how expressive Pikachu is this series too. Hope that continues.
That Z-Move animation though. Looks like we got AshPikachu after all. XD
The animation is a bit rough around the edges, though the expressiveness more than makes up for it. Deformed or not, I'd watch this Ash any day over the static one of most of BW and XY. Oh, and liking how expressive Pikachu is this series too. Hope that continues.
That Z-Move animation though. Looks like we got AshPikachu after all. XD
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