A New Generation

"Note: A New Generation was never finished. The information on this page was gathered from the teaser at the end of In Memoria, and the episode teaser."

Summary
25 years after the events of In Memoria, Tom Watson, son of Achilles Watson, faces his greatest challenge yet, the DUELS. Unfortunately, the DUELS aren't as exciting as they sound, actually taking the form of a written exam which he and his friends have to pass to graduate from school.

Plot points
The story opens with Achilles Waston writing in his memoirs about his recent discovery of the Haz-Blades, and how the Mana's Elite are mostly retired since Vince's downfall

Tom Watson leaves for Misty's house to "be her ride" to school

Misty gets ready in her room, tying her signature pigtails

The two of them walk leisurly to school, talking about how Noemi is moving to Terfie

This is where the teaser ends, however during the credits of In Memoria we also see:

Misty wearing her reading glasses as she takes the exam

Noemi reminds Tom that the DUELS are in fact a written exam

Tom appears frustrated at his desk

Flora discovers something

Production


After the disaster that was In Memoria, the remaining members of Studio Izune really tried to step up their game for this one. The patreon took a severe hit in the aftermath, and thus A New Generation was meant to bridge that gap and re-earn the trust of the fans. Animators began recording their animation process and sharing pencil tests and other art on the patreon to take accountability and be more transparent with Mathieu and the fans, and many fans were hopeful about the 2nd episode. When the teaser dropped, most of the response from viewers was positive, but the patreon never really recovered and the project was shelved as Mathieu could no longer afford to spend any more of his own money on the project.

The animation itself was vastly superior to that of the first episode, but it still struggled from problems with odd perspective and characters sometimes appearing semi-transparent due to lighting effects.