All the Right Notes: Pokemon Indigo League Retrospective, Part 2

Time to finish up my retrospective on the Indigo League episodes of the Pokemon anime!  In my previous post, I discussed some of the odd things I noticed in the show that you tend to miss when you watch it as a kid.  With those in mind, I'm now going to address why exactly Pokemon has become such a phenomenon, especially against other similar franchises that have attempted to do the same.  To do this in the most organized way possible, I'm going to actually discuss the two main reasons I think are key to Pokemon's success despite a shakey first season.  So, let's delve right in!

Check out the review after the break!

All the Right Notes: Pokemon Indigo League Retrospective, Part 1

I love Pokemon.  I'll admit it outright.  I watched the show obsessively as a kid (even up to most of the Advanced Generation and a few of the Diamond/Pearl episodes), have some of the cards (because they looked cool), and love the games (playing Yellow via Pokemon Stadium for the N64? I think so).  Recently, just for kicks, I started watching the episodes again from the very beginning.  And it's been a very interesting experience.  Becaues let's face it, while many of us have fond memories of the original Pokemon, how many of us have actually watched some of those episodes recently?  Memory is a funny thing, as I discovered when rewatching Pokemon!  So, without further ado, let's head into today's AtRN: A Retrospective on the Pokemon Indigo League!  Part 1 will focus on the oddities I ran into while watching season one, while Part 2 will be a discussion on the success of the anime in America.

The first Pokemon opening.  Just as catchy now as it was then!

 

Check out the review after the break!