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Recent content by Shinneth

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    Should Cilan return to the series?

    Ahhh, that brings me back to a couple of years ago when we had speculation threads regarding the likelihood of Iris and/or Cilan lasting past Best Wishes. I distinctly remember at least a couple of times that I said that while Cilan as a character had 50/50 odds of lasting past BW because of the...
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    Mispronounced Names in the Pokemon World That Annoy You

    Hm... which ones have I not seen mentioned yet here that I struggle with... I know before Aiding The Enemy! aired, I firmly believed Grotle was pronounced with a long 'o', as in Grow-tle. I can see where the official 'Grott-le' comes from (grotto) but considering Turtwig's main motif was a leaf...
  3. Shinneth

    Will Iris return in the XY saga?

    Really, the nature of Iris' teasing of Ash isn't what's relevant here. Yeah, we get it, it's supposed to be friendly playful teasing utilizing hypocritical humor. Here's the thing: I never once found this entertaining. Malice, lack thereof, innocuous banter... none of that matters to me. What...
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    Will Iris return in the XY saga?

    Usually by this point we'd have some idea of when this tradition comes upon us. To no one's surprise, I'd be perfectly happy not having Iris appear at all. Why have Bonnie play around with Axew (which is sure to cause some disaster that'll take a whole episode to fix all because Iris won't put...
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    Moves that don't seem great in the game,and are op in the anime

    In regards to Hyper Beam, I do remember that the recharge bit WAS noted in the Tag Battle Tournament, after Torterra OHKO'd an opponent wY'ith it. And it was a freaking Farfetch'd; I think we can agree it's not too hard to OHKO one of those regardless of what move you use. XD And the recharge...
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    Letting Yourself Get Attached

    Maybe it's because I delayed myself on watching Pokemon until I was 17 (opposed to 11/12, which is when we got animated Pokemon in English), but my "attachment" to the characters was tenuous at best. Like, I can't help but feel that Misty's departure from the show is the crux of this entire...
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    Review XY070: Conclusion! Numelgon, Somewhere Over the Rainbow!!

    You know, bizarrely enough, this impresses me. Because this is the first time XY has done something bad enough to make it impossible for me to rationalize or handwave it off. 70 episodes in. That might be a record for this particular Pokemon series. AG's first major foul was either the...
  8. Shinneth

    A New Change in Serena's Character Design...

    Clearly Ash has been a pure-blooded Saiyan this whole time. :P Black hair, always the same style, never needing a haircut... why did I not realize this sooner lol. :P (sarcasm aside, those are legit canon Saiyan traits) Back on-topic, uh, geez... I can't make shit out of that pic. Quality's too...
  9. Shinneth

    A New Change in Serena's Character Design...

    Um. Forgive me if I'm misinterpreting this, but... are you condemning a show for doing something "fresh" because it hasn't been that way for years? That once a show gets bland it should stay bland? Never strive to get better? Never try new things? Even a minor thing like an alternate design for...
  10. Shinneth

    A New Change in Serena's Character Design...

    That's all well and fine. If you don't think it looks good, more power to you. I mean I think sticking so firmly to that opinion when we've seen nothing more than a silhouette is akin to judging a book by its cover, but if you're that certain it'll be terrible, then okay. You're free to think...
  11. Shinneth

    A New Change in Serena's Character Design...

    Welcome to Merchandise-Driven Anime. Or almost everything ever broadcast on television, if not... well, everything. They've made far worse changes in Pokemon for this exact reason, so even if Serena's new design doesn't look that good, I'mma just takin' it in stride. (odds are if this is a...
  12. Shinneth

    A New Change in Serena's Character Design...

    Like everything else in this anime, it's to promote the games. A major milestone of the X & Y games was the ability to customize your player character, so it could look more like you or who/whatever you wanted it to look like. It's all part of the process. Promote the new Pokemon, promote new...
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    Preview XY055: The Weakest Dragon!? Numera Appears!!

    Like seriously I can't remember the last time the anime let a character of the main cast catch one of my personal favorite 'mons. ;_; I LOVE the Goodra line so much! And it's all the sweeter that eventually, that WILL be a full-fledged Goodra in Ash's possession one day. Since XY isn't phobic of...
  14. Shinneth

    A New Change in Serena's Character Design...

    Honestly, I figured the staff would be too cheap to implement the character customization aspect of XY into the anime at all, so the fact that they're going as far as giving Serena a haircut is a pleasant surprise! I'm hoping new clothes/accessories come with the package, otherwise it will seem...
  15. Shinneth

    What did Harley and Ursula have that Burgundy and Georgia didn't?

    For whatever flaws Harley and Ursula had, the thing that made their potential as rivals shine much brighter than said potential ever did for Burgundy and Georgia was a rather simple matter: their stories remained focused on their actual rivals. Even though Ursula never scored a win over Dawn...
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