Ash retires?

The next Pokemon anime series, which apparently will feature the female protagonist from the games, was also announced. Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl (ポケットモンスター　ダイヤモンド＆パール) will start broadcasting this fall on the TV Tokyo network.

It will most likely premiere on Thursday, September 28th, 2006. It is unclear at the present if this will replace the current Pocket Monsters - Advanced Generation or if it will be a seperate series. According to Pokeani, the girl on the Pocket Monsters - Pearl & Diamond anime poster is called Hikari.