Smangaliso Simelane is happiest when he's tapping on his keyboard or gripping a controller. He has been writing about video games since 2020 and he's not about to stop any time soon. He mostly enjoys ...

In less than 24 hours, the Pokemon franchise is making one of its biggest changes yet. It has been more than 20 years since Ash Ketchum made his way to television, and the trainer has become a role ...

Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, two characters who have been the heart of the Pokémon series since its start in 1997, retired as the protagonists on Friday. Their final episode was relatively quiet — nothing ...

The day has finally come for Ash and Pikachu to say goodbye to the Pokemon anime, and fans have been busy saying their emotional farewells. On March 24, the final episode of the current season of the ...

Ash and Pikachu might be leaving the Pokemon anime, but a new sea-faring take on the electric mouse pocket monster is set to join the new main cast. It's been a long journey, but the Pokemon anime is ...

After 26 years, 1232 episodes, and 23 movies, the Pokémon anime series aired its last episode with the beloved protagonists Ash Ketchum and Pikachu in Japan on Friday. In their place are two new ...

“I think of Pikachu as a combination of cuteness, strength and the ability to bring a few laughs,” Yuyama began. “By the way, I decided from the very get-go that the Pokemon that would become [Ash’s] ...

Pikachu is the most recognizable Pokemon out there, serving as a mascot character for the franchise that even people who've never played the games or watched the anime can recognize. Ash might be the ...

Brittany Luse: Daniel, you've written a whole book on Pokémon. I want you to take us back to Pokémon's early beginnings, to where the inspiration came from. How did Pokémon come about? Daniel Dockery: ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

Pokemon is how countless fans across the world first became familiar with Japanese anime, and global icon Pikachu is at the ...