Mk so I've mostly been a fan of the anime but recently decided to check out the manga and stuff. However it's really hard to understand? (Yes I'm reading the manga correctly it's not that)
So first I HAVE to address this thing with Green(/"Leaf"?) and Blue
Who's who again? The version I'm reading says some thief girl is named Blue and the rival's called Green. But on this wiki it's the other way around (and I'm not even sure who 'Leaf' is?)
And then there's Red's personality.
Everyone refers to him as the emo guy who doesn't talk much, right? They go as far as to say that Ash (who's supposed to be based off of him or something, right? Like Blue/Green(?) and Gary) is very different from Red in terms of character. But the translation I'm reading makes Red seem pretty similar to Ash, including personality.
Also, what's the relationship between the manga and the anime?
I think they're totally different worlds because there's not much in common. I've seen some people theorizing that Red is Ash's dad some time ago, but I have no idea how that's possible because Blue/Green/whoever/rival is the same age as Red (unless I'm mistaken) and Gary is the same age as Ash... And they're both Professor Oak's grandsons. Sooo... Unless Gary is the son of Mr.Rival here, and additionally Mr. Rival's father's name is also somehow Professor Oak, I don't see how that's possible.
Ok sorry for saying so much, I'm just confused.
Is there something I'm missing here? Or is there a problem with the translaton I'm reading?
Thanks!