With the character’s final episodes coming to Netflix, we look back at the impact of Pokemon’s original hero
. After watching the early episodes and movies, Speelman disputes a lot of the criticisms that claim Ash is a less-than-compelling anime protagonist. On the contrary, he thinks Ash’s empathy and determination make him a great character, rather than just a symbol of“[He’s] far from the single-minded blank POV character many wrongly remember him as from hazy childhood memories,” Speelman told. “Ash really is an amazing anime protagonist.
Part of that dismissive attitude toward Ash as a protagonist can come from not watching the show for several years and misremembering the details. Sometimes when adults rewatch those episodes they find a deeper, more emotionally mature character than history gives credit for.“Watching the anime again and podcasting with my co-host Tom have given me a huge new respect for [Ash],” Gorman said.
“I’d give him a trophy for having a long career but a lot of the run time was kind of cookie-cutter to keeping the IP going,” Herr told. “[This] is admittedly a little unfair, since it is a show for kids, but he didn’t need to change or evolve, as much as even like Gon from]. Like he did a great job at his job, but it didn’t require that much.”Vasquez, meanwhile, argues Ash has earned a spot in the conversation of great anime protagonists, at least.
“I don’t think he’s associated as much with the likes of say Naruto or Goku, but I believe the mark of a great anime protagonist is earned strength,” he said. “Not just through dedication and training but also strength of relationships and emotional maturity. Even the theme song went from wanting to be ‘the very best like no one ever was’ to ‘I’ll go anywhere if I’m with you’ in the final season. It doesn’t have to be all about the win. Ash learns that gradually through his journey.
The conflicting feelings on Ash’s departure speak to a general conflicting feeling around him within the community. For over 25 years, theanime followed the same hero who had the same goals. Greszes makes the comparison to the Greek mythological figure Sisyphus, who is forced to push a boulder up a hill for all eternity. Ash has been trying to reach the goal of being a Pokémon Master for all this time, and the need to keep him aspiring to the same things kept him in a “loop of failure.
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