The first one would have made you puke. I can sell them and make some money. No good story. It's worse than the TV show. That's the anime version of things for kids.
Real anime is blood and gore.
You've been a Pokemon fan since before the cards were available in English. There are still some Pokie-nerds. They're all Japanese. Most anime characters look like that. They have blue, brown or green eyes and black or yellow hair.