La réceptionniste Pokémon

After re-getting Netflix for the new Avatar and needing something to sponge out my brain this recommendation immediately caught my eye. A big fan of Pokemon growing up, and an even bigger fan of animation now, Pokemon Concierge was a treat through and through. Fun in both its lighthearted stories of life on a serene Pokemon island resort as well as its stunning stop motion animation, seeing each new pokemon and how they'd been crafted was joy. Primarily following Haru, played by Non, the newest employee and concierge at the Pokemon resort as she helps visiting Pokemon make the most of their vacations. Equally impressive and adorable, and very short and sweet at only 4 sub 20 minute episodes, it made for a great afternoon watch. Would recommend to anyone and everyone, and especially fans of Pokemon to begin with. I look forward to hopefully seeing more.

It's so sweet and relaxing animation. Had a great fun watching it. This adds a new dimension in the pokemon universe as the series successfully shows the pokemon world from a different perspective.

The stories are short but they were impactful. Each episode gives us a message especially the last episode teach us a great life lesson.

The main protagonist was great as it should be. The other characters were also unique in their own way adding different colours to the story.

The animation was top-notch. This animation make the pokemon much cuter and adorable making the anime so sweet to watch.

Also the song was too beautiful.

Finally, Psyduck as the main pokemon was a treat for me. Personally Psyduck is my favourite pokemon and it looked so adorable making the series an absolute blast for me.

As a lifelong Pokémon fan, I've always wanted a show like this: a piece that explores the relationship between people and Pokémon in a casual setting. The GameCube's Pokémon Channel was really the first and only time I remember. Pokémon Concierge is a short but delightful slice of Pokémon media. There's no thrilling battles here. Instead we get Haru, a down-on-her-luck office employee who takes a job at the Pokémon Resort for a change in scenery.

The series artfully blends cute Pokémon visuals with stories about how Haru helps Pokémon and in doing so learns a little about herself. At around 60 minutes total runtime, it's a must-watch for ANY Pokémon fan, regardless of age.

If I had one nitpick it's that the first episode is far weaker than the following three as it serves as mostly introduction.

Beautiful stop motion animation. This has a special warmth about it that I, personally, don't find in the original cartoon. I always connected with the cards but struggled a bit with the animated series.

I loved the breadth of pokemon we see in a few short episodes. The sounds and dialogue are less grating than typical anime genre shows. The stories could mature a bit. But overall they created a world that was creative, comforting and a feast for the eyes.

. I love this visual addition to the Pokeverse. I'd love to get to know the characters even more. I hope for more episodes with expanded storylines soon!

Well this was certainly very different but I was charmed almost immediately by the felt, you know the fuzzy part of some of the Pokemon, made me wanna reach right out and pet them! I thought the first episode was a little slow but that was fine because it was an establishing episode, we're meeting this new character who's not a trainer, nice refreshing change, and the animation was so terrifically different and bright and cheerful, but it's quite visually loveable and it gets to the heart of the matter quite gracefully, I really loved the lessons that it had to tell were done in a really subtle kind of way that wasn't too overbearing and they didn't have to yell it out loud to you, saying stuff like you may not be perfect or the best at swimming or whatever but you're still special just like you are, you don't have to be, I loved the episode with the Magikarp that lost its rubber swimming ring, and the thrilling ride on the Dragonite, I don't think I've ever seen the Pokemon look so cool and loveable and just, gracefully dragon-like in flight before, and it had a Snorlax too, which is a big plus because he's my favourite he just does his own thing lol. This was very nice indeed and mellow and just a lot of simple wholesome fun, it's cool to see Pokemon in a different way than battling, just a very nice surprise, I thought it would be for babies going by how it looked in the first images I saw, but I was very intrigued just the same and it didn't disappoint. This really cheered me up, it was possibly the most genuinely sweet thing I've seen in ages! Wonderful, what a little joy of a show. I already want more! 💓