Ampharos King
MEGA F'ING AMPHAROS!!!
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I don't quite understand the purpose of this thread, Scott...
Even if all of us have "seen" 700 episodes, 14 movies, 20+ special episodes of this anime, there are still (to this day) episodes that were removed from circulation. Theoretically, none of us have "seen" the Whiscash episode, and the majority of international viewers have not seen the Ice Cave episode back in Johto, as well the Porygon and Dratini episodes (that were not aired at all) back in Kanto. Is this supposed to be a bragging right that you have supposedly "watched" everything anime-related that has been featured as an episode or bundled as a movie, even though it should be impossible given the circumstances?
It does not matter if this anime has over 700 episodes, in a fan site's perspective. The true official numbering that TV TOKYO uses does not count each of the previous three regions as a "season," but a different series as a whole. Some of the "episodes" that Serebii and the majority of other fansites counted in AG and DP are not counted in TV TOKYO's official lineup for that system. In fact, these fansites tend to have disputes whether certain episodes should be counted or not.
What is the purpose of this thread; to criticize older fans for not wanting to resuming watching this anime out of sheer boredom and repetitiveness, or to scold the newer fans who may have not been old enough (or perhaps were not born yet) to watch the original saga of this show? None of us on these forums could have possibly watched every single episode that was produced to air, but did not air due to some circumstance.
Along the way, this anime aired hundreds of episodes that could have been skipped because they had no bearing on the actual storyline. Perhaps some viewers just decided not to watch all of the episodes because the anime had pointless fillers in between the important elements of the timeline?
This is just like The Simpsons. Does it really matter if anybody watches all 450-something episodes of a cartoon that had been airing over the past 20-something years? This same principle applies to Pocket Monsters as well. Since this anime does recycle newer characters and storylines, whether or not a viewer has watched everything from the absolute beginning should have no relevance here. In fact, when the anime chooses to apply this method, it actually embraces the newer viewers to watch because there is no punishment for not watching everything that happened up until this point.
We should be thankful that this anime has reached that 14-year milestone in the first place. This was an anime, I might add, that was supposed to only air for a year and a half (approx. 80 episodes). There were some people who did watch the majority (and yes, I say majority because there were episodes and presentations along the way that none of us fans and viewers had the access or privilege of watching) of this anime for the past 14 years.
I wouldn't make such a big deal just because Serebii listed this as the "700th episode." Bulbagarden and other fan sites have listed that recently announced episode otherwise, and some others do not even use a consecutive numbering system for every series. The official numbering system that TV TOKYO uses lists that episode as something completely else.
Even if all of us have "seen" 700 episodes, 14 movies, 20+ special episodes of this anime, there are still (to this day) episodes that were removed from circulation. Theoretically, none of us have "seen" the Whiscash episode, and the majority of international viewers have not seen the Ice Cave episode back in Johto, as well the Porygon and Dratini episodes (that were not aired at all) back in Kanto. Is this supposed to be a bragging right that you have supposedly "watched" everything anime-related that has been featured as an episode or bundled as a movie, even though it should be impossible given the circumstances?
It does not matter if this anime has over 700 episodes, in a fan site's perspective. The true official numbering that TV TOKYO uses does not count each of the previous three regions as a "season," but a different series as a whole. Some of the "episodes" that Serebii and the majority of other fansites counted in AG and DP are not counted in TV TOKYO's official lineup for that system. In fact, these fansites tend to have disputes whether certain episodes should be counted or not.
What is the purpose of this thread; to criticize older fans for not wanting to resuming watching this anime out of sheer boredom and repetitiveness, or to scold the newer fans who may have not been old enough (or perhaps were not born yet) to watch the original saga of this show? None of us on these forums could have possibly watched every single episode that was produced to air, but did not air due to some circumstance.
Along the way, this anime aired hundreds of episodes that could have been skipped because they had no bearing on the actual storyline. Perhaps some viewers just decided not to watch all of the episodes because the anime had pointless fillers in between the important elements of the timeline?
This is just like The Simpsons. Does it really matter if anybody watches all 450-something episodes of a cartoon that had been airing over the past 20-something years? This same principle applies to Pocket Monsters as well. Since this anime does recycle newer characters and storylines, whether or not a viewer has watched everything from the absolute beginning should have no relevance here. In fact, when the anime chooses to apply this method, it actually embraces the newer viewers to watch because there is no punishment for not watching everything that happened up until this point.
We should be thankful that this anime has reached that 14-year milestone in the first place. This was an anime, I might add, that was supposed to only air for a year and a half (approx. 80 episodes). There were some people who did watch the majority (and yes, I say majority because there were episodes and presentations along the way that none of us fans and viewers had the access or privilege of watching) of this anime for the past 14 years.
I wouldn't make such a big deal just because Serebii listed this as the "700th episode." Bulbagarden and other fan sites have listed that recently announced episode otherwise, and some others do not even use a consecutive numbering system for every series. The official numbering system that TV TOKYO uses lists that episode as something completely else.
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Here's hoping that we don't reach 1,400...or at least that I get to watch the finale before I die...XD
