The anime adaptation of Pokémon Sun and Moon had its debut in Japan Thursday morning, at the same in time for the games' November 18 launch. Early fan reactions on Twitter suggest that, despite some controversy surrounding its new art style, the anime is a blithesome comedy whose tone fits its setting. The first episode catches already my attention when Satoshi got powerful armband. The Pokémon Company's U.K. picket sees it distincly, based on the first English-language trailer for the Sun and Moon series. In English, Satoshi (English Ash) and Pikachu's escapade in the Alola region sure sounds ... theatrical. Watch that trailer below to see what I mean.

The animation still carries that there's something odd about this animated series version from previous Pokémon anime. Ash has a more fluid and youthful look, and Alola is primarily filled with bright colors. That's the power of editing for you, though - and whoever edited the trailer for British and English-speaking audiences seems to think that Pokémon fans prefer their anime to be as serious as possible. But for me, I found it "out-of-the-box" experience while watching. I must admit I missed what we used to; however, I go for the story not with the drawing.

We're also excited for the new cast on-screen debut of Lillie, assistant to Pokémon Professor Kukui, since she drove much of the strong description of the games. Even she isn't exempt from the wacky faces and cute personality. There's no air date quite yet for Sun and Moon in the West, However, you may find it on some anime site. Sub under Japanese dialect, it sure pictures the old anime drawings. Watch the appealing, beach theme opening below as you prep for both the anime's TV series debut and the games as well.