The Pokémon fandom acquired fairly a shock simply weeks in the past when it was revealed Ash and Pikachu’s journey can be coming to an finish after 25 years.
Ash Ketchum’s present VA, Sarah Natochenny, has already shared a short message on Twitter mentioning the way it’s been an “extraordinary privilege” to voice the character for 17 years, and she or he’s now elaborated on this in a separate put up on Instagram:
“It’s been a rare privilege to have been the English voice of Ash Ketchum for what can be 17 years. It doesn’t matter what lies past his remaining chapter, he’ll reside eternally within the hearts of many generations to come back. I’ll preserve him current for all of us in each approach I can.
“Ash & Pikachu: the perfect, like nobody ever was. Ceaselessly grateful to Pokémon, Hilary, Toshi, Andy, Lisa, Nick, George, Fran, Iyuno, administrators of the previous, & my fellow forged & crew mates over time. 17 years is a very long time to be enjoying a ten yr previous. To our followers…thanks from the underside of my coronary heart. Catch you within the wild! Love, Sarah Natochenny.”
A number of weeks in the past, Ash’s authentic voice actor Veronica Taylor additionally thanked followers for following the character’s unbelievable journey.
The ultimate chapter in Ash and Pikachu’s story will start early subsequent yr in January – with a particular 11-episode run. It will likely be adopted by a model new Pokémon anime sequence – premiering in Japan on April 2023 – and starring two new protagonists.