The Pokémon Company has today revealed a new trailer for the upcoming Pokémon animated series (above) which will see the recently-introduced Liko and Roy stepping into the lead role that was formally held by Ash for the past 25 years.
As well as reconfirming the series' Japanese release date of 14th April, the latest trailer also announced that the opening episode is going to be an hour-long special. We can't help but think that this is a good move. After all, when you have journeyed with one hero for almost three decades, it's going to take more than a 22-minute introduction to settle in with the new faces.
Fortunately, the latest trailer is starting to help with that, as we got a slightly closer look at both Liko ("the girl with the awe-inspiring pendant") and Roy ("the boy with the mysterious Poké Ball") and finally got a chance to hear both characters' voices in action.
There was also a brief snippet of Friede and Captain Pikachu, who we caught wind of last week. It will come as no surprise to hear that Captain Pikachu's vocab appears to be just as limited as Pikachu's was beforehand. "Pika-Pika" isn't going anywhere just yet.
We still don't have an official date for when the series is going to air out West, but we will be keeping our eyes peeled over the series' premiere for any more information.
Will you be tuning in on 14th April? Let us know in the comments.
[source youtube.com, via twitter.com]
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Pleasantly surprised to see a Shuckle tucked away in the poster, too! ^_^
Is it just me or does the pink part of the male main character look off? Like it's a ball of plush they just glued on his forehead.
I’d say those are fitting names for what the Pokémon anime is all about. But will I return to watch the anime after this change? That remains to be seen, but I will definitely give it a try!
@TheBigBlue Same, still don't know if I'll actually go back to watching the Pokémon anime, but this looks pretty cool so I'll at least try to!
No Ash.
I’m getting old… and sentimental
It’s a weird feeling to see no more of Ash.
Can guarantee Ash makes a cameo.
Would've been fun if they had Captain Pikachu look more like the OG Fat Pikachu from the Game Boy games as further differentiation from Ash's Pikachu.
At least Ikue Ōtani will still maintain her revenue stream from this franchise.
I’ll definitely check this out and I hope others will too.
Frankly, I’ll never understand the fans who hate the idea of Ash leaving. He became a repetitive character who both figuratively and physically never grew, and would regress and forget everything at the start of a new region. It was just
the same thing over and over…and over.
His time in the anime is well overstayed, and I personally would love to see the anime go the “Digimon” route, featuring new casts of characters every few years.
I'm excited for a fresh start with the anime! Aside from a few of Ash's most momentous story arcs, like this last one, I always preferred the various spinoff series throughout the years. Generations, Twilight Wings, etc etc., were all more interesting to me without Ash.
With that said, he's still an intensely nostalgic character to me, and a few cameo appearances will always be appreciated!
Let's hope this time they can write a prober girl protagonist. Let's be honest here, this anime surely false when it comes to female characters. The only good once written were Jessie, May, Dawn, and Lillie. The rest were either just background decoration (Lana), wasted potential (Iris, Bonnie), eye candy fan service (Misty, Serena, Mallow), or just there to have a female (Chloe).
It’s so strange they named the girl “Liko”. I’ve met many Japanese students with that name and they all spell it “Riko”.
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