First Look at Pokemon's New Anime Protagonists Revealed

Pokémon's venerable protagonist is stepping back, making way for a new hero to take up arms and head out on adventures.

The Pokémon anime is bringing in a pair of new lead characters to change Ash Ketchup. Earlier today, The Pokémon Business revealed that Ash Ketchup would be stepping back as the lead character of the long-running Pokémon anime after a 25-year journey. While Ash's story will involve an 11-episode unique that will air in 2023, the primary Pokémon series would continue with a pair of new lead characters called Like and Roy, who will check out the Pale area alongside Sprigatito, Fresco, and Equally. Also appearing in the brand-new Pokémon anime is a Shiny Rayquaza, who will in some ways connect into the plot of the show. You can have a look at a very first take a look at the new protagonists down listed below:

Fans were quick to mention that Like seems to have some suspicious similarities to Ash Ketchup. Not only do they have the exact same hair color and a couple of short curls that resemble Ash's hair spikes, she likewise uses a hairpin shaped like the iconic L on Ash's very first Pokémon League cap. While Ash has brown eyes, we'll also point out that Like has blue eyes simply like Serena.

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No other details were given about the brand-new Pokémon anime series, besides that it will start in April 2023 after the conclusion of the Pokémon Ultimate Journeys anime series in Japan. Fans will have a few more months to follow Ash on the last leg of his journey before they watch a new generation of lead character take their first actions in the franchise.