Only the subbed version tho cuz no dub plz.
For a Pokemon Anime, I give XY and XYZ a 9/10 and a definite recommendation for viewers, both new and old. XY and XYZ has reinvigorated my interest in the anime and I'm looking forward to the Sun and Moon anime to see how it's executed. I hope the Sun and Moon soundtrack can deliver as well as the XY/XYZ soundtrack. The handling is also done well, with cutting the music at appropriate times in favour of silence to increase the serious tone.
AZ's theme is noted a lot and it has been used well every time it has showed up. And the implementation of the music in the show. The endings, not counting those included in the Character Song Project, were a bit lackluster though barring the original version of DoriDori. All of the openings were great tracks, with XY&Z being my top one of all of the openings and Volt and Getta Ban Ban being in my top 10/5 respectively. Mega Sceptile way too many times now just because it was done beautifully by the animators.Īnd let's talk about that soundtrack. The lack of stock backgrounds was very beneficial to the point that the stock animations which were still being reused didn't feel excessively used, even though some were. All of the battles were enjoyable, with the standouts being Ash vs. And Bonnie is 1000x better than Max.Īlso, bless the animation.
Clemont is certainly an upgrade from Cilan and, in my opinion, stands equal to Brock, if not higher due to him having a more defined goal which could be observed and was ultimately achieved at the end of the series. Serena is such an enjoyable character even when her goal didn't exist yet, and her pivotal shift in XY60 was one of the best moments in the anime. I certainly enjoyed Ash not being downgraded severely and still employing interesting tactics while maintaining a strong team. XY and XYZ has been the most enjoyable season for me compared to the previous seasons and even with its flaws, like how long it took Serena to find her goal or the Clemont drought after the gym battle (again, not as much of an effect on me due to the binge but I can understand how those who have been there for the 3 years feel), when it was good, it got really good, with the emotional breakdowns making the feels, and the Team Flare arc being the best villain arc in my opinion.
The ending was beautiful, and while I had most of the episodes in memory closer than most viewers, the montage still made it feel like a long journey, as if I did watch it over the three years. Being a more casual viewer, the lackluster episodes didn't affect me as much due to not waiting a week for them to come out, and the standout episodes ended up standing out more (XY60, XY93, XYZ28, which is just a short list). I went back to binge the whole series, and I enjoyed it much more.
I've kept up with the Mega Evolution series when they came out but I didn't get back into the main series until the beginning of the semi finals. However, when I got to the third episode, my expectations ended up being too high since for some reason, I was expecting it to be like the first two episodes, which was clearly a bad idea since Ash isn't gonna jump off Prism Tower every episode.
I haven't watched Pokemon consistently since around halfway through Best Wishes but I did catch the two part XY introduction when it first came out and it was amazing.