'I felt like this was a place where Ash’s storyline could come to an end. But of course I was in denial about it,' sarahnatochenny, the voice of Ash Ketchum, talks to beastobsessed about Ash and Pikachu being retired from ‘Pokémon.'
There is no one more heartbroken by the culmination of Ash’s journey than Natochenny. But the actress’ career is only getting started, as she tells The Daily Beast’s Obsessed. We spoke with Natochenny about how she’s taking the news of Ash’s retirement; how her connection to fans has only grown in recent years; and whether she’ll be part of the newAsh is finally the Pokémon master after 25 years. You’ve voiced him for nearly 17 of them.
For the first, I would say, 15 years, it wasn't that much, because I wasn't doing conventions. In the last year, I'velike once a month, and now I see just how much my work and the show has affected people. How many of the fans that you encounter grew up with your version of Ash, versus those who have been watching since it started with the original voice cast?
Ash’s journey wasn’t just yours, but that of the entire cast and crew of the show too. How did hearing the news that the show was moving on from his story affect them, when you all found out? Have you been following the fans’ responses to the news online? Have any of their reactions surprised you?that I did [last] weekend after the news broke. A lot of people were asking me If i'm going to voice one of the main characters in the new series. And I’m like, the fact that you care and even think to [ask that] is so flattering and surprising to me. … You would think they'd just be like, “Goodbye. Thank you for so many years as Ash,” and that's it, all done.
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