[05:23] <Pazuzu> I approve of episode 1.
[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.

[06:08] <Pazuzu> Exchange trip.
[06:08] * @Sotomura too inquisitive right now. D:
[06:08] <Sotomura> For how long?
[06:08] <Pazuzu> A year.
[06:09] <Sotomura> Lots of people doing year trips... D:
[06:09] * @Pazuzu continues playing Diamond while the break goes on
[06:09] <Sotomura> Clip show and it's 8:09 PM?
[06:10] <Pazuzu> Yeah.
[06:10] <Sotomura> When does the episode start, already? x.x
[06:10] <Pazuzu> Looks like this is how they're making up the extra half hour.
[06:10] <Pazuzu> Not a bad idea.
[06:10] <Sotomura> A clip show?
[06:10] <Pazuzu> Yeah.
[06:10] <Sotomura> They tried that with AG and it was just poorly done.
[06:11] <Pazuzu> Nah, it's good here.
[06:11] <Pazuzu> It's not like flashbacks, it's a proper clip thing.
[06:11] <Sotomura> Music?
[06:11] <Pazuzu> Same as the episodes it clips.
[06:11] <Sotomura> Oh, nice.
[06:11] <Pazuzu> It's taking direct clips with bridging narration.
[06:12] <Sotomura> Think that will be subbed too?
[06:12] <Pazuzu> Now it's Ash vs Gary in the League.
[06:12] <Pazuzu> No idea.
[06:12] <Sotomura> Depends on what you're given, right?
[06:12] <Pazuzu> Pretty much depends on whether the team decides to do it.
[06:12] <Sotomura> Ah.
[06:13] <Sotomura> I'm eager to find out how the anime will have the Contest system.
[06:13] <Pazuzu> Me too. Especially with the dress-up thing.
[06:13] <Pazuzu> I can't see Pocchama being happy about that.
[06:14] <Sotomura> I'll laugh if that comes.
[06:15] <Pazuzu> I love the music in Charizard vs Blastoise.
[06:16] <Pazuzu> Now it's them parting after Johto.
[06:16] <Pazuzu> And a quick overview of AG.
[06:17] <Sotomura> It seems they've been trying to get some sorts of fanservice into AG with a few more episodes with the characters swimming and such in the movies and occasionally in the episodes.
[06:17] <Pazuzu> And the Pokemon Contest at the end, and the parting.
[06:17] <Sotomura> I never got to see the parting.
[06:18] <Sotomura> Because a certain site we call Pokebip stopped providing episodes.
[06:18] <Sotomura> I relied on RMs. >_>
[06:18] <Pazuzu> And...clip show over.
[06:18] <Sotomura> At 8:18 PM.
[06:18] <Sotomura> Now what? o.o
[06:19] <Pazuzu> Break.
[06:20] <Pazuzu> And now episode 3.
[06:20] <Pazuzu> Ah, rival appears.
[06:21] <Pazuzu> With an Elekid.
[06:22] <Pazuzu> He just ditched two Mukkuru because they only knew Tackle. Ash is not happy.
[06:22] <Sotomura> Which team is working on the Diamond and Pearl series, curiously?
[06:22] <Pazuzu> Team?
[06:22] <Sotomura> They have two animation teams, I believe.
[06:22] <Pazuzu> Oh. No idea.
[06:22] <Sotomura> OLM, I meant.
[06:22] <Sotomura> Mmm.
[06:23] <Sotomura> Oh well, I'll see if anyone else caught which team worked on it.
[06:24] <Pazuzu> Anything distinctive about each one?
[06:24] <Sotomura> A slightly different animation style, I think.
[06:25] <Sotomura> Do the clouds in the sky stick out? x.x
[06:25] <Pazuzu> ...no?
[06:25] <Sotomura> As in, are they textured or do they look like white bits stuck onto blue?
[06:26] <Sotomura> Because almost all the way throughout the Battle Frontier season, clouds looked like such.
[06:27] <Pazuzu> They look textured-ish.
[06:28] <Sotomura> Like original?
[06:28] <Sotomura> (Because I hope so. ~_~)
[06:32] <Pazuzu> Ash's mom sent him new clothes and stuff.
[06:33] <Sotomura> Wait, is he wearing his AG clothes at the start?
[06:34] <Pazuzu> Yeah.
[06:34] <Pazuzu> He just changed.
[06:35] <Sotomura> They didn't detail that "change" now, did they? D:
[06:35] <Pazuzu> Er, no. XD
[06:35] <Sotomura> It would get the fangirls amused if it did. XD
[06:35] <Pazuzu> Ash is confident. He's so gonna get his ass kicked.
[06:35] <Sotomura>
[06:35] <Pazuzu> By Shinji.
[06:37] <Pazuzu> Who has Hikozaru.
[06:37] <Sotomura> No more clouds that look like crud like...
[06:37] <Sotomura> http://members.optusnet.com.au/soaneval ... person.jpg
[06:37] <Sotomura> That?
[06:37] <Pazuzu> Er, that's what it looks like.
[06:38] <Sotomura> ... tch.
[06:38] <Sotomura> I liked it prior.
[06:38] <Pazuzu> Aipom beat Hikozaru.
[06:38] <Sotomura> o.o
[06:38] <Pazuzu> Now Pikachu vs Elekid.
[06:39] <Pazuzu> ...continuity error.
[06:39] <Pazuzu> Oh, never mind.
[06:41] <Pazuzu> Elekid and Pikachu drew.
[06:42] <Pazuzu> All he wants is strong Pokemon. He just released his Mukkuru for not being strong enough, even though it won.
[06:42] <Pazuzu> Episode end.
[06:42] <Sotomura> So if otherwise, how so a continuity error?
[06:42] <Pazuzu> Nah, it got fixed.
[06:43] <Sotomura> Oooh?
[06:43] <Pazuzu> The ending theme is catchy.
[06:43] <Sotomura> What sort of song do we have now?
[06:43] <Pazuzu> Pop-ish.
[06:43] <Sotomura> And it's 8:43 PM now. What could they fill the block with now?
[06:44] <Pazuzu> Soon find out.
[06:44] <Sotomura> Episode preview near the end?
[06:46] <Pazuzu> Now they're doing short profiles on Pokemon appearing in the series.
[06:48] <Pazuzu> Naetoru, Pocchama, Hikozaru, Mukkuru, Nyarumaa, Masukippa, Mimiroru.
[06:49] <Pazuzu> Now just running throug Pokemon-related ads.
[06:50] <Pazuzu> And episode preview.
[06:51] <Sotomura> :<
[06:51] <Pazuzu> And it's all over.

hmm......wheres Mewtwo in that chat ;P