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I know.That was a horrible joke.
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I know.That was a horrible joke.
The completely limiting factor creativly that basically dictates that if the companion is female then they must be into events akin to Contests (thus become interchangeable which no character should feel) or fall into the abyss of being completely directionless. Even Serena ended up falling into the same hole with them sending her off to do Pokémon Contests as the next step in her journey.So, what exactly is your problem with that?
Perhaps that's the reason why the new series have Gou.The completely limiting factor creativly that basically dictates that if the companion is female then they must be into events akin to Contests (thus become interchangeable which no character should feel) or fall into the abyss of being completely directionless. Even Serena ended up falling into the same hole with them sending her off to do Pokémon Contests as the next step in her journey.
While good to have a character with a goal that’s not interchangeable, it just kinda more so sheds light on the fact that it should have been a girl to at least give us a female who is as prominent to the series as Ash especially with them doing a duel protagonist situation. It just seems weird that in a series aimed at both boys and girls that the second they present having 2 protagonists, rather than having a girl fill that role, they then choose to create another boy to take on that role.Perhaps that's the reason why the new series have Gou.
It would still attract the girls for thinking how cute or hot he is.While good to have a character with a goal that’s not interchangeable, it just kinda more so sheds light on the fact that it should have been a girl to at least give us a female who is as prominent to the series as Ash especially with them doing a duel protagonist situation. It just seems weird that in a series aimed at both boys and girls that the second they present having 2 protagonists, rather than having a girl fill that role, they then choose to create another boy to take on that role.
Except not all girls are into that kind of stuff.It would still attract the girls for thinking how cute or hot he is.
Except not all girls are into that kind of stuff.
The ratings even show that most that watch Pokemon are boys. SwSh also has a more masculine feel, and it seems like the new anime is also doing the same thing with the main cast of 2.The Mainstream is more targeted towards Male Audiences than Female Audiences these days sadly...
I'm talking about AU Ash.His encounter with Ho-Oh had nothing to do with his goal to be Pokémon Master, so I'm not sure why did you even think of it.
More girls would watch if there was a female co-protagonist, these are things that influence each other.
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The ratings even show that most that watch Pokemon are boys. SwSh also has a more masculine feel, and it seems like the new anime is also doing the same thing with the main cast of 2.
Yeah. There's a reason why series aimed at girls tend to have female protagonists most of the time.More girls would watch if there was a female co-protagonist, these are things that influence each other.
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How do you figure that SWSH has more of a masculine feel to it? It maintains the prospect of a male or female protagonist that you can customize with numerous options. Even when it comes to that, the females have a lot more options than the males.The ratings even show that most that watch Pokemon are boys. SwSh also has a more masculine feel, and it seems like the new anime is also doing the same thing with the main cast of 2.
Pretty much, as Pokemon is dooming itself by painting itself as a boys only franchise.And that's why Pokémon should have gender balance in the protagonists, because it should be aimed also at girls.
I dunno, I guess it's the sports theme. Also it's compairing some of the past regions. Not what I have hoped. But since the bed has been made, I'd have to sleep in it.How do you figure that SWSH has more of a masculine feel to it? It maintains the prospect of a male or female protagonist that you can customize with numerous options. Even when it comes to that, the females have a lot more options than the males.
Not really serious here, but what if the reason Gou looks like he could be of either gender is that one of the writers had this great idea for a second protag, but he was going to be male, and enough of the crew had questions about whether or not that would go over well, so they decided to design him to possibly be either gender so if they got enough backlash regarding not having a female in the main cast they could go back and say "just kidding Gou was a girl all along" without having to change anything they had already produced except a few pronouns in the voice acting.
I think my feeling about this announcement would be a lot different if Gou were, in fact, a girl (and even if they changed now I would feel better). Not really digging the design, but it isn't because of the gender neutral aspect, I'm a big fan of Angie and was hoping to see her more than we did, and liked Anabel quite a bit too, I think the main reason I don't like the design is because it reminds me too much of Ash (who is, in fact, still present and doesn't really need to be reminded of in the form of a second protagonist).
One more big issue on the gender thing, I get we are beating this to death and it is getting really old, but it is still a really disappointing aspect to me. Everyone says this is only a negative to female viewers not having a female protag, but I think it can be damaging to anyone, regardless of their gender. I don't think it matters which gender the viewer is, some people connect better with females and some connect better with males. I can't see any reason why having both would be a bad thing, but I can see a lot of reasons why not having one or the other would be a bad thing in a world like Pokemon, where anyone is encouraged to do what they like regardless of their gender (except, for some reason, showcases). The writers still tend to write boys in a certain way and girls in a certain way, even though in reality preferences, likes, and dislikes are less dictated by gender (due to less pressure than before - not because of a change in human nature) than ever before, which means that some of us, regardless of our gender, are more likely to connect with a female character due to the way they are written or more likely to connect to a male character due to the way they are written. And since they always have multiple characters in the main cast, and the one with the most attention is a male, why not allow the one with the second most attention to be a female (like they have for most of the history of the show)?
The in-show encounter wasn't the trigger for his goal, as he had already mentioned it. The movie changed that.Where does it ever state that the encounter was to be outside the show? Idk about you, but I clearly remember the Ho-oh encounter in the very first episode.