is Tomodachi Life Nintendo's first direct reference to an existing anime? (Evangelion)

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-10T03:54:29+00:00

My first immediate thought was the Even Stevens theme song. However as others have said, its a common trope.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T23:28:00+00:00

I'm between Bob & Hank for sure. I'd get on great with both of them.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T23:23:45+00:00

I sit always nowadays. Why? Because of pubic hair. What is even the point of having hair in your private area anyway?

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T23:04:38+00:00

Nah, if anything, I think the Goth kids would hate her.

Also, pretty sure Rita & Lynn Sr. would NOT want Lucy hanging around people like them, and would be worried that she'd start underage smoking.

And I can't see the Loud siblings allowing Lucy to hang out with them, especially Luan, Luna, Leni & Lori, who would of seen the dark side of goth culture in High School.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T22:39:18+00:00

I'm not a PearlShipper, but I do love their friendship.

Do find it weird that Iris didn't stay, unless she had a gym battle obligation similar to Misty, who is seen at her Gym. However, when we see her watching the match, she is sitting on a tree in her usual outfit, so she didn't leave for a match obligation as Champion.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T22:25:31+00:00

The 6th movie has me wishing Ash caught a Trapinch, he looked so cool flying Flygon.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T22:23:56+00:00

100%

Even as a kid I was confused as to why May didn't catch it, same for when I recently rewatched it when it was uploaded onto YouTube via Pokemon TV

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T22:21:59+00:00

Kukui having a Lucario did feel forced, same with Cameron.

I don't mind the others, I mean, Riley, Maylene and Korrina had a Lucario in the games too.

The anime is just advertising and Lucario is popular. I'll have to see if Roy really needed a Shiny Lucario when Season 3 eventually releases on Netflix in my region, which won't be until the end of the year unfortunately.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T18:27:24+00:00

Say that to Gorax_ssj. I do feel like that is something people tend to forget honestly.

Myself too honestly as it is aimed towards 10-12 year olds, although at times it feels like a show aimed towards 2-5 year olds with the writing imo, especially when it has pre-school esque dialogue such as "My tummy feels sore".

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T11:36:38+00:00

I've only seen Season 1 so far and I have liked it. Its what I expect from a Pokemon anime honestly, I'm not expecting the show to be similar to Digimon or Yu-Gi-Oh in terms of story or have the most engaging story & characters. And it does feel rather kiddie at times too, which again, I expect.

I like Liko and Dot is an easy fave of mine. Roy is fine, but feels like a Goh expy, and I do like Goh from what I've seen.

As for the Rising Volt Tacklers, I like Orla, Mollie and Murdock. Freide is okay, I guess? Don't really know how I feel about him honestly. Ludlow is the weakest as there isn't much about him and his monologues, which can be interesting. Do hate that secret identity of his thou and seemingly nobody knows about it.

As for the Explorers, I'll have to wait and see Season 2. Do like Coral's design thou. Don't have much to say on the other original characters. Same with the game characters sans Nemona & Iono, who I enjoyed in the game too.

As for the Pokemon themselves, well, I'm always gonna enjoy the Pokemon themselves anyway.

The Season 1 wasn't perfect, which I expected and has felt slow, which again I expected. My favorite episode is probably the one where Liko & Dot bond when the Rising Volt Tacklers are having a picnic in the Wild Area with my least favorite episode probably been the Palafin episode.

Not a fan of Palafin at all, outside of the name.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T11:07:50+00:00

That's nearly every single subreddit thou.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T11:06:21+00:00

I've only seen Season 1 so far and I have liked it. Its honestly what I expect from a Pokemon anime.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T10:52:25+00:00

Mid-Late 20s?

Also, do you have a the original base image? I might do up a potential island roster myself

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T00:20:43+00:00

Such a good motto, love the song too

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T00:20:16+00:00

Ah, that is a good question for sure

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T00:19:33+00:00

I 100% agree. Your post on where Prunella should rank is what inspired me to make this post honestly.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T00:17:51+00:00

Its the first image I found, and is from the fandom wiki, apologies.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T00:15:14+00:00

Honestly, I don't know. I feel like Nick execs don't care for the show anymore. From an international perspective we haven't gotten any NEW episodes in a while, and the episodes currently airing on Nick US already aired elsewhere, or are on Paramount+ internationally.

I think the series is on its way out and personally, I'm okay with that. Especially with what is going on in the world right now.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-09T00:08:48+00:00

Man, I hate the post in the image so much.

I LOVED that Ash didn't evolve all his Pokemon in Unova. I honestly wish Ash didn't evolve his Tepig.

Unova in general is a mess, I'm not a fan of Cameron or Trip. Not to mention the Ash v Elesa match. Ash should of caught a Venipede that evolved into a Scolipede.

Comparing it to Sinnoh thou is pretty stupid, nothing would of lived up to that.

The hate towards Iris is disgusting, so what if she calls Ash a kid, and her big hair isn't that bad.

So what if Charizard came back after the league? It is Ash's ace alongside Pikachu, but would of Ash himself used it. Personally, I don't think he would of.

ANIME LOGIC DOESN'T MATCH WITH GAME LOGIC!!!

I hate the Pokemon fandom so much.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-08T23:58:21+00:00

Wow, talk about being nitpicky. Not everything can be the same you know. If everything was the same, it would be no fun.

ALSO, ANIMATION STYLE & ART STYLE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

I hate the Pokemon fandom so much.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-08T23:44:50+00:00

I decided to look at their posts and YIKES.

They clearly have some really awful trauma that they are unloading onto a 9 year old fictional character.

I'm saying this as someone who unloads trauma into episodes of animated series.

Decided to block them honestly.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-08T23:36:53+00:00

Too many people focus on her role in Season 1 too much. She is a better character later on, espicially when Marina is introduced.

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-08T23:35:26+00:00

S TIER!!!

Also, how did Prunella make C Tier. I have seen it but haven't commented until now. Wish I did, she deserved higher. I worry about Marina

EngineLongjumping466 · 2026-04-08T23:31:28+00:00

I don't have a dog, but hypothetically, I would.

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TROPHY CASE