What do you think of Ash's new design from Pokemon Sword and Shield anime?

[OniCornwalis]

Something I’d like to point out is that the shirt Ash used for his pajamas in XY is now part of his core design.

 

[marshiyanmisuta]

I like it. He looks younger, but it's still the XY character design.

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[p0pp1i0D3f3nd3r]

I like it. He looks younger, but it's still the XY character design.

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Yeah; He actually Looks his Age; 10!!

 

[BugCatcherinVF]

i like the design, but I wish he looked like a teen. like he has been travelling for regions and won a league, he should look just a bit older, 14 at the very minimum

 

[Twilight-Kun]

I'm glad it takes cues from Pokemon Masters instead of Sword & Shield

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I miss the gloves though

 

[Islander Princess]

I like it. It looks like a nice combination of different styles. Also, I appreciate the fact that he actually looks his age again, like in SM. Honestly, I'd rather him look a bit on the younger side than inappropriately too old, but I don't think he looks drastically younger than he does now.

The outfit is...eh. It seems super generic to me, honestly. But I don't hate it or anything. It's just fine.

I'm very curious to see it in motion. SM's style doesn't always look great flat, but in motion it's so much fun and really comes alive. The only thing bothering me a little bit with the art is Ash's eyes...they start to look a bit wonky if you stare at them too long. But I thought the same thing about his M21 design and in motion, he looked fantastic.

 

[Nicolas721]

Its face looks like a mix between SM and M21. Not horrible but it will take a while to get used too. And it seems his OS-XY design won't come back outside of movies

The clothes look OK. Much better than the childish copypasted-from-the-games disaster from SM and fits the touristoc tone, but it looks a bit childish and like M21 it feels a bit too familiar. I don't know if I prefer this or a Victor-inspired outfit.

Something that I really like is that Pikachu's design got fixed. Its eyes on SM looked off and not cute at all most of the time, this design is more similar to XY's.

 

[Lightning Flame Blast]

Mm, a nice mix between his SM and BW/XY incarnations, I’m glad his brown eyes are back.

Could’ve made him a little taller though. Sure, he is 10, but he looks 7/8 to me.

 

[Emmy]

Not a fan.

The jacket clashes too much with the undershirt, the shorts look inappropriate and Ash's "whiskers" are too big so he once again appears to have a moustache.

The hat is fine though.

 

[p0pp1i0D3f3nd3r]

I Love the design; He Looks his Age; He Looks Much less Dopey; and He Looks less Sun & Moon and More Like Pokemon the Series: XY, and Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You

 

[Perpetual_Phoenix]

Of course his companion would get the more appropriate type of clothing style for a kid that's from the UK and presumably athletic, lmao.

Ash's style is okay and certainly different than what the male protagonist will have by default in the game, but they definitely could have done better with his vest. The blue and yellow completely clash with the rest of his outfit. It just seems like Ash got out of bed and put on a crappy vest over his pajamas and called it a day. I get the simplicity they're going for, but you can be simple and stylish at the same time. Overall it's not a disappointing design, but they certainly could've tweaked it better.

 

[Lucifer Angel]

His design is okay if you ask me, not really used to Ash wearing shorts since he's always worn pants.

 

[Gold Experience]

I personally love his new design. He finally looks his age.

 

[NeoMiniTails]

Ash kinda wore shorts on M21 and Sun and Moon though these are the first official typical casual shorts... I like it.

 

[Kit Chan]

The shorts clash with the vest and backpack.
Ash needs to retire. I feel like they've ruined him by regurgitating him over and over. He's not the reason people get into Pokemon, if he were, then how do you explain the success of the games.
New fans don't require Ash and the best way to do Ash and long time fans justice is with a good ending to his story.

It's a franchise called Pokemon, not Ash and his Pikachu. Finish the story and tell us new stories about other people in the Pokemon world. Brock literally left the show because it was time to finish and move onto something else.

 

[KenzeyEevee]

The other character looks a lot like Gladion in terms of clothing

 

[lonerlotad]

Not really a fan of his clothing but I think his art style looks good. Ash new design does not look as goofy as he was before. The overall art style is similar to Sun and Moon with a thin outline that makes me think that the animation would have the same fluidity of the current anime.

 

[Cresselia92]

This style is sooo much better than SM. It looks like a nice blend between SM, Power of Us and the previous artstyles.

Not much a fan of the clothing, however. I find it a bit bland, tbh, and that green part clashes with the blue of the jacket. Not the best palette, admittedly.

 

[sc190191]

I think I need to see a lot more to decide on the art style, but at least Ash's mustache is gone, that is a huge plus. The prominence of Kanto in the poster is a huge eye roller...ugh

 

[mehmeh1]

The shorts clash with the vest and backpack.
Ash needs to retire. I feel like they've ruined him by regurgitating him over and over. He's not the reason people get into Pokemon, if he were, then how do you explain the success of the games.
New fans don't require Ash and the best way to do Ash and long time fans justice is with a good ending to his story.

It's a franchise called Pokemon, not Ash and his Pikachu. Finish the story and tell us new stories about other people in the Pokemon world. Brock literally left the show because it was time to finish and move onto something else.

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