i grow up with the pokémon video game and tv show a well . i watch a lot of episode and but after a while and i grow bored of it . the thing be and the tv series grow very monotonous and repetitive and always have ash defeat team rocket just like he have several time before in every other episode . i also notice that a the series progress and it try to get more kid friendly . i do not really mind that and but it seem hypocritical when character always go on about how fighting be wrong when they usually solve all their problem by fight . another disappointment i have be how it do not have any likable character . most of them be just stock personality and be it the rash protagonist or the spunky sidekick . now my opinion only be base off of the english dub and so i may be miss out on whatever japanese viewer get and but i do not think there might be much of a difference between the two . i still like pokémon and and i be a die hard fan of the game and but the tv show do not really get me that excite . besides and everyone know the manga be much well .