#first ep was better than i thought

[gunsatthaphan]

"sorry. that was an accident."

[marshmallowgoop]

No matter how special it is, a kid's lunch is still just a kid's lunch.

I dunno, I liked "The Genius Restaurant" (Episode 1,089).

Happy (belated) birthday, Jimjam.

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[dravencore]

“The humans treat you well? Did you have fun, dear brother?”

“I did, yeah. Best thing that’s ever happened to me.”

screencap redraw! experimented a little with style

[the-gayest-show]

WATCHED THROUGH THE LOOKING BACK GLASS RECENTLY AND I-

WHY DO THEY BOTH SPIT BARS IN THIS SONG SEQUENCE IM FUCKING SOBBING

🎶 MAGIC IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY 🎶

🎶 LEST YOU CONJURE UP THINGS QUITE UNSIGHTLY‼ 🎶

look man cordelia in this episode (a good chunk of it) was an asshole but girl's vocals are CRAZYYYYYYYY

when I first heard the beginning of the song my jaw fucking DROPPED she had NO RIGHT to do that to me. that chorus is so fucking satisfying, I'm in love. I need to inject that chorus in my veins I think

cedric as usual was awesome in this song like you can feel his anger and his vocals were so good too

even now i'm looping it bc wow. this is art. if some song comes around that's even better I don't know what to say. StF music team needs to celebrated for their contributions to this show. dunno where we'd be without them

[amplexadversary]

Also, while I'm in-between episodes:

THEM!!!

[twpsyn-who]

The Rookie really been trying to make the Nolan/Lucy relationship thing work huh

[nodominion]

I need Daniel's 'assistant' to be Jesse.

[silvermeww]

12. An unpopular character you like? (and why more people should like them)

asdfghjk THANKS FOR THE ASK I'M GIVING YOU SO MUCH <33 RN

Ooh, hmm, this'll be fun. there are so many examples in pokeani and honestly some are a little eh, but then I remembered how almost every comment I see about 'worse' characters seem to include Max and I just don't get it?? How can anyone hate him??

(fun fact, when I was first watching him - in dub mind you - I also really didn't like him much. but I was coming off from the end of the OG, which was pretty sad considering who we lost, and tbh especially in 4kids early seasons dub EVERYONE was pretty unlikeable. I think I hated almost everyone back in the early gens at some point lol; I can be real vindicative but I think watching the whole thing taught me to take my time before judging stuff :v)

But yeah!! I really don't get the hate. Oh, so he said that Ash sucked for getting 8th place in the Silver Conference - can we all remember that a) legit kid and b) he's seeing this guy lose to an evolved starter from his own region of the SAME type as Ash's. It's like watching a Venasaur lose to Meganium if you're from Kanto; you'll be feeling pretty patriotic and stuff too ngl, especially if you don't have any battle experience yet.

But he acts so smart - Yes, and?? I don't see anyone talk about how Gary was coming up in the first season spouting random facts only to lose in the prelims and get a lower place than Ash. Again, I wish that people remember that Max is the kid of a Gym Leader, who reads and watches Leagues to make up for not being able to watc the Gym Battles taking place under the same roof, who dreams of becoming as strong if not stronger than his father. He's going to have high expectations. He's going to think that knowledge is everything. He's going to show off as much as he can, to make up for the fact that he's the only one in the group who isn't a Trainer. And I love how he learns that you have to actually interact with Pokemon to learn what it's all about, that you can't replace experience, that you can still experience things now even if you are too young to start. There isn't a limit to going out and interacting with the world. He doesn't have to wait. He's allowed to make mistakes and own up and not know stuff and grow, now and in the future. In a way, he's learning the same things as May, and I think that's wonderful.

And while I wish that he could've gotten a Pokemon while on the journey (one that he could keep à la XY with Bonnie), I'm fine with what he had in Advanced. He got to see Gym Battles. He got to travel two (2) regions. He got to see different aspects of being a Trainer, as a Coordinator and as a Breeder/Doctor. He got the recognition of his father in the end and was able to get into the Gym business. He got to play and learn with so many Pokemon and just act his age for once, instead of having to grow up to make up the percieved difference (wrongly percieved, might I add). Dang it, he brefriended two Mythical Pokemon (Jirachi and that other Deoxys). I dunno, he's doing pretty well for himself. Sure he's snappish and remarks on a bunch of stuff, but AG is full of that (ugh Ash was on another level, especially in Hoenn) (we don't talk about flat Brock) and S1 Kanto was way worse.

Anyways everyone go out and appreciate this goober. He did not bond with this Ralts for nothing and I swear I did not cry in this ep just for everyone to hate him. His character growth was awesome and if we ever get a Chronicles 2.0 I need to see his journey (the kids that go with Ash legit get such powerful Pokemon I fear for the competition lol).

[kirric-the-fan]

Cure Special (Now Signet) getting her powers:

- Legacy princess sent forward in time from her kingdom to escape a bad guy and prophecy

- Normal teenager irl current time

- Wakes up one morning. Headache. Goes to clean her teeth. Wants to fall asleep again.

- Goes to grab toothbrush. It's not there. She curses. Wishes she had it. Heart shaped wine birthmark on her forehead glows with a big magical glow and fanfare, filling the room with light and prophecy, and telling her how it is time to face her legacy and protect her kingdom (backstory dump). An ornate crystalline wand with a heart topper appears in her hand- the heart staff, and she just kinda looks at it, still super tired, and oblivious, and not really registered what's gone on just yet.

- Chiyoko looking at the wand and still several hours sleep behind noticing what's going on: "That's not a toothbrush."

(She does do a brief double take but decides to dismiss the magic as her overactive imagination. She does take a look at the wand later, but ends up using it as a back-scratcher. She doesn't realise something might actually be up until her hair starts completely changing colour, now apparently tied to her emotions. Then she runs into a fairy.)

[ren-from-mars]

Me when a single day alters the course of my life forever

[vaugarde]

terribly sorry for progressively getting more and more annoyed and tired with jn. this show kinda gets a lot more exhausting on a rewatch when you know its not going to get better

[welcometogrouchland]

Oh also before I post art I just wanna say that KEEPING UP A-FEAR-ANCES SLAYS AND EVERYONE SLEEPS ON IT!!!!

[carmarriage]

i chose zexal btw

[desertdragon]

I wish I could animate because I would LOVE to have Vaste pursue someone in a zombie style chase scene; the zombie inspo needs more emphasis

[dergunsfanblog]

Dude I saw your tags on one of the OP posts I reblogged and I’m begging you to fully cave in and watch it

HMMMMMMMMNNNNNN ok you convinced me, ill apply my 3 episode rule to it. I really wanna watch another good sports anime x3

[amplexadversary]

Welp I have fallen for a plot twist because I'm used to no one in anime being willing to wear a fucking wig.

Not that I know voice actors in general well enough to have picked up who IBOs obligatory masked man was just by his voice after existing for two episodes.

Even though that blonde fucker was conspicuously absent.