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When I was a kid (in year 4 when the anime first came out), I admit, I was enamored by the anime and always wanted to watch it. But at some point in my life I stopped watching... I'm not sure why but I think I know the reasons. - Misty's attire bothered me - Misty's attitude bothered me - Brock was funny, but the flirting part turned me off too much when I was little - Ash is an idiot who decides not to evolve his Pokemon - Pokemon that aren't supposed to beat some other Pokemon beats it (example: Misty's Goldeen takes down James's Victreebel, Ash's Bulbasaur single-handedly takes down wild Gengars and Haunters with VINE WHIP, etc...) - The case for anime ubers (see below) Uber # 1 [sprite]025[/sprite] Ash's Pikachu The menace that ruined the show for me. It ALWAYS wins! ALWAYS! Ha ha ha! So that Ground Pokemon Onix is immune to Electricity? I'm afraid not! Thundershock! Boom! Geodude? Pssh... Thundershock. DAI. Rhydon? AIM FOR TEH HORN! DAI BIG RHINO! That Marowak that took down Bulbasaur? Thundershock! It's a OHKO! Marowak becomes emo! Marowak left his trainer! (I'd be upset too if I got defeated by something I SHOULDN'T be defeated by) Seriously? How strong can this thing be? Pokemon the First Movie: a single THUNDERSHOCK takes down Venomoth, Pinsir, and GOLEM! Seriously, this yellow rat is overpowered! Pikachu vs. Raichu: Hey guys that yellow rat won! You know what that means kids: NEVER evolve your Pikachu! Seriously, how lame! Oh yeah, I heard from the 3rd generation anime (I stopped watching after the middle of Johto) that Uberchu took down a Regice. A... GIANT... LEGENDARY... WALL... OF... SPECIAL... DEFENSE... REGICE! Why do you pick on the ice Pokemon you anime producers? But you wanna know this rat's losses? Rudy's Electabuzz rings the bell. Gary's Eevee and Electivire (I hear) is another. And another one I heard... Uberchu lost to this bloke Paul's Elekid. A... STUPID... ELEKID. Really? So that's what causes Pikachu to fall? The slayer of Rhydons and Regice... falls to the ALMIGHTY ELEKID?! I'm sick of this nonsense... really. I think Pikachu's my number 1 reason why I stopped watching this anime. It ALWAYS wins... but won't win against the Electabuzz family for some reason. Yeah, I couldn't resist, but this made me feel MUCH better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45Ybhv7mP-4 Take that, yellow rat of the secret uber powers no one can unlock! Uber #2 [sprite]039[/sprite] Destati, er, I mean Jigglypuff Jigglypuff used Sing! EVERYONE FALLS ASLEEP! Jigglypuff is MAD! Jigglypuff used MARKER! IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE! Aside from that giant Pokemon episode, when has Jigglypuff ever failed? Sing NEVER misses! Uber #3 [sprite]054[/sprite] Misty's Psyduck! Just wait until this stupid thing gets a headache, and what happens? The ultimate attack! CONFUSION!!! Destroys EVERYTHING in sight... I'll bet even Mewtwo wouldn't stand up against it had Psyduck used it on him (but too bad it has never happened... muhahahaha!). Ash almost beat Misty with a Kingler at one point, but then she brings out that Psyduck... and Kingler uses HYPER BEAM! But did Psyduck fall to that? NO! It uses Confusion and bounces back that Hyper Beam destroying that poor king crab. Then what about a dark type? Shouldn't it resist it? Nope. Or at least that's what I heard... how Psyduck's Confusion hurt a Poochyena... X_X This duck's too uber... and in the hands of one of the most annoying characters in the anime... ugh. Uber #4 [sprite]175[/sprite] Misty's Togepi Togepi used Metronome! Need I say more? Uber #5 [sprite]006[/sprite] Ash's Charizard Okay, at least this one makes sense... somewhat. But still, it shouldn't take EVERYTHING down with its HAX0R Flamethrower! It takes down Articuno (poor Ice types! Stop PICKING ON THEM and HUMILIATING THEM!), takes Gary's Blastoise down and loses to a certain fighting chicken. That's retarded. So what caused you to stop watching the anime?

And wow, it's as if I've been enlightened. Since 2004, I haven't had the chance to revisit the series, but it always held a certain special spot in my mind. Always was at the top of the list for me. And over time, I came to believe it was simply my overly-obsessive love for wolves that drove my passion for the series. But now, revisiting it for the first time in five years, I see that while that may be a factor... (the wolf has held the position as my favorite animal for six years, around the same time I adapted the nickname "Okami," obviously 'Wolf' in Japanese!) But it is certainly not the only contributing factor. This series has several voice actors that are commonly known by the anime-watching community. For example, the four main characters are voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch, Crispin Freeman, Joshua Seth, and Mona Marshall. Certainly most of you anime-watchers know three of the four. And if not, a shame. Needless to say, this is a fairly unknown series, and much unappreciated these days. With beautiful music (I love Yoko Kanno) mixed with exceptional artwork (Anyone with artistic ability understands how difficult the anatomy of a wolf can be to draw) it is by far one of my favorite series. I now see why I like this series. It's not just my love of wolves, or my love of those voice actors, or even the love of the music. It's all of this combined into one great thing for me. Never have I found a series where I like all of the voice actors for their given character. This is my exception. I would recommend this to any fan of anime, especially those fans of action and supernatural.