With Ash’s story wrapped up, Pokemon: Horizons will keep the anime rolling

Ash’s time within the Pokemon anime has lastly come to an finish in Japan, and a trailer for the brand new sequence, Pokemon Horizons, units up the adventures to come back.

We have recognized for some time now that Ash Ketchum, our beloved protagonist who caught barely any Pokemon, would not be the protagonist of the Pokemon anime. The ultimate episode of Pokemon Journeys: The Collection (the complete title of the final season) has aired in Japan, bringing Ash’s story to a detailed, and sure a teary eye to many who grew up with the world’s finest Pokemon coach. However there is a new technology of trainers that may lead the Pokemon anime, and there is a new trailer displaying the subsequent sequence off correctly for the primary time.

Pokemon Horizons: The Collection is about to debut this yr, and can concentrate on a pair of recent protagonists, Liko and Roy. Eagle-eyed followers already seen that Liko’s hair clip resembles Ash’s insignia on his unique cap, main some to query if there’s some type of a connection between the 2, nevertheless it’s totally potential that it is only a option to counsel they’re the respective protagonists.

This primary trailer tells us a bit extra about Liko, who appears to start out her journey off as a pupil, and it looks like there’s some type of mysterious pendant concerned that does… one thing, I do not know, it is mysterious for a purpose, although it looks like it is likely to be related to a shiny Rayquaza. We additionally received temporary appears on the broader vary of recent characters, like Friede and his trusty Captain Pikachu, in addition to a few of the villains and different supporting solid.

In a really candy assertion, Ash’s English voice actor Sarah Natochenny thanked the character’s Japanese voice actor Rica Matsumoto for 17 years of offering inspiration. “As I proceed recording the ultimate episodes of Ash and Pikachu’s journey on Pokémon, I’d wish to thank and congratulate the unbelievable lady who has impressed my efficiency because the English voice of Ash Ketchum for the final 17 years, Rica Matsumoto,” wrote Natochenny.

By way of what’s subsequent for the video games, final month The Pokemon Firm introduced that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet could be getting a two-part growth, each components set to launch this yr.