I hope it's just a delay of a few years. And a Gen 9 anime should retire Ash if he wins the Masters 8.
What could save the anime is if WB acquires Legendary and the two become production partners of the show, expanding their involvement beyond the American media franchise that so far only has Detective Pikachu. This in turn could lead the combined HBOmax/Discovery+ to have rights to show first-run dubbed episodes in many countries including the US.
What could save the anime is if WB acquires Legendary and the two become production partners of the show, expanding their involvement beyond the American media franchise that so far only has Detective Pikachu. This in turn could lead the combined HBOmax/Discovery+ to have rights to show first-run dubbed episodes in many countries including the US.