Sorry for the late review, but I had to work all day on both Friday and Saturday. that's why I spent the WHOLE SUNDAY just doing nothing but working on this video... xD (I think gthe length is kinda telling ...) what are YOUR thoughts on the first episodes of Pokemon Horizons? :O I know it's still really scary to have an anime without ash, but I think that for now we're in the good hands of Liko^^ TELL ME! =D SEE YOU GUYS IN THE COMMENTS & HAVE A WONDERFUL SUNDAY! (hopefully more wonderful than mine ... haha)
Liko is awesome? ARE YOU FUCKING HIGH?!? Liko is fucking godawful because she's horrible in both design and development and while Roy is also horrible as shit. Fuck Liko and Roy, we need Ash and Pikachu back. Heck, we need Team Rocket back as well.
@@topazblaze175 Not really. Ash is legendary due to product of time and nostalgia, but if you were to compare OG Ash and HZ Riko you can immediately see how much more thought is put into Riko's characterization.
So, in terms of relating to the audience, Ash was a character that related a lot to the extroverts of the world. Liko is the type that relates more to the introverts of the world. I love that. And, luckily enough, our other new main character, Roy, seems much more extroverted in mannerisms, so we will still have some of that too.
@@Wario1382 and you clearly have nothing better to do besides be rude to someone for no justifiable reason other than to than to poke fun. the dude is just appreciating the new character, that's not being a simp that's just having an opinion.
It blew me away with how good it was. Liko is cute and relatable. She is a part of the popular trope of having the MC be shy and introverted character similar to Bocchi for example. Not that it's a bad thing
@PokemonRangerBoy12 Liko isn't quite as socially anxious and awkward as Bocchi but I have to think the anime team took some inspiration from the success that Anime had in regards to Likos character
They really went all out in making sure that Liko is a worthy character that can be considered someone worthy to replace Ash. I think Ash would be proud to have such a successor.
I don't think Liko literally broke the fourth wall when she said that. I think it was meant more metaphorically as she loves to write in her diary. It was a figure of speech meaning that she is central to some important cause.
Tbh that was also my first thought when I watched the ep... But then I thought how funny it would be if she would actually be a 4th wall breaking character and I just added that into my review out of amusement 😂
It cracks me up that Liko finally comes out of her shell and has Sprigatito use Leafage... DIRECTLY AT AMETHIO! There is not even a semblance of aiming at Ceruledge! In fact, they specifically show Ceruledge jumping in the way to block it from HITTING ITS TRAINER IN THE FACE, in the sky, during a severe thunderstorm! Apparently, Liko's shell represses her murderous instincts. I love it.
Ill miss ash but i will say i can relate to liko being shy and talking to myself alot. This series looks great and i hope we see more paldea and hopefully quaxly doesnt get done dirty
Point to make, Riko didn't CHOOSE her starter, the school holded several interviews via online with teachers and the starters, and choose one wich adapted to the personality of each student. To the happy-go-lucky Ann it was Oshawott, for the hesitant Riko the equaly hesitant Sprigatito.
To your point of her being so different from Ash, I think they’ll have Roy balance out her character. He seems like he’s going to be the more outgoing adventurous one and Liko may be able to learn from that, while Roy can learn from her when it’s time to take a step back and observe and analyze a situation. Just a thought.
I really enjoyed it! Liko seems really perceptive (like taking notes on her partner's behavior and realizing Amethio is suspicious--it's really refreshing compared to how often Ash would fall for a disguised TR's bull), and her social awkwardness is pretty relatable. Friede is really cool and I love having an adult be on the main cast! It feels like they're reaching out to their older audience. The Explorers are also pretty competent and I'm interested in learning their motives. It's interesting that Amethio leads the group considering he seems to be a teenager, while Zir and Conia are adults. The more serious tone it has reminds me a lot of DP and XY, something that can appeal to us older fans more than SM and Journeys did.
Pokémon anime company. Please please continue with this amazing story at the same standard. I absolutely loved this special, and it was such a breath of fresh air. The characters are so well written, designed and I want to meet them irl. The music is top notch and often the silent moments in the episodes are just as powerful! This, in my opinion is the best episode we've possibly ever had. Also, I completely agree, that the mechanic does be givin' off waifu vibes, which I am not sure about in the Pokémon anime. This series might be the one to pull back the fans journeys and sun and moon lost.
Liko's my favorite Horizons Character. I can relate to her personality & I like the effort she's put into protecting and training Sprigatito. Looking forward to seeing her save it next episode.
I’m loving this series so far! I love how it feels like an entirely different experience. Plus it looks like they will be traveling the world on a airship!
I love the air ship concept, because it basically fixes a major problem that both sm and Jn had: that the Mc always had a main location (aka school /Sakuragi institution) where they stayed for the most parts which lead to the traveling aspect of the anime being somewhat limited, because a lot of events always to in said main location
The airship concept is growing on me. However I'm worried that since we're traveling in an airship Around the World, it might be like Journeys where we won't get much focus on Paldea
@@MarcusMapua No worries about that Liko is from Paldea , all her family is from Paldea , and her pendant is from Paldea. Pretty optimist that we will see plenty of Paldea in Horizons . Horizons is divided in parts , first part is " Liko and Roy set off" i wonder if each part will have a different location
@@symphonixblades I was not aware it's in parts (in which I'm assuming they're parts for arcs); that's new. Here's hoping this new direction for the plot works well
@@MarcusMapua its kinda like anime arcs i guess , seems like having Dai Sato ( Cowboy Bebop , Samurai Champloo , Eureka Seven , Wolfs Rain) as scripts overseer might pay off since this anime seems to have a structure , lore and story which was missing from the main anime for a long time
These first 2 episodes were really solid. I'm already quite fond of Liko and I'm definitely excited to keep watching! Simple story but engaging enough, and quite nice and smooth animation, with decent storyboarding. So far so good, Horizons!
I’m loving the new series so far. Im already obsessed with Liko. I can totally relate to her. Just like her, I’m interverted and have a hard time making friends. I love her relationship with Sprigatito. I miss Ash but Liko and this series is a breath of freash air. I can’t wait to official meet the group and I can’t wait to finally meet Roy. Also this series reminds af a Studio Ghibli film called Castle in the Sky. It too was about a female protagonist with mysterious necklace that is being chase by bad guys that want to use her and her necklace for evil means.
As someone who is shy, antisocial, and nervous about a lot, I relate to Liko more than Ash. Also I hope Anne is a recurring character because she's great
Captain pikachu moveset is kinda strange but it also sees how it compliments together. Thunder Punch, Volt Tackle and Double team. It looks like it's built for close range brawling
For me liko should be her own character instead of trying to be like ash. Let's be honest there are more of teen and adult fans watching pokemon instead of kids(at least outside of japan). And those kind of fans actually prefers introvert type protagonist in other anime's like hachiman, oreki, ayanokoji etc etc.
Been a while since I've said this but _I've got a LOT OF SHIT TO SAY_ (bullet points for each of navigating) so yeah... here we go: ▫️Even when I watched these two episodes RAW, I was still invested in what was happening (that usually isn't the case) and I was too excited to care about the lack of subs at the time. ▫️Liko is already looking to be one of my favorite Pokemon characters. I actually appreciate the fact that a lot of her dialogue are internal because that really emphasizes the fact that she is very much uhm... introverted. ▫️Liko is very smart and observing, drawing and taking notes of what's going on, being immediately suspicious of Amethio when he asked about the special pendant, and even applying a bit of her knowledge when she was taking on Zir's Rhydon to try and escape. ▫️I didn't expect to see all of the other Rising Volt Tacklers to also show up. Guess that makes sense because they were looking for Liko. I love how Murdock nervously walked away quickly so he wouldn't look suspicious. (I mean, if you think about it, this scenario sounds creepy out of context.) ▫️I dunno how often we'll see Anne but I like her already. XD ▫️Nidothing's goofy animations in the costume cracked me up. Like LOLWUT. And I guess they are our "tutorial" of the Pokemon world (makes sense), going over stuff like type matchups and what the goal of many trainers are (becoming Champion) ▫️Amethio and his associates/friends (?) Zir & Conia were NOT playing around in these two episodes. Certainly different from our trio of Team Rocket so far. Amethio also didn't quit when Frede escaped with Liko unlike other bad guys probably would have. Even having him, Zir, and Conia, following the Rising Volt Tacklers into the thunderstorm?! Sheesh. Persistent! ▫️Baby Terapagos?! Wasn't expecting THAT of all things. Whatever that actually is, has definitely got many eyes watching this series now to find out more about it. ▫️Even though it was short, it was nice to see each member of the Rising Volt Tacklers introduced on the airship and what they do. Also LONG, BACK OFF! -Orla is mine- :] ▫️A strength and weakness of Liko was on full display in episode 2. She was willing to give herself up so the fighting wouldn't harm anyone or anything else, and she even blames herself. But Sprigatito just went "NO. We ain't about that. We gotta fight!" ▫️Speaking of fight, both battles with Friede and Amethio were pretty solid! You are certainly right about why these battles are working better than most of Journey's battles even if the animation style is mostly the same. (Episode 3, they're gonna battle AGAIN. lol.) ▫️Liko on the inside being a polar opposite of Serena on the inside is pretty funny. Love that comparison. XD ▫️TWO CRAZY CLIFFHANGERS back to back. Holy crap. We're really going into episode 3 with Liko not having Sprigatito. Damn. She REALLY isn't having a great time. Getting hunted for her pendant, being carried off by Friede, a complete stranger to her, and even not being confident enough to talk with others about similar interests. Now she has to deal with not having her partner Pokemon until she can get him/her back. ▫️Lol, whose Quaxly is that on the ship? Nidothing's? XD. Fuecoco doing his best to help Orla and Charizard. So cute. 🐊 🔥 Overall, I am ON board with this new beginning. I almost have this feeling that if they kept Ash, this particular story setup wouldn't have worked all that well. But ya know... it is what it is. Liko (and soon Roy), welcome to the Pokemon franchise!
My god so many bullet points... xD let me try my best to answer as many as I possibly can. I know this might sound weird, but I wasn't actually THAT excited. I was rather on the fence when it came to Horizons. But that was BEFORE I watched the episode. If I would have watched it raw like you then I probably would have been as excited as you were! I think her being kinda introvert combined with her inner monologue really makes her stand out as an MC compared to ash since ash isn't really a guy who spents a lot of time talking to his inner self. I also love her smart side which like I said in the video, reminds me a bit of Goh and is something I liked about him. But for some reason her being displayed as *smart* feels more natural compared to goh...i honestly don't know why I didn't expect that either and especially Murdock cracked me up since he was so awkward walking through the school like he was scared of doing something illegal haha I honestly didn't really mention the *Nidothing*, because I have a bad feeling that it could be Iono (aka one of the Paldea gym leaders) who loves livestreaming. Don't get me wrong :I like Iono, but she's also a bit cringe xD You often forget how an actual villain in pokemon feels like especially after spending so many years with Team Rocket. So I really like their approach of *action before dialogue* while actually looking serious and professional while doing it. (still love Team Rocket, even though Jn really soured them for me personally) I'm also very curious about this whole Terapagos connection. Hopefully it's something with an actual story and not just a blatant advert like palkia and dialga were during JN I already LOVE the rising volt tacklers! (minus their really uncool handshake) and I guess you have to battle me in a pokemon Battle to get me away from Orla! 8D I really loved that character trait, but I gotta admit : the conclusion felt a bit rushed at the end. So I really hope that this just the beginning ^^ I couldn't agree more I loved the battles and just the overall execution especially during the Pikachu battle was just superb! Hopefully we get more of this in the future especially in terms of new concepts and execution. Ikr? I instantly had to think of serena after watching that scene ! I know it's a lot of action and cliffhangers right from the get go but ino it's really cool that they did that since it immediately grabs your attention!i love it! OH damn I totally forgot about quaxly! Reay sorry my Lil friend! :'( but nothing can beat that adorable fire croc! Yeah I also can't wait for more and I think the whole plot and setting especially works BECAUSE of liko and her unique personality. If ash was there it definitely would be different and I would even argue that it wouldn't be as exciting as with Liko ^^
@@PokemonRangerBoy12 Lmao. I appreciate you taking the time to answer. My comment was loaded and for 2 episodes, I think I went "far enough" XD. Less might be more sometimes but I was too excited to NOT share these thoughts. So I'll respond to "some" of your responses. :P I've heard the theories about Nidothing being Iono and I gotta say... the character definitely has the energy to match. XD I guess anything's possible. Yeah, it's crazy because at most in Journeys, it was either Matori Matrix (kinda?) or AU Team Rocket. Sadly, both were isolated circumstances and both mini-arcs just went by so quickly and never touched on again. We need more "Hunter J's" and less... Journeys Team Rocket. XD (And do I even count Chairman Rose in this situation?) I think because a big part of Horizon's story IS the pendant and its secrets, it's probably gonna get more proper time attached to it unlike in Journeys where that wasn't always the focus. **IT IS ON LIKE DONKEY KONG** (Or we can share... Orla has enough stress to worry about. XD) Everyone forgets Quaxly apparently lmao. That might change soon enough. I'm just sad that people are not gonna really give this series a chance because Ash isn't there anymore. So many people want him to show up right now but that would ruin the whole point of this story at the moment.
Your "negatives" on Liko is moot tbh. Because everyone has been comparing to Ash, when she's her own person. She isn't like Ash, nor should she be. Roy seems to be the Ash type from what they've shown, however, even he is different and his own person. Which is a breath of fresh air tbh. Can't wait for their story to unfold. This is what older fans have been wanting since the B&W anime specials that promoted the games. The battles in the first two episodes were a chef's kiss.
For me, these first two episodes definitely deserve a 10/10 each. Episode 1 already made me love Liko's character along with her relationship with Sprigatito while Episode 2 really got me interested in both the Rising Volt Tacklers and the Explorers. Overall, these two episodes were a great start to this new series.
This new anime is such a breath of fresh air with so much good surrounding it! My friends are even getting back into the pokemon anime because these first two episodes showed so much promise and were so good!(and they also won't shut up about how much better Horizons looks compared to what I've shown them of Journeys and Sun and Moon, but another positive for Horizons I guess)
Sure, Ash will be missed. But honestly? Liko is already one of my favorite characters, and it's only been TWO episodes! We'll be fine without him. Also, I'm more invested in the story, which hadn't really happened since the XY(&Z) days.
I love how you instantly highlighted Liko's voice. I don't know if you're familiar with the Macross series but the same VA is voicing one of the main characters and since I watched delta (the specific part of Macross in which Liko's VA appeared) I was really hoping she would get more VA jobs. Imo one of the most underrated VAs out there! I was waiting for YEARS to hear that voice again! Kinda hyped for the show ngl :)
The only issue I have with the series so far is that the school isn't set in Paldea and that Friede doesn't have an Armarouge. We could've had a sick Armarouge/Ceruledge rivalry. I heard that the XY action director is bad on crew, which could explain the great battle choreography Also really like that Friede's Pikachu has a very different battle style from Ash's Pikachu I'm pretty sure the first episode spans a few months. Liko observing Sprigatitio, training with it, etc. should've taken a while #QuaxlyGang
Can we talk about Amethio's Pokemon Choices? My man can cut himself with that edgy and i am all here for it, I LOVE both Ceruledge and Corviknight, we know Ceruledge will get plenty of time to shiny but i hope the same to Corviknight and that he isn't just the "Flying Pokemon"
To be honest, so far I love this new series, characters, story, the mystery, animation, how it looks, music. This has made me really excited. I’d give the fort two episodes 9 or 10 out of 10. I was already happy to see Sprigattio was gonna be the main characters main Pokemon as it’s my favourite starter from gen 9, but watching the episode I like him/her even more. The fact the jewel Liko has is connected to the upcoming dlc for scarlet and violet is interesting, probably will be more connected to SV and it’s dlc’s. Loved the battles, the pacing and strategy’s used were really goo and engaging. Love Liko and the characters on the ship, and the Pokemon they have up there make sense. The new baddies are cool and I like there Pokemon. Just overall, lots of fun and hype. Definitely a good start, just hope it continues and gets better and we find out more of what’s happening. Pokemon horizons, love that name. 💫
The handshake made me think of Peter and Ned's handshake in the MCU but will less moves and personality. That aside, I was amazed with how they started this series. I hope they keep it up!
I think this will be a very good pokemon anime series. Btw I think all of Serena's references could be because the xy series both the game and the anime celebrate 10 years or are just similar (this is just a personal theory). Riko can be a character that many people will like as much as I do. Cheer up our new Pokemon Heroine.
Omgoodness. This is as good if not better than XY and XYZ. And that says something for me. The animation in the fights is insane. I'm so glad they left the SM and Journeys animation. When this hits the USA I'm watching it.
I could never really relate to Ash as much as I liked him. I grew up very introverted so I'm sure LOTS will relate to her and the boy main character or even Anne kids can relate as that awesome friend with lively energy.
The series needed a change at some point. And already I’m really liking Liko. She definitely seems smarter than Ash at this point and I like the idea of her traveling the world with the weird sky pirate group.
Don't have anything to watch this show on but my phone so I'm going to just watch reviews on RUclips but onto more important things this ep reminds me of the first and second episode of xy and I'm intrigued, however I want pokemon scarlet and violet to do something sun and moon and journeys could not do for me and the franchise I want riko to surpass serena in terms of grounded and realistic development and I want this new series to surpass xy the benchmark I don't want this show on par I'm rooting for it to surpass the that overwhelming wall to succeed in the long run
I just loved it! I was actually tired of Ash - he's grown to have an heck of an army of Pokémon and a hefty load of stories on his back. The anime was always referring to the things on the past (25 years of continuous journeys, mind you), so much so you could hardly say it was for kids. It became more of a legacy thing for grown-up fans. And so boyish in every sense... Liko came in to give it an important fresh renewal that was so needed. There's so much that I criticize in Journeys, so, good riddance in a few ways (sorry fans!). Ash was becoming unsustainable. Too much legacy for a 10 year young adventurer.
I would say personally to me the best of these episodes was how good and well animated the fights were felt like XY fighting scenes but with more recent animation, also how there was actually a linear story that seems to be continuing for the next episodes so far, this anime is even structured being the first part "Liko and Roy set off" meaning they have actual story and lore prepared, also liked how Liko was relatable to introverts and how the characters and Pokemon personality developed
This series so far sounds extremely good and I'm very excited for the next episode to come also can't wait to see more than you Pikachu maybe he might get the old movies back all keep the new ones who knows 10/10
This is kind of exiting and hyped sorry ash love you to bits but i was getting tired of you losing and naw since ash is the world champion this is the best time to change, welcome liko you have a very very big shoes to fill but you will do great ❤
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Omg, Liko is me. I'm also bad with human interaction, which causes me to just let go of the idea of talking to them since I have no idea how to start up the conversation especially since we're total strangers. Hearing this info about her, makes me excited to watch this even more since I can relate to her way better than the always energetic and etroverted Ash. This is a nice and welcome change
for some reason, I feel like Pokemon is back with this series. I haven't had that feeling since Kalos. I don't know what it is but since Kalos ended I never really enjoyed the anime. But with Liko maybe child me is back for another round
I liked it a lot. Also appreciate that they're using an art style similar to that of the games themselves and making it look and feel like I'm watching Pokémon. Not the shit, ugly art style they've used since Sun/Moon that made the show like a cheap Yokai Watch knockoff. Plus, the overexaggerated reactions that spawned from that type of art style just didn't look right in Pokémon
I thought this series came out in April 14 and there’s a 2nd episode already? I didn’t even know till I clicked on here. Thought I was trippin. Anyways, even tho ppl liked Ash bc of his expressions towards Pokémon and his adventures, I think Liko definitely does relate to the audience but personality-wise, she overthinks a lot and is hesitant as an introvert which ik ppl can relate. And it’s so strange seeing an airship in Pokémon. Was her starter chosen based on her personality or was it randomized? And I wonder how Roy’s introduction will happen, he’ll definitely balance with Liko
The starter was chosen based on her personality. The academy professors talked with her and chose the pokemon that would better fit her personality. Which is why Anne have Oshawot cuz those 2 are really similar personality wise as well
i'm giong to wrn you this new seres is when nintendo gets realy serous and very very dark for the first time in the pokiemon series as a whole and its giongto be a very very crazy dark ride.
Liko is a great 👍 main character she’s her person and her character is different than Ash she’s more shy and reserved and ready to learn every step of the way but can also be head strong and brave like Ash as well a good balance I’m glad they didn’t make her a female version of Ash she’s her own person but has a bit of his reckless nature and brave personality Cool 😘
Ngl, this one's hard for me judge right now. It feels like there's simultaneously plenty going on, yet not enough to properly make me know how to feel about it. I'll still have some hope for it, but considering Journeys started failing after it's beginning, I have to remain a little bit skeptical.
One thing i expect from this series is that they are showing paldea, more often and not making the mistake like journeys being whole time at vermillion city. Journeys had just handful episodes of galar.
The reason Anne is going back home and Liko isn't is probably not because of a long holiday, just a weekend, since Anne's home is in Kanto (same as school) and presumably it'd take Liko much longer to return to Paldea for the weekend.
I don’t think Liko being such a contrast to Ash will be a problem w the audience. As connected with them thru his outgoing personality and adventuring spirit, but I also think Liko can connect w the audience, she’s a little more grounded and ppl can connect w her thru relatability and experience of not being able to express themselves and what ever themes show up later on
9:27 Mr Poke Ranger why are you trying to make introverts seem like some sort of disorder here ? What you said there is basically having a problem with people being introverts and telling them to change into an extrovert cuz the world demands that like wtf I am watching the anime since season 1 and honestly Ash's personality is good not but not very realistic when you think of real life. What makes you think that the world is by default an extrovert haven ? The world has a lot of introverts like myself & that's normal we don't need any change Learn to respect Liko's introvert personality instead of turning her into an extrovert Ash 2.0. I don't wanna see Ash again like get over him already his 26 year old journey was good end it there. Liko is relatable to every introvert out there so all the extroverts in the world shut up already
I heard stories about Ash actually being in "Pokémon Horizons", although it's mostly rumors. One is Liko being Ash's daughter, but that's still unknown to this day. I'm assuming Ash will appear in Pokémon Horizons, just not as the main character, in case anyone forgot about that. Ash for Liko... my guess is she's a fan of Ash Ketchum. Like, he inspired her to become a Pokémon Trainer herself, but that's my opinion.
It's pretty much already debunked that Liko is Satoshi's daughter… not unless if he married Hikari. Well… I also don't think Liko is a fan of Satoshi, she's still yet to find what is her goal in life. Currently, time she's just focusing on figuring out what her pendant is for. Edit: Ah I remembered, there's no way she's the daughter of any characters in the previous series because she's a Paldean native.
Well for Liko it has to do with her pendant and the Legendary Pokémon inside it. As for Roy we know from the trailer he has some sort of weird pokeball and want to meet some legends. So he's either talking about Legendary Pokémon or the Titans Pokémon from the Path of Legends
the reason there handshake is so lame is because there's so much cool stuff on that airship that they needed something lame to level it out other wise there would be a coolness overload and the ship would crash
Whaaat?! You're telling me a show can work without a main character whose development was broken three times over in the last decades, and didn't have all that much to him in the first place? I am shocked, shocked I say! To be fair, it could still end up not working out for the series in terms of success, but that might just as well be because a lot of people have a very narrow-minded concept of how the Anime has to be - see the fact that the question if ash is needed for the Anime is even coming up ... Because so far, Liko as a character is already easily on Ash's level (at least in his weaker iterations like Journeys, maybe not quite D&P yet), if not better. I'd wish they had spent more time on the school part to develop her character, but even when the adventure started they managed to give her some more nuances, so props to them. But it felt a bit rushed to resolve her and sprigatito's problem with leafage so quickly, and by ... trying harder? I hope that isn't a sign of still lingering Journeys-laziness. That animation though? *chef'skiss* The only thing that worries me so far is that they're going with the "girl who has no specific goal" trope again, which they screwed up twice already with Koharu and Lillie. I also hope we see more of anne, both because of her own fun character and for more oshawott glory! In general, the characters, especially on the "good" side seem to have a lot of potential. The rest overall was pretty meh, at least for me. I'd definitely welcome if they keep up this less episodic structure (though I won't hold my breath), but the plot felt a lot like a movie, and I don't mean that in a good way. I already disliked Roy's focus on battling legendaries, and now Liko's pendant is apparently also a never before seen Pokemon?! No, thank you. So far the series seems to focus HARD on the adventure part, which is worrying because the adventures were mostly mediocre at best. I just want a well done competition story, and if there is really none of that in the series I'd definitely stop watching. Also, already revealing that Liko isn't Ash and Serena's daughter is ... interesting, to put it diplomatically. Definitely rubbed me the wrong way in how non-chalantly they ended that theory when they have to know there's still numerous people who want a resolution to one of the best storylines of the old series. At least care enough about them to use it as bait ^^ But I guess I can appreciate their honesty to some extend, and their trust in Liko as her own character... more than in their Roster of Pokemon *looks at Friede's Pokemon and also surpresses the urge to vomit* So yeah, not a bad start ... but Journeys and Sun&Moon also didn't have a bad start.
Haha I'll be honest: maybe I worded my video title like that just to get some sarcasm out of you xD but jokes aside I really hope that the anime is keeping up this promising direction, because I really don't want it to depend on ash or his potential return. I hope that with time it will establish itself as it's own thing that can be successful without the need of ash. I AGREE! And I really love how they dedicated the whole first episode with just characterizing her and on the one hand I do understand your pov and I also would have loved the spent more time in the school (which is really weird coming from me, because especially during sm I wanted nothing BUT to get out of the school.). But on the other hand I also do understand why they quickly left the school location: because the attention span of many fans (and especially the young ones) aren't that long and they wanted grab more attention to the anime and by switching from characterization to action is a way to do so. Like I said: I do agree with your point but I think that we will return to the school once again and I don't think that Liko will constantly just travel on the ship. I mean it was her parents who sent her there in the first place and their has to be a reason for that and that's why I don't think that they would allow some random people to just take her daughter away from the school THEY recommended! (if it was Delia then you sure know that ash would drop the school for the air ship, because she really doesn't care haha) So I do hope just like you that they will slow it down after this bombastic start so that she won't end up as just a Koharu 2.0. (that still pissed me of tbh...). And yeah the whole situation with sprigatito in the end kinda felt rushed, but I still believe that there will be more and that this is far from over. And it's so strange that you out of all people is praising the animation, since it's a bit like Journeys.... Only with some actual effort and concept behind it xD still funny though... And I'll be frank: I wouldn't get my hopes to high in regards of Likos goal not being vague like lillie or koharu, because she IS the MC and you know damn well that corporate will do her goal as vague as possible to milk her dry like they did with ash. Maybe that's a tad negative on my end and I really hope that I'm wrong, but we both know that the possibility is there. I overall really love the cast of characters a lot and yes...... Maybe I have a weak spot for Anne, because of her Oshawott. xD Now that you say it.... In some parts it really did feel like a movie! :O but just to reiterate my point before : I hope that this movie like plot is just for this introduction since they want to grab attention and as soon as the "introduction phase" is over, we will continue like the anime we know (but PLEASE no episodic format! I HATED That about journeys, because it was so frustratingly boring!) And yeah I haven't seen anything from Roy yet, but from everything we know so far he is pretty generic. Hope it will change for the better. And yeah the pendant really is worry of mine. At worst it can be a plot convenient deus ex machina to solve an unsolvable problem like the garbage they did during the 2nd dawn return. But I hope it can actually turn out like Puni chan/squishy/zygarde: something that is actually important to the story while also helping a character (like Bonnie in the past) to develop even further. But only time will tell... I honestly don't mind a more travel heavy anime since both sm and Jn did such a poor job when it came to that. But I agree that they can't entirely do that and they have add more like great action and an engaging story. We have great a cast so far and they just have to add the mentioned elements to them. OH man.... You know that out of all people I was really hoping for the ash serena liko theory to be true, but just like you I appreciate that they want to establish liko as her own unique character. ^^ but.... I STILL NEED ANSWERS GOD DAMN IT! xD SM and Jn did start promising..... Until we got what we got. So yeah the next few episodes are basically crucial to determine in which direction they want to go.
@@luard8047 Oh god I know exactly what you mean. Even here in tgis comment section I get comments like *this anime will die without ash* while I'm here, enjoying something that is actually new. I highly doubt that just one episode of character development would be enough to establish Liko as a well written character especially since she so the main protagonist ^^ they could handle her like ash and just make her a female version of him but at least for me it would be such a waste of Liko as a whole especially since she is so promising. Haha yeah I get what you mean. XD it's just amusing to me that you're praising something that even remotely has any kind of resemblance to Jn and I can't blame you for disliking journeys since I also suffered through a lit of their bs. *sighs* Approaching Likos development the same way they did with serena would be a dream come true. But that would take actual care and dedication and I don't know if that's possible with a potential long lasting Mc. It's not impossible, but I gotta admit: that would be a really hard task and really requires some long term planning.....but hey maybe they can surprise the both of us ^^ The whole *chosen one* story is possible thanks to the pendant sadly. But in that regard I can't really find a good argument against your statement and the only thing left for is to pray and hope that that won't happen to liko. Maybe for once we actually get a twist that is positively surprising... Yeah I just want to have a conclusion after all the great chemistry between the two! And maybe (but most likely not) after that conclusion they actually went to a Kanto school and after that, they enter adulthood and have a baby called Liko! xD Just kidding!... But wouldn't THAT be a twist? xD So yeah Liko as of right now really is the life line of the anime for sure!
@@luard8047 wth? I was really surprised to not see your comment anymore so I was wondering what happened to it. Damn it RUclips... Also FYI: if you would have actually cursed in a comment (which of course you didn't) youtube would have automatically put it into the spam since they don't allow hard cursing within the comment section haha
I re-watch all the previous episodes of any of the Pokemon anime to not be bothered by the fact that Ash has left the franchise. Wonder how Liko is going to be a great replacement for him
You and I are on the same page I guess. I'm NOT watching former series out of melancholy at Ash leaving OR out of hatred for this new show without him. I'm just watching them to remember the emotions I feel through those adventures❤ I think she'll be a wonderful character but remember that she's only half of the replacement. The other half belongs to my boy Roy😎🧢
@@ChrissGriffin2000 no it doesn't. Of course the fans call it back it's because of nostalgia ash is not in it so they automatically hate it. There are a lot of Chanels that explain why it's a good show. I'm not saying it's better than than the old one but that doesn't make it bad. Have you even watched all the current episodes
I'm wondering what that extremely powerful Leafage was. I hope that they'll explain how in a way that doesn't end up making Riko too OP. Like if they let her can use this on command later on, this will be a pretty bad sign for her character, as that plus the pendant, she may slowly become a Mary Sue.
@@tentcentsofcinnabar Now that you say it, with this baby Terapagos inside the pendant, it probably means Riko's pendant is probably nothing more than a stylized Tera Orb.
Sorry for the late review, but I had to work all day on both Friday and Saturday. that's why I spent the WHOLE SUNDAY just doing nothing but working on this video... xD (I think gthe length is kinda telling ...)
what are YOUR thoughts on the first episodes of Pokemon Horizons? :O I know it's still really scary to have an anime without ash, but I think that for now we're in the good hands of Liko^^
TELL ME! =D SEE YOU GUYS IN THE COMMENTS & HAVE A WONDERFUL SUNDAY! (hopefully more wonderful than mine ... haha)
I hope that with the new Poke Era, we get to see you make more new youtube videos for Liko's journey
I absolutely loved these first two episodes.
I would love to see pokemon horizons and liko must be great so I'm excited to see more of this new pokemon anime!
😅 you know i want to know full name of liko
Liko is awesome? ARE YOU FUCKING HIGH?!? Liko is fucking godawful because she's horrible in both design and development and while Roy is also horrible as shit. Fuck Liko and Roy, we need Ash and Pikachu back. Heck, we need Team Rocket back as well.
As I predicted, for a new series, they HAVE to start out with a bang, no matter the audience
I mean.. Anything without Ash is a step up imo.
@@travisgames6608 Jeez
@@travisgames6608 No offence but don’t you think thats even a BIT too harsh?
Let's just hope they don't fuck it up, hope for the best, expect for the worst
@@topazblaze175 Not really. Ash is legendary due to product of time and nostalgia, but if you were to compare OG Ash and HZ Riko you can immediately see how much more thought is put into Riko's characterization.
So, in terms of relating to the audience, Ash was a character that related a lot to the extroverts of the world. Liko is the type that relates more to the introverts of the world. I love that. And, luckily enough, our other new main character, Roy, seems much more extroverted in mannerisms, so we will still have some of that too.
I'm an introvert, so it resonates.
I'm a ambivert but I'm probably gonna love Roy more
Ash will be missed, but Liko has already showed me that the anime doesn't need to rely on him. She's a pretty great character.
@@Wario1382 I'm not simping, I'm just saying Liko's a great character.
@@Wario1382 you learnt the word simp and ran away with it💀💀
@@Wario1382 and you clearly have nothing better to do besides be rude to someone for no justifiable reason other than to than to poke fun. the dude is just appreciating the new character, that's not being a simp that's just having an opinion.
@@Wario1382 Clearly you don’t understand what simp means
and to think we still haven't saw roy
It blew me away with how good it was. Liko is cute and relatable. She is a part of the popular trope of having the MC be shy and introverted character similar to Bocchi for example. Not that it's a bad thing
I love how you compare Liko to Bocchi! 😂 Now I can't stop imagining Liko with a mango Karton Box on top of her head...
@PokemonRangerBoy12 Liko isn't quite as socially anxious and awkward as Bocchi but I have to think the anime team took some inspiration from the success that Anime had in regards to Likos character
They really went all out in making sure that Liko is a worthy character that can be considered someone worthy to replace Ash. I think Ash would be proud to have such a successor.
I don't think Liko literally broke the fourth wall when she said that. I think it was meant more metaphorically as she loves to write in her diary. It was a figure of speech meaning that she is central to some important cause.
Tbh that was also my first thought when I watched the ep... But then I thought how funny it would be if she would actually be a 4th wall breaking character and I just added that into my review out of amusement 😂
@@PokemonRangerBoy12 and moving forward can you give episodes a number score on story, focus, and animation like you used to?
@@tomkarate1 like lumiose trainer Zac?
I like moments when characters say something and then we're the ones reading it and we'd be all like "hehe well yeah"😊
It cracks me up that Liko finally comes out of her shell and has Sprigatito use Leafage... DIRECTLY AT AMETHIO! There is not even a semblance of aiming at Ceruledge! In fact, they specifically show Ceruledge jumping in the way to block it from HITTING ITS TRAINER IN THE FACE, in the sky, during a severe thunderstorm! Apparently, Liko's shell represses her murderous instincts. I love it.
The quality of that airship wing turning into a battlefield was awesome. The animation looked like a Pokemon movie
Ill miss ash but i will say i can relate to liko being shy and talking to myself alot. This series looks great and i hope we see more paldea and hopefully quaxly doesnt get done dirty
Quaxly fan?! What. The starters so far do all look so cool, but quaxly imo is definitely the worst, games and anime
Liko is just wonderful and this new pokemon series is just incredible.
@@ThatRandomBritishall gen 9 starters look pretty mid tbh
Point to make, Riko didn't CHOOSE her starter, the school holded several interviews via online with teachers and the starters, and choose one wich adapted to the personality of each student.
To the happy-go-lucky Ann it was Oshawott, for the hesitant Riko the equaly hesitant Sprigatito.
Like in Mystery Dungeon basically.
@@DaakkuuYRS exactly
Ohhh I like that!
that ep was gold. Its also the ep where the strong sprigatito learns to overcome its trauma and learn a new move and protects its friends
@@momokosakurada605 let's not forget it was a sourpuss before meeting Riko XD
To your point of her being so different from Ash, I think they’ll have Roy balance out her character. He seems like he’s going to be the more outgoing adventurous one and Liko may be able to learn from that, while Roy can learn from her when it’s time to take a step back and observe and analyze a situation. Just a thought.
I also think the same waiting for Roy
I really enjoyed it! Liko seems really perceptive (like taking notes on her partner's behavior and realizing Amethio is suspicious--it's really refreshing compared to how often Ash would fall for a disguised TR's bull), and her social awkwardness is pretty relatable. Friede is really cool and I love having an adult be on the main cast! It feels like they're reaching out to their older audience. The Explorers are also pretty competent and I'm interested in learning their motives. It's interesting that Amethio leads the group considering he seems to be a teenager, while Zir and Conia are adults.
The more serious tone it has reminds me a lot of DP and XY, something that can appeal to us older fans more than SM and Journeys did.
Pokémon anime company. Please please continue with this amazing story at the same standard. I absolutely loved this special, and it was such a breath of fresh air. The characters are so well written, designed and I want to meet them irl. The music is top notch and often the silent moments in the episodes are just as powerful! This, in my opinion is the best episode we've possibly ever had. Also, I completely agree, that the mechanic does be givin' off waifu vibes, which I am not sure about in the Pokémon anime. This series might be the one to pull back the fans journeys and sun and moon lost.
Liko's my favorite Horizons Character. I can relate to her personality & I like the effort she's put into protecting and training Sprigatito. Looking forward to seeing her save it next episode.
I’m loving this series so far! I love how it feels like an entirely different experience. Plus it looks like they will be traveling the world on a airship!
I love the air ship concept, because it basically fixes a major problem that both sm and Jn had: that the Mc always had a main location (aka school /Sakuragi institution) where they stayed for the most parts which lead to the traveling aspect of the anime being somewhat limited, because a lot of events always to in said main location
The airship concept is growing on me. However I'm worried that since we're traveling in an airship Around the World, it might be like Journeys where we won't get much focus on Paldea
@@MarcusMapua No worries about that Liko is from Paldea , all her family is from Paldea , and her pendant is from Paldea. Pretty optimist that we will see plenty of Paldea in Horizons . Horizons is divided in parts , first part is " Liko and Roy set off" i wonder if each part will have a different location
@@symphonixblades I was not aware it's in parts (in which I'm assuming they're parts for arcs); that's new. Here's hoping this new direction for the plot works well
@@MarcusMapua its kinda like anime arcs i guess , seems like having Dai Sato ( Cowboy Bebop , Samurai Champloo , Eureka Seven , Wolfs Rain) as scripts overseer might pay off since this anime seems to have a structure , lore and story which was missing from the main anime for a long time
These first 2 episodes were really solid. I'm already quite fond of Liko and I'm definitely excited to keep watching! Simple story but engaging enough, and quite nice and smooth animation, with decent storyboarding. So far so good, Horizons!
I'm excited to see horizons and to see liko and her character growing
I’m loving the new series so far. Im already obsessed with Liko. I can totally relate to her. Just like her, I’m interverted and have a hard time making friends. I love her relationship with Sprigatito. I miss Ash but Liko and this series is a breath of freash air. I can’t wait to official meet the group and I can’t wait to finally meet Roy.
Also this series reminds af a Studio Ghibli film called Castle in the Sky. It too was about a female protagonist with mysterious necklace that is being chase by bad guys that want to use her and her necklace for evil means.
As someone who is shy, antisocial, and nervous about a lot, I relate to Liko more than Ash. Also I hope Anne is a recurring character because she's great
Captain pikachu moveset is kinda strange but it also sees how it compliments together. Thunder Punch, Volt Tackle and Double team. It looks like it's built for close range brawling
And honestly now I'm really curious what his 4th move will be
Imagine if 4th move is fly😂
I remember that Pikachu had Volt Tackle in Unova I remember but I think they forgot it after BW
@@ZenithintheMaking yeah it got replaced with electro ball in the ducklett episode
@@fazrilabrarpurnomo2146 oh yeah😮
For me liko should be her own character instead of trying to be like ash. Let's be honest there are more of teen and adult fans watching pokemon instead of kids(at least outside of japan). And those kind of fans actually prefers introvert type protagonist in other anime's like hachiman, oreki, ayanokoji etc etc.
Been a while since I've said this but _I've got a LOT OF SHIT TO SAY_ (bullet points for each of navigating) so yeah... here we go:
▫️Even when I watched these two episodes RAW, I was still invested in what was happening (that usually isn't the case) and I was too excited to care about the lack of subs at the time.
▫️Liko is already looking to be one of my favorite Pokemon characters. I actually appreciate the fact that a lot of her dialogue are internal because that really emphasizes the fact that she is very much uhm... introverted.
▫️Liko is very smart and observing, drawing and taking notes of what's going on, being immediately suspicious of Amethio when he asked about the special pendant, and even applying a bit of her knowledge when she was taking on Zir's Rhydon to try and escape.
▫️I didn't expect to see all of the other Rising Volt Tacklers to also show up. Guess that makes sense because they were looking for Liko. I love how Murdock nervously walked away quickly so he wouldn't look suspicious. (I mean, if you think about it, this scenario sounds creepy out of context.)
▫️I dunno how often we'll see Anne but I like her already. XD
▫️Nidothing's goofy animations in the costume cracked me up. Like LOLWUT. And I guess they are our "tutorial" of the Pokemon world (makes sense), going over stuff like type matchups and what the goal of many trainers are (becoming Champion)
▫️Amethio and his associates/friends (?) Zir & Conia were NOT playing around in these two episodes. Certainly different from our trio of Team Rocket so far. Amethio also didn't quit when Frede escaped with Liko unlike other bad guys probably would have. Even having him, Zir, and Conia, following the Rising Volt Tacklers into the thunderstorm?! Sheesh. Persistent!
▫️Baby Terapagos?! Wasn't expecting THAT of all things. Whatever that actually is, has definitely got many eyes watching this series now to find out more about it.
▫️Even though it was short, it was nice to see each member of the Rising Volt Tacklers introduced on the airship and what they do. Also LONG, BACK OFF! -Orla is mine- :]
▫️A strength and weakness of Liko was on full display in episode 2. She was willing to give herself up so the fighting wouldn't harm anyone or anything else, and she even blames herself. But Sprigatito just went "NO. We ain't about that. We gotta fight!"
▫️Speaking of fight, both battles with Friede and Amethio were pretty solid! You are certainly right about why these battles are working better than most of Journey's battles even if the animation style is mostly the same. (Episode 3, they're gonna battle AGAIN. lol.)
▫️Liko on the inside being a polar opposite of Serena on the inside is pretty funny. Love that comparison. XD
▫️TWO CRAZY CLIFFHANGERS back to back. Holy crap. We're really going into episode 3 with Liko not having Sprigatito. Damn. She REALLY isn't having a great time. Getting hunted for her pendant, being carried off by Friede, a complete stranger to her, and even not being confident enough to talk with others about similar interests. Now she has to deal with not having her partner Pokemon until she can get him/her back.
▫️Lol, whose Quaxly is that on the ship? Nidothing's? XD. Fuecoco doing his best to help Orla and Charizard. So cute. 🐊 🔥
Overall, I am ON board with this new beginning. I almost have this feeling that if they kept Ash, this particular story setup wouldn't have worked all that well. But ya know... it is what it is.
Liko (and soon Roy), welcome to the Pokemon franchise!
My god so many bullet points... xD let me try my best to answer as many as I possibly can.
I know this might sound weird, but I wasn't actually THAT excited. I was rather on the fence when it came to Horizons. But that was BEFORE I watched the episode. If I would have watched it raw like you then I probably would have been as excited as you were!
I think her being kinda introvert combined with her inner monologue really makes her stand out as an MC compared to ash since ash isn't really a guy who spents a lot of time talking to his inner self.
I also love her smart side which like I said in the video, reminds me a bit of Goh and is something I liked about him. But for some reason her being displayed as *smart* feels more natural compared to goh...i honestly don't know why
I didn't expect that either and especially Murdock cracked me up since he was so awkward walking through the school like he was scared of doing something illegal haha
I honestly didn't really mention the *Nidothing*, because I have a bad feeling that it could be Iono (aka one of the Paldea gym leaders) who loves livestreaming. Don't get me wrong :I like Iono, but she's also a bit cringe xD
You often forget how an actual villain in pokemon feels like especially after spending so many years with Team Rocket. So I really like their approach of *action before dialogue* while actually looking serious and professional while doing it. (still love Team Rocket, even though Jn really soured them for me personally)
I'm also very curious about this whole Terapagos connection. Hopefully it's something with an actual story and not just a blatant advert like palkia and dialga were during JN
I already LOVE the rising volt tacklers! (minus their really uncool handshake) and I guess you have to battle me in a pokemon Battle to get me away from Orla! 8D
I really loved that character trait, but I gotta admit : the conclusion felt a bit rushed at the end. So I really hope that this just the beginning ^^
I couldn't agree more I loved the battles and just the overall execution especially during the Pikachu battle was just superb!
Hopefully we get more of this in the future especially in terms of new concepts and execution.
Ikr? I instantly had to think of serena after watching that scene !
I know it's a lot of action and cliffhangers right from the get go but ino it's really cool that they did that since it immediately grabs your attention!i love it!
OH damn I totally forgot about quaxly! Reay sorry my Lil friend! :'( but nothing can beat that adorable fire croc!
Yeah I also can't wait for more and I think the whole plot and setting especially works BECAUSE of liko and her unique personality. If ash was there it definitely would be different and I would even argue that it wouldn't be as exciting as with Liko ^^
@@PokemonRangerBoy12 Lmao. I appreciate you taking the time to answer. My comment was loaded and for 2 episodes, I think I went "far enough" XD. Less might be more sometimes but I was too excited to NOT share these thoughts. So I'll respond to "some" of your responses. :P
I've heard the theories about Nidothing being Iono and I gotta say... the character definitely has the energy to match. XD I guess anything's possible.
Yeah, it's crazy because at most in Journeys, it was either Matori Matrix (kinda?) or AU Team Rocket. Sadly, both were isolated circumstances and both mini-arcs just went by so quickly and never touched on again. We need more "Hunter J's" and less... Journeys Team Rocket. XD (And do I even count Chairman Rose in this situation?)
I think because a big part of Horizon's story IS the pendant and its secrets, it's probably gonna get more proper time attached to it unlike in Journeys where that wasn't always the focus.
**IT IS ON LIKE DONKEY KONG** (Or we can share... Orla has enough stress to worry about. XD)
Everyone forgets Quaxly apparently lmao. That might change soon enough.
I'm just sad that people are not gonna really give this series a chance because Ash isn't there anymore. So many people want him to show up right now but that would ruin the whole point of this story at the moment.
I liked how liko used Pokémon moves in different ways with the rhydon
I’m excited to see how she develops
And I have to say that compared animation of Leafage in the anime, Liko's Sprigatito's was way better than
ash's rowlet's version
Your "negatives" on Liko is moot tbh. Because everyone has been comparing to Ash, when she's her own person. She isn't like Ash, nor should she be. Roy seems to be the Ash type from what they've shown, however, even he is different and his own person. Which is a breath of fresh air tbh.
Can't wait for their story to unfold. This is what older fans have been wanting since the B&W anime specials that promoted the games.
The battles in the first two episodes were a chef's kiss.
For me, these first two episodes definitely deserve a 10/10 each. Episode 1 already made me love Liko's character along with her relationship with Sprigatito while Episode 2 really got me interested in both the Rising Volt Tacklers and the Explorers. Overall, these two episodes were a great start to this new series.
2:53 That Part was funny as hell, I also Love that pic of Sprigatito with its claws❤
This new anime is such a breath of fresh air with so much good surrounding it! My friends are even getting back into the pokemon anime because these first two episodes showed so much promise and were so good!(and they also won't shut up about how much better Horizons looks compared to what I've shown them of Journeys and Sun and Moon, but another positive for Horizons I guess)
Sure, Ash will be missed. But honestly? Liko is already one of my favorite characters, and it's only been TWO episodes! We'll be fine without him. Also, I'm more invested in the story, which hadn't really happened since the XY(&Z) days.
sun and moon was interesting story wise outside of xyz series.
I hope that with the new Poke Era, we get to see you make more new videos on Liko's journey
I love how you instantly highlighted Liko's voice. I don't know if you're familiar with the Macross series but the same VA is voicing one of the main characters and since I watched delta (the specific part of Macross in which Liko's VA appeared) I was really hoping she would get more VA jobs. Imo one of the most underrated VAs out there! I was waiting for YEARS to hear that voice again! Kinda hyped for the show ngl :)
Yeah Suzuki minori is really talented! I loved her as Ena from project Sekai
Amethio is giving me Seto Kiba vibes and I love it
These 2 episodes were AMAZING!
The flow, the animation, the characterization! I am so excited for more!
The only issue I have with the series so far is that the school isn't set in Paldea and that Friede doesn't have an Armarouge. We could've had a sick Armarouge/Ceruledge rivalry. I heard that the XY action director is bad on crew, which could explain the great battle choreography
Also really like that Friede's Pikachu has a very different battle style from Ash's Pikachu
I'm pretty sure the first episode spans a few months. Liko observing Sprigatitio, training with it, etc. should've taken a while
#QuaxlyGang
It is in a spawn of few months as you said. The evidence is when Anne said "It has been a while since we got a long vacation from school".
It really feels like the anime panel is really enjoying creating these episodes
Can we talk about Amethio's Pokemon Choices? My man can cut himself with that edgy and i am all here for it, I LOVE both Ceruledge and Corviknight, we know Ceruledge will get plenty of time to shiny but i hope the same to Corviknight and that he isn't just the "Flying Pokemon"
To be honest, so far I love this new series, characters, story, the mystery, animation, how it looks, music. This has made me really excited. I’d give the fort two episodes 9 or 10 out of 10. I was already happy to see Sprigattio was gonna be the main characters main Pokemon as it’s my favourite starter from gen 9, but watching the episode I like him/her even more. The fact the jewel Liko has is connected to the upcoming dlc for scarlet and violet is interesting, probably will be more connected to SV and it’s dlc’s. Loved the battles, the pacing and strategy’s used were really goo and engaging. Love Liko and the characters on the ship, and the Pokemon they have up there make sense. The new baddies are cool and I like there Pokemon. Just overall, lots of fun and hype. Definitely a good start, just hope it continues and gets better and we find out more of what’s happening. Pokemon horizons, love that name. 💫
The handshake made me think of Peter and Ned's handshake in the MCU but will less moves and personality.
That aside, I was amazed with how they started this series. I hope they keep it up!
I LOVE Liko so much!! She goes neck to neck with Bonnie as one of my favourite characters!!
Ya I agree Liko and Horizons is amazing so far!!!
3:00 Because The only thing that matters is that you are not Grookey!
Me: EMOTIONAL DAMAGE
This two episodes are very beautiful ❤❤. The star of a new era ❤❤
I think this will be a very good pokemon anime series.
Btw I think all of Serena's references could be because the xy series both the game and the anime celebrate 10 years or are just similar (this is just a personal theory).
Riko can be a character that many people will like as much as I do.
Cheer up our new Pokemon Heroine.
This series looks super promising!
I also said that when Journeys premiered.
I know... We should still approach this with a bit of awareness or else it could burn us like Journeys did..
Covid is to blame for many of the problems of Journeys. Hopefully nothing similar happens and therefore give this series breathing room
Omgoodness. This is as good if not better than XY and XYZ. And that says something for me. The animation in the fights is insane. I'm so glad they left the SM and Journeys animation. When this hits the USA I'm watching it.
13:58 Same XD
I could never really relate to Ash as much as I liked him. I grew up very introverted so I'm sure LOTS will relate to her and the boy main character or even Anne kids can relate as that awesome friend with lively energy.
The series needed a change at some point. And already I’m really liking Liko. She definitely seems smarter than Ash at this point and I like the idea of her traveling the world with the weird sky pirate group.
You’re killing me with the uncoolness of the handshake but you’re so right thooo I was like tf was that
Don't have anything to watch this show on but my phone so I'm going to just watch reviews on RUclips but onto more important things this ep reminds me of the first and second episode of xy and I'm intrigued, however I want pokemon scarlet and violet to do something sun and moon and journeys could not do for me and the franchise I want riko to surpass serena in terms of grounded and realistic development and I want this new series to surpass xy the benchmark I don't want this show on par I'm rooting for it to surpass the that overwhelming wall to succeed in the long run
3:29 that was damn cute!
My old school actually worked like that
Finals end, schools start
10 days later vacation start
2 months later school start again
I just loved it! I was actually tired of Ash - he's grown to have an heck of an army of Pokémon and a hefty load of stories on his back. The anime was always referring to the things on the past (25 years of continuous journeys, mind you), so much so you could hardly say it was for kids. It became more of a legacy thing for grown-up fans. And so boyish in every sense... Liko came in to give it an important fresh renewal that was so needed. There's so much that I criticize in Journeys, so, good riddance in a few ways (sorry fans!).
Ash was becoming unsustainable. Too much legacy for a 10 year young adventurer.
What's the best thing about the first two episodes of Pokemon Horizons and what's the rest of this show going to be like?
I would say personally to me the best of these episodes was how good and well animated the fights were felt like XY fighting scenes but with more recent animation, also how there was actually a linear story that seems to be continuing for the next episodes so far, this anime is even structured being the first part "Liko and Roy set off" meaning they have actual story and lore prepared, also liked how Liko was relatable to introverts and how the characters and Pokemon personality developed
This series so far sounds extremely good and I'm very excited for the next episode to come also can't wait to see more than you Pikachu maybe he might get the old movies back all keep the new ones who knows 10/10
This is kind of exiting and hyped sorry ash love you to bits but i was getting tired of you losing and naw since ash is the world champion this is the best time to change, welcome liko you have a very very big shoes to fill but you will do great ❤
Stupid Gou midoriya toxic stan fan is here
ASH IS STILL THE BEST!!!!! .....but she isn't bad I guess
Don't blame you we grew up with a person by our side for all these years
Ash is still the best…that no on ever was
If Liko is getting better, I think she would be more remarkable than Ash. Certainly😊
Ash is the big brother a lot of us don't have, but Liko is currently giving off an air of younger sibling. Hopefully not the annoying sort though...😂
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Omg, Liko is me. I'm also bad with human interaction, which causes me to just let go of the idea of talking to them since I have no idea how to start up the conversation especially since we're total strangers. Hearing this info about her, makes me excited to watch this even more since I can relate to her way better than the always energetic and etroverted Ash. This is a nice and welcome change
The last time I was this excited for a Pokemon anime was Sun and Moon.
I was sad to know ash wouldn't return but with liko taking his place there's nothing to worry about (I hope)
for some reason, I feel like Pokemon is back with this series. I haven't had that feeling since Kalos. I don't know what it is but since Kalos ended I never really enjoyed the anime. But with Liko maybe child me is back for another round
I liked it a lot. Also appreciate that they're using an art style similar to that of the games themselves and making it look and feel like I'm watching Pokémon. Not the shit, ugly art style they've used since Sun/Moon that made the show like a cheap Yokai Watch knockoff. Plus, the overexaggerated reactions that spawned from that type of art style just didn't look right in Pokémon
I thought this series came out in April 14 and there’s a 2nd episode already? I didn’t even know till I clicked on here. Thought I was trippin. Anyways, even tho ppl liked Ash bc of his expressions towards Pokémon and his adventures, I think Liko definitely does relate to the audience but personality-wise, she overthinks a lot and is hesitant as an introvert which ik ppl can relate. And it’s so strange seeing an airship in Pokémon. Was her starter chosen based on her personality or was it randomized? And I wonder how Roy’s introduction will happen, he’ll definitely balance with Liko
The starter was chosen based on her personality. The academy professors talked with her and chose the pokemon that would better fit her personality. Which is why Anne have Oshawot cuz those 2 are really similar personality wise as well
i'm giong to wrn you this new seres is when nintendo gets realy serous and very very dark for the first time in the pokiemon series as a whole and its giongto be a very very crazy dark ride.
Liko is a great 👍 main character she’s her person and her character is different than Ash she’s more shy and reserved and ready to learn every step of the way but can also be head strong and brave like Ash as well a good balance I’m glad they didn’t make her a female version of Ash she’s her own person but has a bit of his reckless nature and brave personality Cool 😘
Ngl, this one's hard for me judge right now. It feels like there's simultaneously plenty going on, yet not enough to properly make me know how to feel about it. I'll still have some hope for it, but considering Journeys started failing after it's beginning, I have to remain a little bit skeptical.
One thing i expect from this series is that they are showing paldea, more often and not making the mistake like journeys being whole time at vermillion city. Journeys had just handful episodes of galar.
I had my doubts about Captain Pikachu, but no no. He's very very cool and is clearly different from Ash's Pikachu.
Pokémon horizons is amazing 🎉❤🥰 I’m loving it so far. Liko and sprigatito are absolutely amazing 😻
Liko's character is being developed amazingly!
Lmao i think my dreams predicted this series when i was 8, i had a dream similar to ep 1
😂hahahaha the repeating handshake slander
To be completely honest I'm more exited about Friede & Charizard & The Baddas Ship/Plane with Captain Pika & The Crew than Liko.
The reason Anne is going back home and Liko isn't is probably not because of a long holiday, just a weekend, since Anne's home is in Kanto (same as school) and presumably it'd take Liko much longer to return to Paldea for the weekend.
No. Anne clearly stated its the first long vacation since they started school there
I think the school lasted for months but they only showed us a bit
As an Ambivert, i much prefer Ash, but Liko is good too.
12:47 Anyone else think Ola (did I spell that right) looks a bit like Serena?
(She is pretty.)
I went into Horizons cautiously optimistic, and I had a blast.
I don’t think Liko being such a contrast to Ash will be a problem w the audience. As connected with them thru his outgoing personality and adventuring spirit, but I also think Liko can connect w the audience, she’s a little more grounded and ppl can connect w her thru relatability and experience of not being able to express themselves and what ever themes show up later on
9:27 Mr Poke Ranger why are you trying to make introverts seem like some sort of disorder here ? What you said there is basically having a problem with people being introverts and telling them to change into an extrovert cuz the world demands that like wtf
I am watching the anime since season 1 and honestly Ash's personality is good not but not very realistic when you think of real life. What makes you think that the world is by default an extrovert haven ? The world has a lot of introverts like myself & that's normal we don't need any change
Learn to respect Liko's introvert personality instead of turning her into an extrovert Ash 2.0. I don't wanna see Ash again like get over him already his 26 year old journey was good end it there. Liko is relatable to every introvert out there so all the extroverts in the world shut up already
Sketchy vibes being so enamored by a child making noses, otherwise good vid!!
She looks so much like Serena and has few elements that match Ash.... Did ash finally age?!
Are we just gonna ignore the fact that the new rotom dex has FRICKIN GOH'S VOICE 🤩
Stupid Gou midoriya toxic stan fan is here
I need ash❤❤❤❤❤
Will don’t care about the New Series I’m Glad you like it I respect it that.
Can’t wait to see the new protag for 20 years lmao
Stupid Gou midoriya toxic stan fan is here
@@Nazmi-xy6np umm what?
I heard stories about Ash actually being in "Pokémon Horizons", although it's mostly rumors. One is Liko being Ash's daughter, but that's still unknown to this day. I'm assuming Ash will appear in Pokémon Horizons, just not as the main character, in case anyone forgot about that. Ash for Liko... my guess is she's a fan of Ash Ketchum. Like, he inspired her to become a Pokémon Trainer herself, but that's my opinion.
It's pretty much already debunked that Liko is Satoshi's daughter… not unless if he married Hikari.
Well… I also don't think Liko is a fan of Satoshi, she's still yet to find what is her goal in life.
Currently, time she's just focusing on figuring out what her pendant is for.
Edit: Ah I remembered, there's no way she's the daughter of any characters in the previous series because she's a Paldean native.
This review made me wanna watch the series.
Ah, chumbud.
Have you checked it? How is it for you?
I love it.
@@Reymax164 mayb u should visit a toilet it has better content 😭
What's exactly the plot of the Scarlet and Violet anime involving Liko and Roy? What is their goal and are they going to catch some powerful Pokémon?
Well for Liko it has to do with her pendant and the Legendary Pokémon inside it. As for Roy we know from the trailer he has some sort of weird pokeball and want to meet some legends. So he's either talking about Legendary Pokémon or the Titans Pokémon from the Path of Legends
@@wintersong2266 or the shiny Rayquaza which is also part of the plot somewhere down the line
the reason there handshake is so lame is because there's so much cool stuff on that airship that they needed something lame to level it out other wise there would be a coolness overload and the ship would crash
😂
I love Liko so much
No ash no problem is the default...he was SO FREAKING ANNOYING hated him for years...I can finally watch a pokemon show...
Liko will probably develop with Sprigatito, and then she will get an Eevee
*everyone gets an Eevee*
Pouty kitty pokemon
Little sprig like a actual cat and its cute
After watching this my question is do we really need a 2nd main character that is Roy would it not be better just to focus on liko
Whaaat?! You're telling me a show can work without a main character whose development was broken three times over in the last decades, and didn't have all that much to him in the first place? I am shocked, shocked I say!
To be fair, it could still end up not working out for the series in terms of success, but that might just as well be because a lot of people have a very narrow-minded concept of how the Anime has to be - see the fact that the question if ash is needed for the Anime is even coming up ...
Because so far, Liko as a character is already easily on Ash's level (at least in his weaker iterations like Journeys, maybe not quite D&P yet), if not better. I'd wish they had spent more time on the school part to develop her character, but even when the adventure started they managed to give her some more nuances, so props to them.
But it felt a bit rushed to resolve her and sprigatito's problem with leafage so quickly, and by ... trying harder? I hope that isn't a sign of still lingering Journeys-laziness.
That animation though? *chef'skiss*
The only thing that worries me so far is that they're going with the "girl who has no specific goal" trope again, which they screwed up twice already with Koharu and Lillie.
I also hope we see more of anne, both because of her own fun character and for more oshawott glory!
In general, the characters, especially on the "good" side seem to have a lot of potential.
The rest overall was pretty meh, at least for me. I'd definitely welcome if they keep up this less episodic structure (though I won't hold my breath), but the plot felt a lot like a movie, and I don't mean that in a good way. I already disliked Roy's focus on battling legendaries, and now Liko's pendant is apparently also a never before seen Pokemon?! No, thank you.
So far the series seems to focus HARD on the adventure part, which is worrying because the adventures were mostly mediocre at best. I just want a well done competition story, and if there is really none of that in the series I'd definitely stop watching.
Also, already revealing that Liko isn't Ash and Serena's daughter is ... interesting, to put it diplomatically. Definitely rubbed me the wrong way in how non-chalantly they ended that theory when they have to know there's still numerous people who want a resolution to one of the best storylines of the old series. At least care enough about them to use it as bait ^^
But I guess I can appreciate their honesty to some extend, and their trust in Liko as her own character... more than in their Roster of Pokemon *looks at Friede's Pokemon and also surpresses the urge to vomit*
So yeah, not a bad start ... but Journeys and Sun&Moon also didn't have a bad start.
Haha I'll be honest: maybe I worded my video title like that just to get some sarcasm out of you xD but jokes aside I really hope that the anime is keeping up this promising direction, because I really don't want it to depend on ash or his potential return. I hope that with time it will establish itself as it's own thing that can be successful without the need of ash.
I AGREE! And I really love how they dedicated the whole first episode with just characterizing her and on the one hand I do understand your pov and I also would have loved the spent more time in the school (which is really weird coming from me, because especially during sm I wanted nothing BUT to get out of the school.). But on the other hand I also do understand why they quickly left the school location: because the attention span of many fans (and especially the young ones) aren't that long and they wanted grab more attention to the anime and by switching from characterization to action is a way to do so. Like I said: I do agree with your point but I think that we will return to the school once again and I don't think that Liko will constantly just travel on the ship. I mean it was her parents who sent her there in the first place and their has to be a reason for that and that's why I don't think that they would allow some random people to just take her daughter away from the school THEY recommended! (if it was Delia then you sure know that ash would drop the school for the air ship, because she really doesn't care haha)
So I do hope just like you that they will slow it down after this bombastic start so that she won't end up as just a Koharu 2.0. (that still pissed me of tbh...). And yeah the whole situation with sprigatito in the end kinda felt rushed, but I still believe that there will be more and that this is far from over. And it's so strange that you out of all people is praising the animation, since it's a bit like Journeys.... Only with some actual effort and concept behind it xD still funny though...
And I'll be frank: I wouldn't get my hopes to high in regards of Likos goal not being vague like lillie or koharu, because she IS the MC and you know damn well that corporate will do her goal as vague as possible to milk her dry like they did with ash. Maybe that's a tad negative on my end and I really hope that I'm wrong, but we both know that the possibility is there.
I overall really love the cast of characters a lot and yes...... Maybe I have a weak spot for Anne, because of her Oshawott. xD
Now that you say it.... In some parts it really did feel like a movie! :O but just to reiterate my point before : I hope that this movie like plot is just for this introduction since they want to grab attention and as soon as the "introduction phase" is over, we will continue like the anime we know (but PLEASE no episodic format! I HATED That about journeys, because it was so frustratingly boring!)
And yeah I haven't seen anything from Roy yet, but from everything we know so far he is pretty generic. Hope it will change for the better. And yeah the pendant really is worry of mine. At worst it can be a plot convenient deus ex machina to solve an unsolvable problem like the garbage they did during the 2nd dawn return. But I hope it can actually turn out like Puni chan/squishy/zygarde: something that is actually important to the story while also helping a character (like Bonnie in the past) to develop even further. But only time will tell...
I honestly don't mind a more travel heavy anime since both sm and Jn did such a poor job when it came to that. But I agree that they can't entirely do that and they have add more like great action and an engaging story. We have great a cast so far and they just have to add the mentioned elements to them.
OH man.... You know that out of all people I was really hoping for the ash serena liko theory to be true, but just like you I appreciate that they want to establish liko as her own unique character. ^^ but.... I STILL NEED ANSWERS GOD DAMN IT! xD
SM and Jn did start promising..... Until we got what we got. So yeah the next few episodes are basically crucial to determine in which direction they want to go.
@@luard8047 Oh god I know exactly what you mean. Even here in tgis comment section I get comments like *this anime will die without ash* while I'm here, enjoying something that is actually new.
I highly doubt that just one episode of character development would be enough to establish Liko as a well written character especially since she so the main protagonist ^^ they could handle her like ash and just make her a female version of him but at least for me it would be such a waste of Liko as a whole especially since she is so promising.
Haha yeah I get what you mean. XD it's just amusing to me that you're praising something that even remotely has any kind of resemblance to Jn and I can't blame you for disliking journeys since I also suffered through a lit of their bs.
*sighs* Approaching Likos development the same way they did with serena would be a dream come true. But that would take actual care and dedication and I don't know if that's possible with a potential long lasting Mc. It's not impossible, but I gotta admit: that would be a really hard task and really requires some long term planning.....but hey maybe they can surprise the both of us ^^
The whole *chosen one* story is possible thanks to the pendant sadly. But in that regard I can't really find a good argument against your statement and the only thing left for is to pray and hope that that won't happen to liko. Maybe for once we actually get a twist that is positively surprising...
Yeah I just want to have a conclusion after all the great chemistry between the two! And maybe (but most likely not) after that conclusion they actually went to a Kanto school and after that, they enter adulthood and have a baby called Liko! xD
Just kidding!... But wouldn't THAT be a twist? xD
So yeah Liko as of right now really is the life line of the anime for sure!
BTW did you delete your last comment? Somehow it doesn't show up on my screen and it's also not in the spam filter either :O
@@PokemonRangerBoy12 Huh .. No, I didn't, at least not on purpose ... but it doesn't show up for me either 🤔
Maybe I cursed too much about Journeys ^^
@@luard8047 wth? I was really surprised to not see your comment anymore so I was wondering what happened to it. Damn it RUclips...
Also FYI: if you would have actually cursed in a comment (which of course you didn't) youtube would have automatically put it into the spam since they don't allow hard cursing within the comment section haha
I re-watch all the previous episodes of any of the Pokemon anime to not be bothered by the fact that Ash has left the franchise. Wonder how Liko is going to be a great replacement for him
You and I are on the same page I guess. I'm NOT watching former series out of melancholy at Ash leaving OR out of hatred for this new show without him. I'm just watching them to remember the emotions I feel through those adventures❤
I think she'll be a wonderful character but remember that she's only half of the replacement. The other half belongs to my boy Roy😎🧢
It's so good i didn't even miss ash
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@unknownv12356 get lost just cause you can't get the nostalgia goggles off it ain't my problem
@@ChrissGriffin2000 you have no rights to tell my fake fan just cause i don't email start talking shit about the new show
@@shadowreaperbg7759 the new show sucks you can’t even call yourself a Pokémon fan. The ratings don’t lie either. Everyone is dumping it
@@ChrissGriffin2000 no it doesn't. Of course the fans call it back it's because of nostalgia ash is not in it so they automatically hate it. There are a lot of Chanels that explain why it's a good show.
I'm not saying it's better than than the old one but that doesn't make it bad.
Have you even watched all the current episodes
I'm wondering what that extremely powerful Leafage was. I hope that they'll explain how in a way that doesn't end up making Riko too OP.
Like if they let her can use this on command later on, this will be a pretty bad sign for her character, as that plus the pendant, she may slowly become a Mary Sue.
I guess that was terra moves idk
@@tentcentsofcinnabar Now that you say it, with this baby Terapagos inside the pendant, it probably means Riko's pendant is probably nothing more than a stylized Tera Orb.
Chloe should have been the new main protagonists
Soul blaze is the most cool looking Pokémon till date