Pokemon (2019): Harukanaru Aoi Sora

The episode features the main character, Pikachu and his mother. That's it. There are no other recurring characters and no other Pokemon owned by Ash, so a person could watch this special without any prior knowledge of the series. It also won't spoil anything, it's entirely standalone.

Ultimately it's just another adventure with Ash and Pikachu in the fantastical world of Pokemon, but it's very well executed. The story of the episode is pretty interesting and the art style is on point. It's more similar to the movie continuity, for those who have seen the movies. Ash and Pikachu were their usual adventurous selves, though ... you do see a side of Ash that doesn't show up as much anymore.

I think it's worth a watch regardless of what your opinions are on the anime as a whole. It's pretty short but still pretty good.

My score: 5/10.

Overall Opinion: The visuals were good, the story was a lot simpler than I thought, it gave a good message "always love and respect the people you have and the time with them" . There weren't any amazing fights, a lot of call backs to the start of Pokémon. It was a lot nostalgic sad it was in the alternate universe. They presented the story well in the given amount of time, there was no rush at all in completing the story, the Pokémon shown were also good in their movements also. It would have been better if it was a different story, ... but i am satisfied with what we got.

For a special episode, this is a great one!

The Distant Blue Sky is a good title for Ash making a good friends with Haruto who is a living ghost. I'm loving the short yet heartwarming scenes of the characters. The way Ash cried after eating his Mom's croquettes proves that he was sad about what happened to Haruto. Ain't gonna complain about anything since this special episode is indeed a masterpiece enough. Love it!!

This also brings back the Kanto feels from the first season, the way Ash just started out his journey to becoming a Pokémon Master. And now, coming back to the present anime ... series, he is already a World Champion who beat several powerful trainers all around the world. I am happy to see this major improvement after plenty of years. Yet, I am not ready to bid farewell to both Ash and Pikachu and the rest of the characters from the anime as it is already announced that a new Main Character is set to represent the Pokémon franchise in the upcoming season that will take place in the Paldea region.