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Pokémon Origins (4-part special based on Red/Blue) to be streamed starting Nov. 15
- Thread starter ColtraineGF
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So spoilers don't need to be tagged here I presume due to the rampant you guys are with them. Then again, this is based on Red and Green/Blue so I guess the plot's already been out for a while.
I gotta say, I'm in the middle of the first episode and this is amazing. The hardest I've laughed so far is when Red tried to catch that little boy's Nidoran. Second place goes to creeper Brock behind the tree during Green's and Red's battle. So much nostalgia due to the order he encounters the Pokemon in. I still remember getting Pidgey and Caterpie too. I also chose Charmander as my first Pokemon.
God I love this so far.
Edit: Finished episode 1. So good. Felt like an actual battle as opposed to whatever goes on in the other anime. I love how close this anime is to the actual games.
I gotta say, I'm in the middle of the first episode and this is amazing. The hardest I've laughed so far is when Red tried to catch that little boy's Nidoran. Second place goes to creeper Brock behind the tree during Green's and Red's battle. So much nostalgia due to the order he encounters the Pokemon in. I still remember getting Pidgey and Caterpie too. I also chose Charmander as my first Pokemon.
God I love this so far.
Edit: Finished episode 1. So good. Felt like an actual battle as opposed to whatever goes on in the other anime. I love how close this anime is to the actual games.
final ep spoiler
Series was amazingly true to the original games making it really enjoyable BUT
had a great time with the series till that point....cout have used 10 episodes total to flesh out things they skipped over
Series was amazingly true to the original games making it really enjoyable BUT
JEESUS H CHRIST that Mewtwo fight was just a giant advertisement for Pokemon XY and was completely out of place
Can they skip to Unova already.
Not without having Red and Gold battle it out.
Dark Ninja
Member
That was probably my favorite moment just due to the fact it was something new. Although it could have been great if they really had followed the game and Red just used a Master Ball and caught Mewtwo with no problem.
JB2448
Member
The first episode of the English dub is out. In my opinion, it's well made, and worth the watch if you played Pokémon Red and/or Blue in English. And, if you prefer to download it and watch it on your own media player, the first episode in English can be found in its highest (officially) uploaded quality here. The next three parts are coming out on November 18th, 20th, and 22nd respectively.
Dion Blaster
Member
Very underrated aspect of this is how they explain gym leaders in the games getting progressively tougher. They choose their pokemon depending on how many badges the challenger has.
This has been mentioned before, but yea, I loved this explanation.
It all makes sense now.
Wow that sucks. I had a really nice quality Japanese version downloaded. Why are we getting screwed over on this?
Aaron Strife
Banned
Vash the Stampede as Brock? Gohan as Professor Oak?
I'm pleased by the dub. Charmander's scream was toned down but it's not a big deal.
I'm pleased by the dub. Charmander's scream was toned down but it's not a big deal.
Technically, this is how it should be.
He sounds too young.
Doctor Decimate
Member
i'm actually kinda glad about that, in the original that was pretty intense
They really did... Ah well. Was kind of expected.
JB2448
Member
It was way overacted in the Japanese dub, in my opinion. It's still very clearly grave in the English dub, but it sounds a bit more animalistic in comparison.
Try downloading it and watching it from your hard drive.Man, the Pokemon website's video player's quality sucks.
Mike Double U
Banned
Just started watching this official English version. Really great so far. Red's Mom needs a Mr. Mine to dust off the stairs though. And somehow Red has a pair of running shoes already...
It'd be weird for him to just get them out of nowhere, throw away his old shoes, and use those.
Mike Double U
Banned
Haha, I know. I was just saying because the running shoes weren't in Blue in Red.
Hero of Legend
Member
Who did the dub? DuArt?
WrenchNinja
Member
Johnny Yong Bosch as Brock is so fucking weird
I'm really happy they didn't use any of the animes voice actors.
I recognize a lot of quotes. Like the "million light years away" one referring to Brock.
I'm really happy they didn't use any of the animes voice actors.
I recognize a lot of quotes. Like the "million light years away" one referring to Brock.
Deactivision
Member
Thanks, that second link streams perfectly on the Wii U. It's a good show, my son will love it.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Awwwwwwww yissssssssss, it's been such a long time since I've heard Johnny Yong Bosch's voice.
HovaHovito
Banned
App wnt open on my ipad
Crashing due to overload?
Crashing due to overload?
Surprised how much I enjoyed this.
I would have loved to watch this when the Red/Blue were first released with how much they draw from the original source. Without Team Rocket to kick around every episode as filler, it certainly wouldn't be the crazy 600~ episode spanning anime it is now, but it would have been nice to have something closer to the games.
The flow of battle is also much nicer and the fights are well animated, which I suppose is reflective of the fact that this is all crammed into 4 episodes. Dub's nice as well, even though normal-sounding Professor Oak is a little offputting!
I would have loved to watch this when the Red/Blue were first released with how much they draw from the original source. Without Team Rocket to kick around every episode as filler, it certainly wouldn't be the crazy 600~ episode spanning anime it is now, but it would have been nice to have something closer to the games.
The flow of battle is also much nicer and the fights are well animated, which I suppose is reflective of the fact that this is all crammed into 4 episodes. Dub's nice as well, even though normal-sounding Professor Oak is a little offputting!
Doing the same on my iPhone 5s...
texasairhead101
Member
I enjoyed that so much. It says a lot to me that even the trainers lines stand out even though it's been years since playing those games.
Definitely going to watch the rest.
Definitely going to watch the rest.
Waluigilicious
Member
I can't wait to see if Prof. Oak says "I came when I heard you beat the elite four"
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
*rabble rabble* BW2 did it first and it was hinted in earlier games too *rabble rabble*
lol they cut out the Squirtle Bite. Funny since I thought it was surprisingly violent when I saw the Japanese version.
WTF his pronunciation of Rattatta is funny haha. And I didn't understand the Metapod thing when I watched the Japanese one but that blew my mind just now.
WTF his pronunciation of Rattatta is funny haha. And I didn't understand the Metapod thing when I watched the Japanese one but that blew my mind just now.
That felt so awkward when I watched because I saw him wearing green and it just didn't make sense in my head.
Watched it on my iPad.
Yes, he should just load the link from this page if he's having trouble, that's how I watched it from my phone streamed to Apple TV.
SparksterMeta0
Member
The bite was actually there, but the English version Charmander's screams/grunts were a lot less bloodcurdling.
I knew Green would be called Blue here, but it was weird since he was wearing green.
It was even weirder hearing Ichigo's voice from Brock, but I like it.
This is based of the first few minutes.
I'm kind of bothered by the art-style of the show. It looks like the old games, but the coloring somehow makes it look off. The animation doesn't look quite as good as Pokemon XY too. There's still a lot left to go so I'm withholding further judgement until I see the rest. I guess I just like the new art better.
I'm kind of bothered by the art-style of the show. It looks like the old games, but the coloring somehow makes it look off. The animation doesn't look quite as good as Pokemon XY too. There's still a lot left to go so I'm withholding further judgement until I see the rest. I guess I just like the new art better.