Ash has been the central figure of the Pokémon anime since there’s been a Pokémon anime. He was born as Satoshi, named after the creator of Pokémon, Satoshi Tajiri, in April 1997. When the series was ...

Ash Ketchum and Pikachu have traveled the world for 25 years, an adventure that’s spanned a whole bunch of series. But their journey ends with Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, where Ash beat ...

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 ...

When asked how Pokemon: Aim to Be a Pokemon Master came to be, Yuyama explained that it was the Pokemon anime’s desire to follow Ash and Pikachu on a journey for one last go around, “It started with ...

University of Sheffield provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Twenty-five years ago, an animated ten-year-old boy was united with Pikachu, his very first “pocket monster” and ...