Pikachu from Pokémon is one of the cutest anime mascots ever. Yet, many iconic franchise mascots are even more adorable or important than the electric mouse. Characters like Doreamon have easily ...

This will be familiar to Pokémon fans new and old, particularly those who watched the original anime. In Raichu’s first appearance in the show, back in 1998, it squared off against Pikachu in ...

Image: The Pokemon Company. Ash might be gone, but Pokemon’s iconic mascot Pikachu is here to stay. Kind of. Ash and Pikachu are leaving the Pokemon anime after decades spent as its main protagonists, ...