Yep, I'm watching the Pokemon Anime. I thought it would be a fun bit of nostalgia, and it really is. In fact, not only is Pokemon the show I watched every day as a kid, it was the first Anime I ever watched, years before I got into the medium in general. This is the first episode I'm posting about, since I just started this blog. WARNING: SPOILERS (as if that needs to be said).
Episode 21, Bye-Bye Butterfree, was a good episode with a bittersweet ending. Ash decided to release his Butterfree, the first Pokemon he ever caught (back in episode 3, as a Caterpie). The episode ended with him saying goodbye, as a wave of memories flash into his mind, of all the good times he had. But in the end, he knew that it would be better this way, since Butterfree could lay it's eggs with it's mate.
Overall, I enjoyed this episode. And so far, although the series isn't fantastic, if you go into it with the right mindset, you just might enjoy it. I'm enjoying all the subtle references to the games (little bits of music, the fact that the first episode opened up with the same scene that the original games opened with, etc), and the simple nostalgia it brings. Anyway, this post is already way longer than I meant for it to be, so I'll stop now.
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