[05:39] <Sotomura> Of what now? :3
[05:39] <Pazuzu> DP.
[05:39] <Sotomura> Yay.
[05:39] <Sotomura> I was about to say AG.
[05:40] <Pazuzu> So yeah, Hikari's geared towards contests.
[05:40] <Sotomura> So, care to spoil it?
[05:40] * @Sotomura can't wait for the release. D:
[05:40] <Pazuzu> Her dream's to be a top coordinator, like her mother.
[05:40] <Pazuzu> And...Pikachu destroys her bike in episode 2.
[05:40] <Sotomura> It all revolves around destroyed bikes, doesn't it?
[05:41] <Pazuzu> Yup. It's the secret behind the series' success.
[05:41] <Sotomura> Honestly, they need more of them. :<
[05:41] <Pazuzu> Anyone who walks around Japan has a secret desire to DESTROY bikes.
[05:41] <Pazuzu> I do, anyway.
[05:41] <Sotomura> Oh sure. :<
[05:42] <Pazuzu> Damn things coming out of nowhere and trying to KILL YOU.
[05:42] <Sotomura> You kinda wish you had a Pikachu there to DESTROY it, ne?
[05:44] <Sotomura> How'd you get your hands on it?
[05:44] <Sotomura> Unless you're actually in... Japan... right now.
[05:44] <Pazuzu> Yeah.
[05:44] <Sotomura> Oh niiice.
[05:44] * @Sotomura has to sit and watch some crap TV.
[05:44] <Sotomura> Like the Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon airing this morning as part of a special.
[05:45] <Pazuzu> James used to live in Shinou.
[05:45] <Sotomura> That's a nice revelation.
[05:45] <Pazuzu> He just got his Pokemon that he used to play with, I didn't catch its name.
[05:45] <Sotomura> Heeeey, you're part of the subbing team, aren't you?
[05:45] <Pazuzu> Yep.
[05:45] <Sotomura> No wonder.
[05:46] <Sotomura> School's too slow with Japanese. x.x
[05:47] <Pazuzu> XDDD
[05:47] <Pazuzu> Giovanni's forgotten who JJ are.
[05:47] <Sotomura> Wait...
[05:47] <Sotomura> It sounds like you're watching it right now.
[05:47] <Pazuzu> It's in the middle of episode 2.
[05:48] <Pazuzu> Brock just showed up.
[05:48] <Sotomura> Oh yeah, they're showing three consecutive episodes, aren't they?
[05:48] <Pazuzu> Yup.
[05:48] <Sotomura> No wonder.
[05:49] <Pazuzu> I forgot how hilarious Pokemon is. XD
[05:49] <Sotomura> Perhaps because these seasons are a godsend of a reminder?
[05:50] <Sotomura> I mean, in recent episodes, the story writers have evidently forgotten about continuity.
[05:50] <Sotomura> Does this manage to reverse that?
[05:50] <Pazuzu> There's awesome 3D effects in the battles.
[05:50] <Pazuzu> I haven't noticed any glaring errors.
[05:50] * Quits: sisko[bulgaria] ([email protected]) (Ping timeout: 240 seconds)
[05:50] <Sotomura> So basically, they
[05:50] <Sotomura> have perfected the start of the series?
[05:50] <Pazuzu> And Ash just caught a Mukkuru.
[05:50] <Pazuzu> Yes. Yes they have.
[05:51] <Sotomura> If we get all this good right now, it won't be long until we're into filler territory again. :<
[05:51] <Pazuzu> I can see loads of people bitching about Brock's appearance.
[05:51] <Sotomura> Why? o.o
[05:51] <Pazuzu> Well...he shows up in a truck with a girl he likes and wants to make the moves on.
[05:52] <Pazuzu> She then gets a phone call from her boyfriend and takes off, leaving Brock with Ash.
[05:52] <Sotomura> X3
[05:52] <Sotomura> Ew.
[05:52] <Sotomura> So the storyline is pristine for a new series?
[05:52] <Pazuzu> So far.
[05:53] <Sotomura> Did they treat it much like AG?
[05:53] <Pazuzu> They're just showing a short clip thing of Ash and Pikachu's first meeting before episode 3.
[05:53] <Pazuzu> Dunno, I missed most of AG.
[05:53] <Sotomura> Like, start over, reiteration of the storyline, and all that?
[05:53] <Pazuzu> Yeah.
[05:54] <Sotomura> Is Hikari starting out knowledgeable about the Pocket Monsters? :<
[05:54] <Pazuzu> Gary's Japanese voice annoys me to no end.
[05:54] <Pazuzu> No, she knows almost nothing.
[05:54] <Sotomura> Oooh, not again.
[05:54] <Sotomura> So she's the clueless one like Ash was. :<
[05:54] <Pazuzu> And at least her Pocchama has a personality.
[05:55] <Sotomura> Compared to Achamo? :<
[05:55] <Pazuzu> Achamo had a personality?
[05:55] <Sotomura> No, it just sat there and looked cute. D:
[05:55] <Pazuzu> Yup.
[05:56] <Sotomura> And apparently Ash "starts over again" right?
[05:56] <Pazuzu> Just Pikachu and Aipom, yeah.
[05:56] <Sotomura> Damn.
[05:56] <Sotomura> What's your role on the subbing team, by the way?
[05:57] <Pazuzu> Translator.
[05:57] <Sotomura> Sounds fitting so far.
[05:57] <Sotomura> Can't wait to see your work, then. ^_^
[05:57] <Pazuzu> Pikachu gets kidnapped by TR when he arrives, and gets lost. Hikari runs into him and saves him from TR.
[05:58] <Sotomura> It sounds like May
[05:58] <Pazuzu> Then Ash meets Brock, catches Mukkuru and goes to find Hikari and Pikachu. And that's where we are now.
[05:58] <Sotomura> and her first meeting with Ash.
[05:59] <Pazuzu> Hmm, this clip short is an entire summary of the first few episodes.
[05:59] <Pazuzu> Ash and Pikachu, Ash and Gary, Ash and the Spearow, TR's first appearance...
[05:59] <Sotomura> It's 8:00 PM now, right?
[05:59] <Pazuzu> Yup.
[05:59] <Pazuzu> Wait...
[06:00] <Sotomura> 7:59 PM, rather?
[06:00] <Pazuzu> NOW it's 8:00pm.
[06:00] <Pazuzu> XD
[06:00] <Sotomura> Hehe. XD
[06:00] <Sotomura> *is one hour ahead of you*
[06:00] <Pazuzu> Aussie?
[06:00] <Sotomura> Indeed.
[06:00] <Sotomura> And yet I'm importing a Japanese game.
[06:01] <Sotomura> You can guess what it is. :<
[06:01] <Pazuzu> Finally, someone who's not like 59346359765 hours behind me.
[06:01] <Pazuzu> DP?
[06:01] <Sotomura> Diamond, yes.
[06:01] * @Pazuzu bought Diamond today
[06:01] <Sotomura> I can't listen to spoken Japanese right, but at least I can try reading it.
[06:01] <Sotomura> What's the title screen theme?
[06:01] <Pazuzu> It's silent.
[06:01] <Sotomura> A friend of mine's been going around asking crazily.
[06:02] <Sotomura> Ah.
[06:02] <Sotomura> Sorta fits it, then.
[06:02] <Pazuzu> Well...some of it is.
[06:02] <Pazuzu> And now we have Ash and Brock. Sig.
[06:02] <Pazuzu> WANT EPISODE THREE
[06:02] <Sotomura> Is it coming up?
[06:02] <Pazuzu> Eventually.
[06:02] <Sotomura> Wait, how many commercial breaks do they air?
[06:03] <Pazuzu> Not many. It's doing the long clip show thing.
[06:03] <Sotomura> On a typical episode, though?
[06:03] <Pazuzu> Oh, right.
[06:03] <Pazuzu> Just the one in the middle.
[06:03] <Sotomura> Ah.
[06:03] <Sotomura> Is it long?
[06:03] <Pazuzu> Not really, average length.
[06:04] <Sotomura> They don't fill up that much time to display a million repeated advertisements, good. >:(
[06:04] <Sotomura> Over here, TV's full of them.
[06:04] <Sotomura> And if it's a live show, it's usually 3 minutes until the next horribly long one. @_@
[06:04] <Pazuzu> =/
[06:06] <Sotomura> So, where in Japan are you? Are you a native? XD
[06:06] <Pazuzu> Tokyo. And no. XD
[06:06] <Pazuzu> Hmm, I still prefer the Kanto dub.
[06:07] <Sotomura> Ah.
[06:07] <Sotomura> And so, what's your nationality?
[06:07] <Sotomura> American...?
[06:07] <Pazuzu> Irish.
[06:07] <Sotomura> Oh.
[06:07] <Sotomura> Oooh.
[06:07] <Pazuzu> ...Ash vs Ritchie...
[06:07] * @Pazuzu bashes head off desk
[06:08] <Sotomura> Headdesk? :<
[06:08] <Sotomura> Is this like, an exchange trip or just a short visit or...?
[06:08] <Pazuzu> And how his battle with Gary. And break.
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