What's it going to take for the Japs to realize that comic relief villains or comic relief in general isn't funny and never was? You got Team Rocket and over half of Ash's Pokemon making gag faces and getting their asses kicked every 5 Seconds with Ebin meme faces. Mental retardation isn't cute
>>33453298
counterpoint: it's actually very funny
>>33453298
Maybe the reason this show has so many comedy relief characters is because it's targeted at little kids and not man-children who spend their time actually watching this shit and discussing it online.
>>33453457
Pokemon has shit comedy relief characters even compared to others kid's anime, though.
>>33453474
Only if it is a Western show
>its another likely underage xyfag that thinks pokemon is serious business
>>33453497
found the /co/fag
>>33453298
>comic relief in general isn't funny
It's a fucking kid's show
>b-but most of its fanbase is adult
well most of MLP's fanbase would rather see their favorite horses doing sexual stuff and most of caillou's audience would rather see caillou brutally tortured for a long time and be horrifically murdered
>>33453298
Everyone loves the Team Rocket trio, not just Japan. They're far and away the show's most popular characters.
>>33453298
Digimon 02 seemed like frustration with the trope.
>>33453298
You say that but team rocket is literally the only thing that's good about the SM anime. Might be because they are more competent than Ash in the show hell they already beat his ass but were cucked by Bewear
>>33453298
>Central aspect of anime that has lasted 20 years
>Unfunny
Okay anon.
>watching the anime
>watching the anime for Team Rocket
Truly an underage board.
>>33453804
When it's the only Pokemon anime that exists, of course it's going to be watched
>>33453298
The anime isn't worth watching but Team Rocket is the highlight of the show. The gag faces thing has been a staple of the series since the beginning.