For players who have loved or been interested in the franchise before, but who felt that the growing roster and feature set made it too unapproachable, Sun and Moon is like meeting a long-lost friend again.
But this an entry that should appeal to more than just the series' devoted fanbase who'll notice those details. "Sun and Moon is essentially the same Pokemon experience that comes out every few years, just with enhancements to make it feel more modern. Release: November 18 (November 23 in Europe).Until then, take a look at critics' opinions below-or check out a wider look at Pokemon Sun and Moon's reception on our sister site Metacritic. Now Playing: Pokemon Sun & Moon Demo Livestream Now, we urgently wait for the release of the English-dubbed episodes in early 2017.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's We were given more character development not only to Ash himself, but to his friends that were with him along his journey when getting deeper into the episodes.
Ash’s adventure in the Kalos region (the previous season) has been a major upgrade to the entire anime. Overall, the changes made to the nostalgic Pokemon anime has been manipulated to a downfall.
However, the current season of Pokemon has inputted high levels of comedic satire and again, corresponding with ‘Yo-kai Watch’. Before the release of ‘Pokemon Sun and Moon’, exaggeration was kept to a bare-minimum. This is bringing a comedic feel into the show, capturing the attention of young children. Since the start of the show, ‘Yo-kai Watch’ always maintained tons of satire in their plot stories. With that being said, it is apparent to us that ‘Yo-kai Watch’ has always been targeting very young audiences, giving us correlation between the two shows. With the appearance of Ash being reversed back to a younger face, the Pokemon franchise’s target audience has been redirected towards younger audiences and leaving behind the ones who watched the show as kids and continued to when simultaneously growing up with the show. Thus, reversing the look of Ash that makes him appear younger. Given that, ‘Yo-kai Watch’ already had a simple art style, Pokemon takes change to compete with a popular rival. Now, in the current Pokemon series, we see that the characters have been given a makeover with a simple and more round style. This allowed the audience that were once kids to enjoy the show as they are grown up.
In the previous series of the Pokemon anime, ‘Pokemon XY’, the art style has reflected a clean, sharp, and have vibrant color schemes, making our main protagonist, Ash Ketchum, more grown as more seasons are released. To start off, one of the major and most noticeable changes to ‘Pokemon Sun and Moon’ that reflects back on ‘Yo-kai Watch’ is the drastic change in art style. In the anime, our main protagonist, Nate and his yo-kai partner, Jibanyan, go around town putting order into other mischievous yo-kai while also helping his friends deal with problems that are caused by other yo-kai. In other words, a creature that constantly reflects upon a human character in every aspect of their lives. ‘Yo-kai Watch’ revolves around human actions and interactions that are caused by a ‘yo-kai’. ‘Yo-kai Watch’ is one of the biggest rivals for the Pokemon franchise, being both a televised show airing in Japan and making its way to the United States and its audience. With a new release of the ‘Pokemon Sun and Moon’ anime in Japan, it is obvious to say that there are many changes and influences following from a strong competitor in Japan’s television networks. Courtney Hoang, Reporter | December 13, 2016