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Enjoy this very silly convergent Pokémon.

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July 2025 is a big month for Superhero movies!

I make animations too!

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I made a new Ruby X Sapphire animation!

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Selamat Hari Raya and Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate it from us at Wishful Thinking!

Watch it here:

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My Original Animated Short Film is here!!

What happens when a scheming genie has to deal with a stubborn new master who doesn't want to wish for anything?

Watch Wishful Thinking on my YouTube Channel right now!!

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Another reminder that my original animated short film, Wishful Thinking, drops on my Youtube channel in just 3 more days on March 30th, 11am PST! Hope to see you there!

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Save the date and tell everyone you know to tell everyone they know- my original animated short film and biggest project ever, Wishful Thinking, premieres on my Youtube channel in 1 week's time!!

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I voice-acted in another award-winning animated pilot!!

I'm overjoyed to announce that I voice Cosmo in the pilot episode of Starlight Arcadia- "In the Shadows"!!

Major congrats to the hardworking team behind this amazing and gorgeously animated pilot, especially the creator Nico Isaque!!

(Watch it on YouTube here!!)

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Trying to manifest an official AutoFister cover of Unfriendly Hater:

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JOURNEY HOME JUST GOT ITS ANIME ADAPTATION ANNOUNCED!!! LET'S GO!!!!!!!

I can't believe that between this, Pseudo Harem, and Even a Replica Falls in Love, so many of my recent favorite 10/10 manga series are actually getting anime adaptations!!

My Top 4 favorite manga of 2024!

And here we are again! After I had so much fun curating my picks from last year, I thought I’d take the time to highlight and appreciate my top 4 favorite manga series that I’ve started reading this year!

#4: Okashi na Elf to Joshikousei (Sweets, Elf, And A High School Girl) 16 Chapters- Complete!

Genre/Themes: Light-hearted fantasy, baking, comedy

Premise: An elf named Alice is in debt running her departed mother’s bakery when she gets whisked away to the apartment of a Japanese schoolgirl named Ruri. Ruri, wanting to help Alice out, teaches her all sorts of quick and easy dessert recipes (that the readers can try out too!) and the pair soon form an unlikely friendship!

I love baking and things that teach me about it, and while the most popular cooking-themed manga may not offer much in the way of real recipes, I’m really glad this one does!

It’s got a great art style, cute and cozy premise, and an all-round wholesome feel to it! And the desserts it teaches you to make often come with alternatives and backups, really carrying home the whole Bob Ross style “happy accidents” tone of the series.

A brief and simple manga, and for those whom it may concern, the light Yuri themes only stay as themes for the series. Unlike our next pick…

#3: Nengan no Akuyaku Reijou (I Got My Wish and Reincarnated as the Villainess (Last Boss)!) Currently ongoing at 44 biweekly chapters!

Genre/Themes: Otome Isekai (Female-focused video game style fantasy), Yuri (Lesbian romance), Overpowered protagonist comedy

Premise: A sickly girl named Elizabeth is reborn into a fantasy world as the arbiter of evil- but Elizabeth is a kind person at heart, and is so grateful for her new lease on life that she only uses her overwhelming sinister powers for personal fitness! And things get even more out of hand when she falls in love with her classmate- a sweet honest girl named Karen and the “chosen one” of this world. Follow Elizabeth and Karen on their magical adventures as they bond with each other, fend off obnoxious male suitors, and hopefully prevent Elizabeth’s destiny to destroy the world!

Never thought I’d have an Isekai on here, let alone another Yuri, but here are some key differences that sold me on this series- maybe they’ll sell you on it too!

The protagonist isn’t aware this universe functions like a game- she’s not an otaku using her outside knowledge to manipulate those around her. She’s just happy to be alive and loves exploring (and massacring) her way through this magical kingdom!

Conversely, I like to see a Villainess character with an actual “Villainous” theme and story to her. I’m not a fan of “Villainesses” who are just mean rich girls- that’s just called “being a bitch”, haha. And the more malevolent Elizabeth’s powers seem, the better they contrast against how friendly she is, which makes the story even better!

The art has that nice solid shading that I like to see in manga- not that overly light airbrushing stuff.

Like I said about some of my top picks last year, I love a romance story where the couple actually enjoys casually spending time with each other- No melodrama, no petty arguments, no pining, no yearning, no rushed enemies to lovers, just two people who really care about each other, and this is that

As someone who loves One Punch Man and Mob Psycho, it’s just fun to see an overpowered protagonist express their simple and wholesome outlook on life as they beat down close-minded antagonists!

It’s really funny- this was the out-of-context panel that convinced me to read it!

I’m not particularly familiar with concepts like “doomed Yuri” or warning signs of queerbaiting, so if you know better than I do, let me know! Otherwise, this series is still tons of fun even without the romance, so that’s cool! I will say though that the most recent chapter as of me typing this, Ch44, is the first to have overly egregious fanservice, so that's a mild letdown.

#2: Replica Datte, Koi wo suru. (Even a Replica Falls in Love) Currently ongoing at 17 monthly chapters!

Genre/Themes: Highschool drama, mild thriller themes, mild supernatural elements, romance

Premise: Sunao Aikawa looks like a normal high school girl, except for one small detail- she’s a Replica. A temporary duplicate conjured up by the real Sunao to run the errands she’s too depressed to do in person. The real Sunao can will away her replica, Nao, whenever she’s served her purpose, erasing her from existence until the next time she’s needed. Despite all this, Nao wants agency as her own person- she wants to live life outside of Sunao’s orders, to find hobbies, friends, and maybe even fall in love. But she’s completely powerless to do so as things are.

I never thought a dramatic series with next to no comedy, action, or colorful fantasy elements would wind up so high on my list! It’s a great story about trying to find your identity in the face of those who try to suppress you. I really like how it follows a serious subject matter with lots of dark themes and implications, but neither the visuals nor the story take things too far by making it overly edgy or grim. There’s just enough tranquillity and joy to make the tense parts stand out, and vice versa. It’s gripping but not depressing, and that’s really really impressive!

On top of all that, this series has some crazy twists and turns! Obviously I don’t want to spoil exactly what they are, but rest assured there’s some absolutely mindblowing reveals throughout the story!

EDIT: An anime adaptation just got announced for it!! Let's go!!!

#1: Houkago Kitaku Biyori (Journey Home After School) Currently ongoing at 33 biweekly chapters!

Genre/Themes: Highschool Romcom, wholesome, very cute.

Premise: As he recovers from a sports injury, high school freshman Shun is caught up in the “Hyper Go-Home Club” by its sole member- an eccentrically positive girl who goes by Chokki-chan. The goal of the club is just to walk home, find cool stuff along the way, and appreciate the small “romances” of life we often overlook. And naturally, Shun and Chokki develop a strong bond with each other through these wholesome adventures!

I only just got into this series a few months ago and no joke, it’s already claimed the spot of my favorite manga of the year and one of my favorites of all time! Chokki’s personality of wanting to find the beauty in the small things in life makes her really endearing, and her chemistry with Shun is great! No bickering, no fanservice cliches, no rivals subplot, just two people wholesomely bonding through cute shenanigans like in Pseudo Harem (My #1 manga of last year)! I really really really hope this series gets an anime adaptation next!!

Pros:

·        Cute art style- VERY well drawn!!

·        Great humor (Can’t have a romcom without the com!)

·        Good and cute chemistry between the couple

·        Good pacing and progress (For 33 chapters so far)

·        Fun side cast

·        No need for fanservice

Cons:

·        I really can’t think of any! I just hope they don't drag out the “will they won’t they” for too long, and that the couple getting together will be just the halfway point of the series, like with Pseudo Harem.

And that’s it! If you check out any of these series and like them, let me know what you think! I’d love to have more people to discuss them with! And truth be told, there were definitely a few other manga series in the running for the top 4, but their lack of publishing and/or slow translations put me off mentioning them- I don’t want anyone to suffer because I recommended them a series on hiatus, haha. If they ever get published/translated better next year, maybe I’ll recommend them for 2025!

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Animals that aren't Pokemon yet (Mar 2025 Gen 9 Edition)

I noticed the original 2019 version of this post was still getting notes even though it's a bit outdated, so I've made an updated version here as we close off Gen 9 and get ready for Gen 10!

Invertebrates:

Anemone

Assassin Bug

Black Widow Spider

Bobbit Worm

Bombardier Beetle

Christmas Tree Worm

Colossal Squid

Cone Snail

Cuttlefish

Decorator Crab

Doorhead Ant

Dumbo Octopus

Earwig

Flea

Fly

Giant Tube Worm

Glaucus

Glow Worm

Honeypot Ant

Hummingbird Moth

Leaf Bug

Leech

Lobster

Man O War

Mayfly

Mimic Octopus

Proper Cockroach

Proper Mosquito

Sea Pig

Spider Crab

Stalk-eyed Fly

Stick Insect

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Tardigrade

Termite

Thorn Bug

Water Boatman

Fish:

Archerfish

Barreleye Fish

Basking Shark

Blobfish

Both genders of Anglerfish

Chimera

Clownfish

Cookiecutter Shark

Cowfish

Flashlight Fish

Flying Fish

Frilled Shark

Frogfish

Gar

Goblin Shark

Hammerhead Shark

Icefish

Lionfish

Mahi-Mahi

Megamouth Shark

Moray Eel

Oarfish

Parrotfish

Ribbon Eel

Snakehead

Stingray

Stonefish

Sturgeon

Swordfish

Thresher Shark

Tripod Fish

Whale Shark

Wobbegong

Wolf Fish

Amphibians:

Caecillian

Cane Toad

Flying Frog

Midwife Toad

Olm

Reptiles:

Anole

Armadillo Lizard

Blue Tongued Skink

Flying Snake

Gila Monster

Iguana

Jackson’s Chameleon

Komodo Dragon

Marine Iguana

Sea Snake

Snake-Necked Turtle

Thorny Devil

Tuatara

Birds:

Albatross

Blue Jay

Bowerbird

Burrowing Owl

Canary

Cassowary (Teraleak)

Cockatoo

Cock of the Rock

Condor

Crane

Emu

Goose

Guineafowl

Hoatzin

Hoopoe

Hornbill

Hummingbird

Jacana

Kakapo

Kea

Kingfisher

Kiwi

Kookaburra

Lyrebird

Oilbird

Potoo

Puffin

Sage Grouse

Secretary Bird

Shoebill

Snowy Owl

Turkey

Umbrellabird

Mammals:

Aardvark

Armadillo

Babirusa

Baiji

Beluga Whale

Bilby

Capybara

Cheetah

Chinese Water Deer

Coati

Colugo

Dalmatian/Chihuahua/Husky

Dingo

Fossa

Gazella

Golden Mole

Highland Cow

Hyrax

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Jerboa

Lemming

Llama

Manatee

Mandrill

Moose

Musk Ox

Naked Mole Rat

Narwhal

Okapi

Platypus

Porcupine

Possum

Proboscis Monkey

Proper Kangaroo

Proper Rhino

Quokka

Ram

Saiga

Slow Loris

Solenodon

Sperm Whale

Star-nosed Mole

Tarsier

Warthog

Wolverine

Wombat

Extinct:

Dodo

Thylacine

Quagga

Giant Auk

Megaloceros

Megatherium

Glyptodon

Wooly Rhino

Terror Bird

Basilosaurus

Argentavis

Spinosaurus

Ankylosaurus

Parasaurolophus

Azdarchid

Koolasuchus

Triceratops

Shunosaurus

Iguanodon

Pliosaur

Elasmosaurus

Icthyosaur

Therezinosaur

Utahraptor

YiQi

Tapejara

Ornithocheirus

Stegosaur

Dimetrodon

Heliocoprion

Stethacanthus

Orthocone

Pterygotus

Mythical/Cryptid:

Beast of Bodmin

Beast of Dartmoor

Bigfoot

Boitata

Cerberus

Chupacabra

Cockatrice

Flatwoods Monster

Fresno Nightcrawler

Gargoyle

Griffin

Ice Wyrm

Jackalope

Jersey Devil

Mandrake

Minotaur

Mongolian Death Worm

Mothman

Nessie

Ningen

Owlman

Pegasus

Quetzalcoatl

Ropen

Sleipnir

Wolpertinger

Animals from the previous March 2019 list that now have Pokemon equivalents:

Grasshopper/Locust (Nymble and Lokix)

Poodle Moth (Frosmoth)

Scarab (Rellor and Rabsca)

Sea Urchin (Pincurchin)

Worm (Orthworm)

Bubblehead Goldfish (Chi-Yu to an extent)

Garden Eel (Wigglet and Wugtrio)

Draco (Inteleon)

Cormorant (Cramorant)

Flamingo (Flamigo)

Frigatebird (Kilowattrel)

Peacock (Quaquaval to an extent)

Roadrunner (Galarian Zapdos)

Stork (Bombirdier)

Aye-Aye (Grafaiai)

Bottlenose Dolphin (Finizen and Palafin)

Corgi (Yamper)

Dachshund (Dachsbun)

Greyhound (Boltund)

Gorilla (Rillaboom)

Snow Leopard (Chien Pao)

Tenrec (Shroodle)

Smilodon (Chien Pao and Raikou to an extent)

Dunkleosteus (Vish. The other Galar fossils only partially count)

Diplocaulus (Dreepy, Drakloak, Dragapult)

Chimera (Type Null and Silvally- should have already been noted)

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Praying and manifesting for Emma to return in Legends Z-A, so I drew this!

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Thoughts and Theories on Pokemon Legends Z-A

With Pokemon Legends Z-A being very different from Legends Arceus, I wanted to figure out what all the differences we know so far are, and what similarities there were to connect the two as "Legends" games.

So here are all the big similarities and differences with a pinch of speculation and a dash of slight TeraLeak info!

Differences between PLA and PLZA:

Pokemon may no longer be able to kill you.

It’s a modern world- you can actually fight trainers, and many different kinds! With this extra source of Exp and gameplay, will there be less focus on mass catching and research tasks?

To build on this, the “boss fights” will likely no longer be noble Pokemon, or not even singular Pokemon at all. Instead, they will likely take the form of trainer battles. Not Gym Leaders, as that would undermine Clemont’s job. Instead, they may be major city figures who use Megas, whom you must recruit to give you access in developing the rest of the city.

Less focus on crafting, maybe more focus on money and business-building? Dex completion will likely still contribute to earning funds in some way, though.

The cast can’t be ancestors anymore- instead we get timeskip designs to show off. Most likely the residents of Lumiose. Clemont, Bonnie, Emma. Maybe other Kalos residents like Xerosic, Sycamore, Sina, and Dexio. Hopefully even Calem and Serena!

Maybe the Fallers subplot will continue, maybe not. Maybe depressed Emmet will be here.

While regional variants may still be around, there will likely be less focus on them thanks to the return of Megas.

To help us estimate how many new Megas there may be, there were 28 Megas in XY. 18 Megas in ORAS. 18 Alolan Forms. 20 Galarian Forms. 16 Hisuian Forms. 4 Paldean Forms. 22 Paradoxes (Counting Koraidon & Miraidon)

With less focus on the wilderness, Ride Pokemon may have a reduced role (Cabs and Gogoat could return) and parkour combined with Rotom Phone upgrades will likely further replace Ride Pokemon.

With Megas returning, this could mean the potential return of abilities and held items. This is not a guarantee, though. Megas have appeared in many other games that lacked either abilities or held Mega Stones, including Let’s Go, Pokemon Go, Mystery Dungeon DX, Shuffle, Smash Bros, MastersEX, and more.

Most notably, you are bound to one city instead of a whole region.

The urban environment means we could get complex new indoor areas for the first time since USUM in 2017 (If you don’t count Let’s Go and BDSP as remakes)

So, what IS a Legends game?

Similarities between PLA and PLZA:

You return to an older Pokemon region at a different point in time compared to the original games (Past/Future). As opposed to remakes, which re-tell the events of the original games.

The starters are a mixed assortment of previous starters (likely) with new forms for their final stages.

You are not taking the Pokemon League challenge in any way. Instead, you are building up a civilisation (Jubilife Village/Lumiose City)

Heavy theming on the balance between humanity and nature. PLA is about urbanizing and colonizing a wilderness, and PLZA is about re-introducing nature to a developed city.

“Drive by” catching is a thing, where you can throw Pokeballs at Pokemon without engaging in a battle screen to fight them.

The battles themselves diverge from the typical turn-based format of the mainline games.

While you are not able to explore the whole region (Floaroma, Eterna, Canalave, and its islands aren’t in PLA), what you can explore is divided into five different roamable areas, unlocked as you progress through the story.

A marketable appeal in seeing a region and its characters in a different time (Ancestors in PLA and timeskip designs in PLZA)

A marketable appeal in introducing new forms for existing Pokemon and (likely) even a small handful of new Pokemon!

Sidequests given to you by townsfolk help flesh out the world and its people.

No version exclusives, and story focus on a Trio master legendary/mythical which didn’t have its own game before.

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I animated something for the new Pokemon Legends Z-A announcement!

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My Big Pokémon Gen 10 Theory:

I've seen tons of speculation on what region future Pokemon games may be in, or what new flashy battle gimmick they'll have. And since I haven't heard anyone propose this theory , I thought I'd post it here for future reference!

TLDR: The Gen 10 Special Feature will involve getting rid of the turn-based battle system entirely and having manually-controlled Pokemon in real-time battles!

Why do I think so? Because they've been slowly testing it out over the last few years.

Legends Arceus introduced Strong and Agile styles, which allow Pokemon to attack multiple times in a row, breaking from the standard back-and-forth turn order already. Despite this, battles weren't in real-time in this game- enemies would still wait for you to input your attack before the rest of the battle proceeded.

But you know what IS in real time? Tera Raids in Scarlet and Violet. While internally the game still registers "turns" in these raids, if you don't input your attack in time during these raids, you can still easily miss out on attacking for a turn, while everyone else is still in the heat of battle.

Another minor but important change for this theory is battles now taking place in the actual overworld instead of a small arena that matches the environment. Allowing you to move around during the battle (Legends Arceus) or at least move the camera around freely (Scarlet & Violet).

And now with The Indigo Disk, they've introduced a new mechanic called "Synchro", that allows you to manually control your Pokemon and move it around, something that we know more from games like Pokepark and Mystery Dungeon. This I believe, is the second-last piece of the puzzle. Preparing us for the eventual game where rather than standing around clicking orders to our Pokemon once per turn, we'll instead manually control our Pokemon to move around, attack at any rate, and dodge enemy attacks just like in the anime! (I am a touch sad that this feature was introduced in the same games Ash Greninja got scrapped, but hey...)

But what is the final piece of this puzzle, you may ask? I believe it's figuring out what to do with the Speed and Accuracy stats. For the last 26+ years of Pokemon, the Speed stat decides who attacks first in a turn. But if turns are gone, then what now?

Maybe instead, Speed will now decide the actual movement speed of your Pokemon as they dash around the battle? A Regieleki would be able to become an actual blur of lightning, while a Shuckle would be practically immobile.

Or to make things simpler, Speed could maybe determine the attack rate of your Pokemon. An Electrode could maybe fire off 10 Thunderbolts in 5 seconds, while a Pincurchin might only be able to fire 2 Thunderbolts in that time?

Meanwhile, accuracy could tie into the literal accuracy of your moves. Moves like Magical Leaf could lock on to your enemies from across the map, while a Focus Blast could just fly off the map in the opposite direction you aimed it.

Or if they didn't want to go too overboard with this system, they could also just add a "charge time" setting to attacks. Where moves like Scratch can be spammed as much as you can tap the A Button, while moves like Solarbeam could take a solid 5 seconds or so to charge and fire.

But yeah, this is my big theory for the future of Pokemon! Let me know what you think, or if I missed any details! I can't wait to come back to this post in 3+ years when Gen 10 actually introduces "ZetaStretching" instead, where all Pokemon become oblong and all their moves become OKHO moves, haha.

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With the new Avatar series being post apocalyptic, I had to draw this up:

I'm not the most hyped about the new premise either, but I'm going to wait until we get actual footage to form my opinions!

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I'm happy to announce that I just reached 3000 subscribers on my Youtube channel! As thanks, I'm accepting questions for a future Q&A video!

You can submit questions about the various art/comics/animations I've made, or just general life questions either on this post, in my inbox, or on any of the socials listed on my Youtube!

I wasn't expecting to hit this milestone so soon, especially when I have several huge projects coming up that I was hoping to take questions for, so maybe I'll have the submission deadline be in early April when all those are out! Or maybe I'll have hit another milestone by then, that'd be cool!

Thanks to any of you on Tumblr who also subscribe to me on Youtube! It makes me so happy that this many people appreciate what I do!!