Sun and Moon is maybe my favourite series of the anime that I’ve watched in a while. I remember really getting into Pokemon while Advanced Battle was airing here in the UK, and me and my brother loved watching Diamond and Pearl (screw that Tobias guy, plz nerf). I remember watching the first series of Black and White and watched pieces of X&Y but neither really took my fancy. Certain aspects were cool, but neither really hit me like the previous two regions. But me and my brother watched Sun and Moon together and damn was it good. I think the series as a whole was great from the fact that Ash wasn’t being washed down to this novice trainer again, to the companions actually being interesting and diverse and not rehashed characters with different designs to Alola being a beautiful region. I’m also a big fan of the artwork. Story arcs overall were amazing, I loved the initial Nialego/Lusamine arc, the Necrosma arc was great but the championship tournament really got me good. I found were the show shined through was when it took characters and just isolated them to explore them and develop them. Ones that come to mind are how Lana obtains her Z-ring, Mallow’s trial, any episode exploring Litten and Stoutland’s relationship, and the episode where the characters get caught in Tapu Fini’s mist (this one actually made me cry). The callbacks to previous regions was there, I would’ve liked it if we’d have seen more characters come back, maybe Dawn, or perhaps May and Max, but I digress. The ending was amazing, heart strings were tugged on and I just can’t wait for Journeys to air on UK netflix.