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| Interestin special, could be a regular episode, but it´s a special. Well, Ash knew a new boy, Haruto in the middle of the forest. Haruto keep a great secret, and how always, Ash helped this boy, with a final surprise. 5/10 |
| For a second I thought they were actually going to break the taboo and show us Ash's dad to really break all the rules of Ash's journey now that he's finished with the last season. Fool that I was, instead we got a sad what-if tale of a boy just like Ash that never got to go on his journey. And for whatever reason (my guess is Aura) only Ash was allowed to see him and help him pass on. |
GrayZStars said: That's not the final episode though, more like a tribute to the anime just before we're reaching the final chapter Incredible! Absolutely incredible! A perfect send-off to Ash and Pikachu, and a kind of farewell letter from the staff to the audience. Anyone who gave it a low rating clearly watched something else. |
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| I enjoyed this bittersweet special. It was a nice jaunt through the Kanto days of yore. |
| We were this close to finding out who tapped Delia. Such a shame. "If I say they continue, continue they will." - Narrator-kun still huffing that copium. I feel you man, I feel you. |
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| What a beautiful episode this was to watch. The story of Haruto was both touching and emotional, even if the reveal of his death was extremely obvious from the start. Seeing Ash in his old costume again was so awesome to see and really the entire opening with Team Rocket felt very nostalgic. They really teased us too with the mention of Ash's Dad. I am assuming that is going to lead into the new series and honestly I cannot wait to finally meet him when it happens. Now the long, painful wait begins until the new season starts January 13. It really can't come soon enough in my eyes! |
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| Things I got from this episode; This is a final goodbye towards this episodic side story structure the anime was known for pre-sun/moon It covers loss, parenthood, most importantly absence of loved ones. Haruto was dead due to a tragic disease, which heavily impacted his parents. The spirit of Haruto was there to bring something back to his parents before his spirit could pass to the hereafter. Satoshi was the person to make that happen throughout guidance, in combination of Satoshi's natural aura powers (Or haruto just showing himself to him, or a combination of both) This is the first time Satoshi's father has been mentioned throughout the series and it seems like his absence at the end really hit him after the recent events with Haruto's family, it's also meant to address the viewers that Satoshi's father is actually a real thing, so his reveal in the 11 episode finale may be quite likely. We can finally see why he never mntioned his father once throughout the series. What I ultimately think this is is a proof of concept of what we can expect of the next series in terms of writing and continuation/plot progression throughout the series. Overal great emotional side episode. Also suspiciously alot of the XY soundtrack, was this episode meant to drop during that era somewhere? |
ShoryuukenDec 25, 2022 11:03 AM
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| Pleasantly depressing and potentially symbolic, this episode feels like the kind of script Takeshi Shudo would write. Perhaps it would have been considered one of the best "filler" episodes in the anime if it had been in the main series. I just wanted to know why this special was placed here. This is clearly the Ash from I Choose You universe to me, but the ending seems to be trying to say something more. The whole episode seems to draw a parallel between Satoshi and Haruto with their hair styles, similar tastes, the hats, the family themes, so there's room for some theories here. Ash appeared to have entered (with the "C-hat") and exited (without the "C-hat") through a "portal" throughout the incident (although it could just be a secret private location more prone to spirit manifestations, hence the Gengar stones everywhere) and used scarlet and violet gradients for two or three scenes during the episode, as well as the poster for the new anime. Additionally, the narrator at the end says that Ash's adventure "whatever happens, will go on", and that was none other than the late Ishizuka-san speaking (original narrator). There are several details that could be as much coincidence as messages or hints for the character's future, but what really made suspicious is the cap exchange at the end, which could have one of two meanings IMO: 1 - They are taking advantage of this moment to say goodbye to this AU Ash too. When Ash changes the "cap C" to the "cap L" it is as if they were symbolically sewing this universe to the other and preparing us for the Mezase Pokemon Master that will also serve to represent "cap C" Ash's farewell. Therefore, the possibility of the OG Ash~Journeys returning would remain open. 2 - They are preparing this Ash from ICY to return in the new series in case the audience ratings clamors for some help from nostalgia. Concepts such as Ash's father and the Aura Power were already touched upon here. This would mean that MPM is the definitive end of the original Ash and "Pokemon (2023)" is likely a real reboot. |
| I just realized, we don't get to see Haruto's lower body; it's always behind bushes or rocks. If not, the angle makes it hard to see shadows. Only after the reveal that Haruto is dead, is when we get to see his lower body and that he doesn't have a shadow. |
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Kiirabu197 said: Shoryuuken said: No, he mentioned his father towards Koko in the 23rd film. And this episode takes place in that alternate timeline because of his cap, not in the series timeline. Although I wonder why he got his original one at the end, if it's not just for fanservice.This is the first time Satoshi's father has been mentioned throughout the series The artstyle is quite different from that one, most notably with the background resembling the first seasons of the anime, whether this is canon or not shouldn't really matter. This special is tied to the pokémon 2019 anime, so this event may have happened anytime during the main timeline, just not shown. Or it's canon like your said to movie 20 but I heavily doubt that, I don't see why they'd backpaddle to that one off film. This may be a message to the viewers as well, as we've always been watching over him kind of like a parent, very ambigious and extremely well done episode. |
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| Nice episode. The art direction tried to go for the approach of the classic Pokemon series, even the original director is supervising this. |
| So He's actually a ghost. |
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| So yeah, this was not post-jouneys Ash, 100%, since post-journeys Ash is post Sun & Moon, and Ash is 11 at the start of Sun & Moon, but still 10 here. I would have liked to see the dad's silhouette at least, but oh well. Not a bad episode, but not a must watch. |
| Here I am again to see the final stretch of Satoshi and Pikachu in the anime and this episode seems to have been more of Satoshi's delirium when he fell off his bike and fell into a coma |
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