Ash Ketchum's journey in the Pokémon anime came to a mildly controversial end in 2023, as it left many things open-ended in a way that some fans didn't appreciate. Those fans might instead be better off checking out the epilogue for The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, as it drew many of those plot threads to a satisfying conclusion, while still leaving Ash with the open ending that the anime provided.

The Electric Tale of Pikachu is a manga that adapts the first two seasons of the Pokémon anime, in particular the Indigo League and Orange Islands arcs that made up the bulk of the series' beginning. It features all the characters from the anime, like Misty, Brock, Gary, and Team Rocket, and loosely adapts the plots of certain episodes while also taking time to tell its own stories on occasion. The art style and tone are quite different from that used by the anime,...