Love this idea but by making each episode 5 minutes makes me a bit sad. So far it seems to be all side stuff from actually Red. The first episode was kind of a preview of all his journeys with his new Pikachu. This obviously follows along the same canon as Pokemon Origins as when Red enters to face Blue, Blue says almost exactely the same words he said in Origins. Characters look drawn the same and same voice actors. Having 5 minutes and 18 episodes is better than none at all. This series, just like Pokemon Origins was, will be much better than the original Pokemon anime series I'm sure.