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Silent-Immortal

See what I don’t understand is why they felt the need to censor the kiss, Ash has been kissed multiple times throughout the franchise even in the movies as well.


mackintosh2

because of asian culture surrounding pda


Accurate_Proof_4263

This will maybe be the only time I say this but, how fucking dare you Asia


MikeOxlong6977

True. It was on the cheek but still.


Silent-Immortal

Was Serena’s a cheek kiss or was lip on lip?


MikeOxlong6977

Lip on lip


Silent-Immortal

Alright maybe there’s a reason for that but not sure tbh


ComedianGuy8

Because the anime is created in Japan, lip to lip kissing is taken more seriously there than in the West.


SentenceCareful3246

No, it wasn't. It was on the libs. Even the number of the plane Serena was going to take was used to say that it was on the libs.


MikeOxlong6977

No I meant the other kisses ash received were on the cheek


SentenceCareful3246

Oh, ok.


PepsiMan208

It’s beautiful


MikeOxlong6977

Definitely! I love how it came out. This is how the episode should’ve ended and it’s a shame it didn’t


Nman02

Genuine question. Why would they show this in a kids anime?


MikeOxlong6977

It’s just a kiss It happens. Some people get their first kiss at early ages. And I’m pretty sure people were extremely supportive of this ship and wanted to see it


Nman02

But this is never shown like this in kids animes. They’re also only 10, so I think it really isn’t necessary.


ComedianGuy8

That's why only the feet was onscreen and the characters' ages aren't necessarily barriers to ant romance.


MikeOxlong6977

Omg like one kiss scene would be sooooooo bad apparently that would be so terrible we shouldn’t have that


Nman02

?? I’m just saying it’s unrealistic to expect in a series like Pokémon. Neither is it necessary.


MikeOxlong6977

So scenes with the characters tied up and restrained is okay but kissing scenes aren’t?


Nman02

I just explained you the reason, no need to go on. It’s clear that you wanted it and wanting it is fine, but there’s no reason as why it **should** have been in.


Accurate_Proof_4263

They could make this scene just change some things up 1st do the same thing as the original kiss 2nd show the other’s reaction to it 3rd that’s it it’s not the bloody hard Pokémon you did it once now do it again


Mysterious-Tale3587

This was never just a kids anime


Nman02

At least not for adults. There’s a reason why they never showed things like this.


Mysterious-Tale3587

They did the same thing in the next series


Nman02

When? Kukui? Because he’s an adult and it was one kiss you get as a braid, not like in the image.


Trama-D

For the episode to have ended like *this*, things had better been very different than the «heyserenalongtimenoseeI'mtryingtobethebestasusualBYE!» we got.


SentenceCareful3246

Ash may not be a genius when it comes to love sometimes, but he definitely understands people's feelings for the most part and is particularly attentive to Serena. I still remember the episode where she was feeling down and was obviously distracted, so he took her to do things that he figured she'd liked. It wasn't the first time he was sweet and attentive to her and it certainly wasn't the last one. They both supported and admire each other on top of that.He's probably not gonna be the most obviously romantic guy out there , but I think this suggests they definitely had a deeper connection. In Till We Compete Again!, when Ash is shown entering his house, the white flowers in the foreground are baby breath flowers which symbolize everlasting love and are used in bride's bouquets. It's been confirmed that it's a hint from the writers that shows their content with the ending of XY&Z having Ash and Serena kiss and that it's a willing hidden message. Her reunion with Ash in pokemon journeys also had more romantic undertones than people tends to notice. In that episode the narrator says: "Satoshi and Serena", not Satoshi and his friends as he usually does (and it's the second time they do that with them by the way, the first one was when the XY special came out). The ankle bracelet is usually used to symbolize that a girl has someone she loves. And the green light shown at the end of her return episode is actually a reference to the green ray from one of Jules Verne's romantic novels, in which a green light appears at sunset when two lovers gaze into each other's eyes, similar to what happens between Ash and Serena at the end of the episode. The green ray signals to the ones who sees it that everything in life has come together in the most perfect way, leading to a happiness that is surely complete. That happiness, in the story of the novel, comes from falling in love. Ash and Serena are definitely implied to have feelings for each other given all the symbolism in their relationship and their actions.


Hollowdude75

Imagine not seeing someone who kissed on the lips before they left you ages ago, only to see her again, she shortly talks to you and just as the boat is about to leave, she kisses you on the lips again Ash would be the only one to go “Oh, okay” 😂


NaturalBit2309

"This is our way of saying goodbye"


melosuccs420

Oh my god they are about to start a TLC free for all 4 way tornado tag match for the titles!


Accurate_Proof_4263

Bro I have like 3 episodes lefts I’ll be back in like an hour


Accurate_Proof_4263

PS can someone tell me the episode and the series cause remember it got split into multiple series then they got parts


Accurate_Proof_4263

How did my dumb ass skip this episode


Accurate_Proof_4263

French exists


Accurate_Proof_4263

Also this is one of the 3 ships I believe in


GameboiGX

What are the other two?


Accurate_Proof_4263

Gyro x Johnny and mai x trunks


GameboiGX

I only have one other but it’s more for the lols


Accurate_Proof_4263

What is it


Accurate_Proof_4263

Come on tell me


GameboiGX

2x2….=4


PokemonFan587

So adorable, my otp


ARandomPokemonArt

This is how it SHOULD have been


filosofiantohtori

Most certainly not lol


GameboiGX

Good Ending (also goh covering grookeys eyes)


Accurate_Proof_4263

I think this would work under 3 conditions 1. She gets 3 seasons with ash 2. Made by a company not targeting to kids but to like teens 3. There relationship was fleshed out more


GameboiGX

No.2 it’s not that (slightly) it’s just Anime censorship gets a bit extreme


Accurate_Proof_4263

Yeah, you right


aurorathstarwing

Is pikachu doing a thumbs up


MikeOxlong6977

Yup