Little Bits of the Pokémon Anime

As a major Pokémon fan, I'm also a great fan of its anime adaptation. However, lately, I find myself being unable to watch full episodes that aren't regularly scheduled, let alone extended features such as the movies. The good thing is that over time, short versions of the Pokémon anime have been created, which allow one to view even just a glimpse of the things that happen in this world. All of these happen to be neat in their own ways as well.

Though not exactly short, even by modern standards, the Pokémon shorts that became lead-ins to the early movies can indeed appropriately bear this description. At least the description is appropriate, considering what is intended to follow them. I've watched quite a few of these, and while the entire short is not really "short", the individual moments with all the Pokémon minus most of the human companions are short and sweet, adding up to the whole. And before one knows it, the entire short whizzes by as if it was really a short time. The "short" thing may be illusory in some ways, but it is true to some extent.

More recently, there are the Pokémon Generations shorts, and these are truly shorts by their length. I was going to save mentioning of these for a full post (and I will make one for it at some point), but a little blurb about this suffices for now. These shorts deal with some of the side stories of Pokémon adventures across different generations, and ones that fans might recognize after having played the games and even if the anime is not a primary consideration. I've also watched a few of these, though not all of them, and I'd like to watch pretty much all of them before I discuss them further. I can stand to do so.

The most recent short bit of the anime is something called Pokémon Twilight Wings, which are shorts that deal with different stories from the Galar region. As such, it is also relatively new. Given that the primary anime has had a bit of a rework to involve not only Galar but also other regions from the past, to see the present region featured more is admittedly nice, even if it's as shorts, which means not much to see. And in fact, that is the way it is now. Like with Pokémon Generations, I'll also deal with this more at a later time, when there is actually more as well.

My current affairs don't leave me with long amounts of time to watch anything that doesn't have a regular schedule. This unfortunately seems to be true for the main Pokémon anime episodes that I want and need to watch. Yet, at least I can take solace that some Pokémon anime features are short enough that I can at least squeeze a few of them into my current affairs. As short as they may be, they keep my attraction to Pokémon going long.

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