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Pokémon Horizons: The Series is an evolutionary fresh start for the anime
Pokémon Horizons brings an adventurous new energy to the anime.
The concept of children regularly attending school rather than being free to roam around at their leisure has been featured in the Pokémon anime before, but the emphasis Horizons puts on Liko being a student feels very much like the series expanding on the educational theme of the Scarlet and Violet games. Though Horizons is set in the same world as previous seasons of Pokémon, there’s a complexity to its central story and an intensity to its battles that makes it feel like a drastically different kind of show that’s aiming for a slightly older, more action-oriented audience. Once Liko’s with the crew, Horizons shifts its focus to other members like secret streamer Dot (Faye Mata) and her gourmand uncle Murdock (Major Attaway), with episodes that take the Rising Volt Tacklers to a number of different regions in quick succession.
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