Oh well, Misty never returned to the anime in 20 years, Bullados. I guess you spent decades since you were a teen complaining about this and nothing changed.
The last ep of Johto aired in 2002, so Misty has officially been gone for 20 years. Hard to believe there was once a time people thought Misty couldn't leave the anime, or that the show wouldn't be successful without her, or that all the female companions who came after like May, etc. wouldn't...
That's exactly my point, I agree with you. The funny thing is people tried to make a huge deal out of Misty leaving the anime back in 2002, mainly because some people couldn't believe the anime was going on without Misty in it, or their obsession with shipping preventing them from liking the...
My my, how time flies.
Its been nearly 13 years since Misty was written off the anime way back in November of 2002. And in that timeframe she stayed gone permanently for the entire duration of the anime, never returning to the cast in any of the following arcs. Even her cameos/guest...
I'm not sure why you would think they would have to keep the same cast for a show running 17 years. Misty leaving at the time she did made perfect sense, and I'm surprised they didn't just get rid of Brock took back then.
Misty just isn't relevant. She was easily replaceable because she was...
Brock was disliked immensely over the entire span of DP for being a bland, boring and utterly useless character. This is why virtually noone cared when he finally left at DP's conclusion. It was a mercy killing. Brock probably should have been axed at the end of Johto too.
Misty and Brock have...
I doubt it for the following reasons:
a) Brock stayed for the entire span of Hoenn and Sinnoh, and it felt like nobody really cared. He was a classic Kanto character but him staying as long as he did ruined his character.
b) Most of the original fanbase are now in their 20's, they're not...
Ever since the beginning of Johto the anime generally repeats itself every generation, with the only difference being Ash's different travel companions, rivals, and the Pokemon on the group.
After Johto the writers realized neither Misty nor Brock had much of a role in the series anymore, so...
Its a fun little way to watch some old random episodes. Even a chunk of eps that I remember hating, (like a lot of the Johto eps), I didn't mind rewatching now years later.