Pokemon: Major Anime Series Leaving Netflix
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Pokemon is easily one of the biggest anime franchises of all time. The series has been a juggernaut in terms of merchandising, video games, and of course, television series. Taking this fact into account, Netflix has attempted to become the premiere spot for many of Pokemon’s past episodes while also being the exclusive platform for the latest series, Pokemon Horizons. Unfortunately, it looks like pocket monster fans are going to need to dive into recent series as soon as possible as the streaming service has listed “expiration dates” for the anime adaptation’s projects.
The Pokemon anime has well over one thousand episodes to its name, the vast majority of them focusing on Ash Ketchum’s journey of becoming the world’s greatest Pokemon trainer. The most recent series, Pokemon Journeys, made the surprising decision to retire Ash and Pikachu as the stars of the anime. After decades in the driver’s seat, Ketchum was able toa achieve his dream of becoming the Pokemon World Champion but in doing so, realized that he still has a long journey ahead of him to become a “Pokemon Master”. If you haven’t caught up on Ash’s final episodes, you might want to get started to “beat the clock”.
According to Netflix’s website, a handful of recent Pokemon anime series will be leaving the platform on September 7th next month. The list includes:
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