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ignoring the 1st part. Not being bound to SV's plot is part of the problem. after Journeys barely did anything with Galar (and Gen 8 in general honestly) people very much want an anime that closely follows SV's plot points. Especially given all the popular human characters Sv introduced.
I'll still watch Horizons, but I'll be very disappointed if we don't at least acknowledge some of SV's original plot.

Ngl, Horizons is pretty much everything I wanted from a Pokemon anime.
Those not watching cuz no Ash are missing out. He's a nostalgic character for all of us and I get missing him/wanting him to return, but it doesn't hurt to give something new a try!
(By bound to its own story, I mean while it may use some SV characters, the kids aren't doing Gyms or really touching on any of SV's story beats like the school or the Raidons. It feels more like it's doing more of its own thing.)