A few of my recent posts on this blog have dealt with the anime - whether overtly or covertly - and that's a fine Pokémon topic, even if it's not this month's "four fours". That said, they have made me realize that there is a subtopic I haven't covered about it all this time, and that would be the experience of watching it. It's just as much a part of the situation as is any element of the anime. Specifically, for this topic, I want to discuss the best ways of manifesting that experience based on, well... the experience (of mine and others) in doing so.
Those like me will have experienced watching the anime on broadcast TV, especially on weekend mornings. It's a fine experience and likely the best (and only) one given our circumstances at those times, but it may have been able to be improved with, say, food to eat (a given for the morning situation above) and friends watching together. And while the moments were fleeting, there was no need to review them as they transpired, which could be considered a blessing for those times and still makes them good.
Expanding on the "with food" experience as above, special watching sessions where food is a necessary part could be created, which could make for great experiences. Once, I had conceived such a session for watching the fourth movie, making it a "dinner and a movie", complete with several food courses themed after parts of the movie. While I didn't share it with any other person, it was undeniably a great one - which explains why I still remember it to this day. It's certainly well worth to be replicated even today.
Now, though, many fans will likely watch the anime on smart devices from certain streaming sources, wherever and whenever in any condition. It may or may not be the best experience, but I can suggest a couple of things to make it better: one is to find a really comfortable position for doing so, and another is to turn on the "Do Not Disturb" function so that petty device notifications can absolutely be silenced to avoid disruptions from them. Other than that, the best experience for watching like this may be any that can be had now.
It's expected that fans will continue watching the Pokémon anime in all sorts of ways and in different places and times, and the experiences of those circumstances will also be different as well. Yet it's possible to regard some of them as being the best experiences, or even possibly replicating those experiences and making them the best that they can possibly be. The anime is great to watch, but so should be the experience of watching it, and it may just take a few more things outside of watching to be able to make that happen.
One year ago: Tabletop RPG for Pokémon?
Two years ago: Pokémon Species Fan Collectives
Three years ago: Battling Against Pokémon... and Algorithms
Four years ago: YouTube Pokémon Highlights - Comic Dub Special
Five years ago: Cosplay: Akatsuki no Matsuri 2
Six years ago: Santorini and Sootopolis City
Seven years ago: To Genwunners: Get with the Program!
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