Anime: Pocket Monsters Problem Inspection Report

This article is about a special episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

アニメ　ポケットモンスター問題検証報告

Anime: Pocket Monsters Problem Inspection Report

First broadcast Japan April 11, 1998 United States Unaired

English themes Opening None Ending

Japanese themes Opening Ending

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(Japanese: アニメ　ポケットモンスター問題検証報告 Anime: Pocket Monsters Problem Inspection Report) is a special broadcast about the Pokémon anime. It is about three minutes in length. The special is about the EP038 incident, which resulted in 685 viewers being sent to hospital due to photosensitive epileptic seizures; however, only 150 were actually admitted into hospital due to other children recovering in the ambulance.

The special was never released outside of Japan, likely due to only affecting Japanese viewers. It is known to have aired at least once.

Summary

The special begins with Miyuki Yadama formally greeting the viewers while surrounded by Pokémon dolls. Miyuki mentions that the Pocket Monsters anime will be starting again soon. Miyuki then mentions the details of the incident and apologies for the issue and its effects on the viewers.

Miyuki continues by discussing the hiatus and the reason why the anime was taken off the air, mentioning that research was conducted into how the incident occurred with the help of doctors, Japanese government officials, and the broadcasting stations. She highlights that the main cause of the issue was a scene where the colors red and blue were rapidly switched at a rate higher than 24 frames per second. She then notes early hypotheses that had been rejected, such as the effect of strong lights. She mentions that the research found that striped or swirling patterns and the color red should be used with care.

The scene then switches to a board with letters, drawings, and postcards from viewers in support of the anime. After focusing on two of the drawings, Miyuki thanks the viewers for the letters of encouragement.

After the scene changes back, Miyuki makes a request for all viewers to watch television at a distance from the screen and in a room that is well lit. The special ends with a shot of the Pokémon around Miyuki.

Characters

Humans

• Professor Graham Harding
• Yūichirō Ōoka
• Noriko Maki

Pokémon

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.