Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I don't watch the dub so it'll probably be irrelevant as to who voices Wulfric in English.But as for Ash's 6th Poke, he would've had a full team had he not released Goodra back in episode 70 (I think that's the one). What Kalos Poke fits Ash well at this point (out of the 60+ in the regional dex?) As for that thing about what other ninja I know who mask their real age, you can probably guess who I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I don't watch the dub so it'll probably be irrelevant as to who voices Wulfric in English.But as for Ash's 6th Poke, he would've had a full team had he not released Goodra back in episode 70 (I think that's the one). What Kalos Poke fits Ash well at this point (out of the 60+ in the regional dex?) As for that thing about what other ninja I know who mask their real age, you can probably guess who I mean.Ninja who masks their real age... um... you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 [spoiler=Episode spoiler]Jessie won the Couriway Showcase. (After I said it was unlikely to happen as well) I knew the writers wouldn't have Serena win 3 in a row and at least she didn't lose to a one-time character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 I'm not sure why I clicked the spoiler. I normally avoid them. Weird. Anyway, thoughts [spoiler=Spoiler] I guess I clicked it because we all basically called Serena losing. I'm honestly happy with that. You learn more from your loses than victories so it gives her a chance for more growth and Eevee hasn't seemed like it would be ready to get in front of all those people. Curious to see how it goes down now. Also, good for Jessie to actually win one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 [spoiler=Further thoughts]To be honest, I don't think Serena had any business winning this one because it would make more sense for her to lose and grow and work some more with Eevee who I think wasn't as ready as Serena thought, and that's ok. On another note, now that Mariya Ise is back to voicing Bonnie, it's going to be weird as I just got used to her new voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 The infamous tag team of Bryony and Celosia is back next week. Seriously, can't they battle individually? And also Jessie would need to win two more keys for the Grand Showcase. Looks like it's make-up city time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Well they do battle you individually in Lysandre labs, so there's that.In any case, we know the next episode is the last one of 2015, and what an episode to end the year on, one that advances the plot. [spoiler=Further, further thoughts]It's nice to see an outdoor showcase this time round tbh, and not gonna lie, the performer with the Gen 5 monkeys hugging the Pansear after not getting through the theme performance certainly reminded me of Chili (It literally was the first thing that came to mind lol), but yeah I do think Eevee's slip up in the middle of the free performance was a defining factor in Serena's defeat this time. At least it won't take long to re-get used to Mariya Ise as Bonnie again given Mariya recorded the current ending theme. (I forgot about that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Plus, the return of Palermo. Also, the writers are probably gonna add more cities not in Kalos just for more showcases. And I agree, the outdoor theme was neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 To be fair, anime-exclusive towns/cities having showcases is pretty much a given. The writers were already considering that possibility from the get go, thus there's no "probably" about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I guess so. So anyway, wonder where we have to go for Volcanion? Sears? Bed, Bath and Beyond? Mars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 If anything, it's too early to speculate where Volcanion will be distributed outside of Japan. One thing I can confirm is that it'll be different locations for different regions, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 [spoiler=stuff]If Eevee didn't mess up, then Serena might've won (Eevee's stage fright cost Serena though), but yeah it was a good comeback.Would've liked to know how she at least did in terms of ranking. (She was number 1 during the Poffle thing, so guess that's something) I have to admit Jessie did have a good performance, even though I am pretty much indifferent towards her and the rest of Team Rocket at this point.Least it was someone who actually matters in this series, as opposed to some throw-away character that only exists for one episode. I would've loved to see the one with the Eeveelutions though. 101's going to be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 It will be, given it's the last episode of 2015 Speaking of, new episode titlesEpisode 906: Bonnie and Squishy!! (January 14th)Episode 907: Noibat and Floette! An Encounter in the Wind!! (January 21st) So yeah, there's a two week break following the next episode on Thursday. The first episode features Bonnie concerned about Squishy, while the second episode features Noibat accidentally angering a wild Breloom, but a Floette comes to its rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 This Floette, will it look like this: Also concerned with what? And Ash had his battle with Olympia, and so did I. And the Hoopa movie is on tonight at 6. But will XY and Z will air next week or in February? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 It could be a normal Floette, that's what I'm putting my money on at least, same with my me putting my money on XY&Z airing in February. As for the Hoopa movie (which I've seen twice now), how does it feel that you'll be watching what was the worst-grossing pokemon movie in Japan ever? EDIT: Also, new trailer We have Ash vs Alain and Ash vs Shota to look forward to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Ash's Ash-Greninja vs. Alain's Mega Charizard X. I was hoping for X vs. Y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 To be fair, that was a long shot. Also to expand on what I said about the Hoopa movie; It performed poorly at the box office making it the lowest-grossing movie, performing even worse than Movie 5 (which was the previous lowest-grossing movie). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Ironically, both movies have my Eons in them (are they responsible for making the movies bad, or was there other things besides that?).Then again, I could care less about how they do at the box office in Japan; I liked movie 5 and 18 wasn't bad. Like with everything, not everyone will like a certain movie. (How do you guys feel about the movie?) -----------Oh yeah, answering Astro's earlier question about that comparative thing I made between Shinobu in XY098 and someone in another series; it's not me (or my namesake character).Referring to Sakura's master (and I guess Orochi by extension), but that's a different subject altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Also to expand on what I said about the Hoopa movie; It performed poorly at the box office making it the lowest-grossing movie, performing even worse than Movie 5 (which was the previous lowest-grossing movie). Really, wonder why. I liked it a lot more than the last one. Curious, how did that do? Like with everything, not everyone will like a certain movie. (How do you guys feel about the movie?) ----------- Oh yeah, answering Astro's earlier question about that comparative thing I made between Shinobu in XY098 and someone in another series; it's not me (or my namesake character). Referring to Sakura's master (and I guess Orochi by extension), but that's a different subject altogether. I enjoyed it. Felt like the pacing was good, I liked Hoopa, and seeing all the legendaries was sweet. I feel like thats an intentional nod. Naruto is a big series, so it ending is a big deal. Like, this years super sentai team was Ninja themed and I don't think that was a accident either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I guess Japanese viewers have much higher standards than we do and/or the movie simply didn't live up to their expectations. Don't know; I doubt Latias (and her bro) have anything to do with the low gross [although I mentioned that point because both the movies she was in are at the bottom]. But yeah, it probably was intentional that Shinobu was meant as a Pokemon incarnate of Tsunade or something (because Naruto is still popular, even though it ended). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Really, wonder why. I liked it more than the last one. Curious, how did that do?I'm not sure how well M17 did tbh. (Speaking of; it was released on the same day as Movie 11 which was the last time Ash and co last encountered Team Rocket in a movie)As for movie 5, it grossed over a billion yen more than this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pchi Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I guess Japanese viewers have much higher standards than we do and/or the movie simply didn't live up to their expectations. Don't know; I doubt Latias (and her bro) have anything to do with the low gross [although I mentioned that point because both the movies she was in are at the bottom]. But yeah, it probably was intentional that Shinobu was meant as a Pokemon incarnate of Tsunade or something (because Naruto is still popular, even though it ended). There could be other external factors, like competition from other movies, poor advertising or simply bad timing. The success of a flick does not always depend on its own merits. Also, I wouldn't say it's a matter of higher standards as much as different ones. A lot of well-regarded works in the West, like The Dark Knight, were disliked by Japanese audiences, and vice-versa. Cultural matters. And knowing their usual preferences, I seriously doubt they wouldn't like Latias. I remember finding it weird when I've first watched episode 6 from the XY&Z series and realized that Sanpei is the only Ninja Village resident who actually talked like a typical ninja, but I figured he's probably deliberately affecting those mannerisms in order to look the part better, since he struggles to prove himself to be as good as his older brothers. I didn't like that only Nihei didn't have a Greninja as his main partner - I'd rather have Ippei fight with a Blaziken, so that we'd got a complete Grass-Fire-Water Starter set, as well as representatives from both Gen 6 and the two main generations celebrated currently - i.e. Gen I and III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Meanwhile, new episode titleEpisode 908: Ash and Serena! Getting one at a Dance Party!! (January 28th) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I'm going to guess that involves another Ash x Serena thing (at least another episode where the two of them are together, without Citron/Eureka).This should be interesting. As for Sanpei being the only guy to use old style Japanese (what you would expect ninja to use) in his village, it doesn't surprise me too much. ----Come to think of it, are the subs for XY099 out yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Not as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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