The Pokemon anime’s main character, Ash Ketchum and his loyal Pikachu, are set to leave the anime series after 25 years.

They’ll conclude the Ash chapter in 2023 with 11 episodes and with many characters (Brock & Misty) set to come back.

The Japanese twitter account posted a nostalgic retrospective of his journey.

The official Pokemon Youtube channel also posted a video sharing more information about the new heroes that will lead the show after Ash.

There’s a lot of other coverage of this in detail though I thought I’d just commemorate this given the nostalgia tinged flavour of this site in general. Quite an interesting bittersweet feeling about the end of this “era” and it does bring back a lot of fond memories. I haven’t kept up with the anime for years though can’t help but feel like I should at least catch this chapter.