Pokémon: Hisuian Snow

I have a lot of overdue things that I want to cover in posts on this blog, but I'll have (and need) to deal with them one at a time. One of those is a little feature of the Pokémon anime, another web miniseries, which is titled "Hisuian Snow". As can be expected from the title, the miniseries takes place in and is set at the time of the Hisui region, a time (and region) before the present-day of Sinnoh. It also takes the setting of the cold and snowy Hisuian forest, which becomes somewhat foreboding for this web miniseries.

As for the story, it involves a young man (named Alec in the English dub) with a heartfelt connection to the region; this becomes clear in the first two episodes, which involves a flashback to what happened in Hisui when he was a boy. The third episode then serves to tie things together as the storyline resumes the present-day condition of the young man and the conflict he faces... and of course, its resolution. But of course, that's for viewers to enjoy by actually watching, not so much for me to tell about it.

This particular miniseries consists only of three episodes, the first one six minutes long and the rest 12 minutes long. It's a little more than a half-hour in total length, but that may not be hard to spare - except maybe in my case, with so many things going on that I've essentially been distracted of the intent to watch this from its release nearly a year ago. Still, by now I've spared that half-hour, obviously, and watched it.

Like Twilight Wings and its expansion, the entire miniseries is available online and conveniently for those who know where to look. And that's a good thing, because the story is powerful  from the beginning to the end, and the animation is quite well-done. It's a relatively minor taste of Legends: Arceus as the featured game setting, but it should be inspirational for that game and for the mind in general.

Since I can't leave well enough alone, the tradition of summaries continues even for this miniseries, as two-line ones below; may that be enjoyed along with the miniseries.

1: Onto the Icy Blue

Wandering in the snowy forests of Hisui,

a young lad makes an unexpected find.

2: Fiery Reflections in Snow

That unexpected find turns out to have...

a very much expected reaction?

3: Two Hues

The lad, now a young man, attempts

to reconcile past and present colors!

One year ago: On Trainer Footwear

Two years ago: Doing Well on Pokémon Quizzes, Right Now

Three years ago: Voyager of Glory

Four years ago: You Can, I Can

Five years ago: (Continuing the) Local Ex-Raid, 4/8/2018

Six years ago: On the Road Again