Pokémon Origins
- Origin redirects here. For Giratina's Origin Forme, see Form differences → Giratina.
Pokémon Origins (Japanese: ポケットモンスター THE ORIGIN Pocket Monsters: The Origin) is a miniseries that closely follows the plot of Pokémon Red and Green, but is aesthetically based on the artwork, sprites and other minor elements from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (and to a far lesser extent, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver), as well as including some unique features, such as Blue's green jacket (Blue is named "Green" in the Japanese localization) and Mega Evolution. It stars Red as the protagonist and Blue as Red's rival.
The story is split into four episodes. It was first aired in Japan on October 2, 2013, airing in its entirety. The first episode premiered in English on Pokémon TV on November 15, 2013, with subsequent episodes following on November 18, 20, and 22, 2013; the episodes remained on Pokémon TV until December 2, 2013. All four episodes were released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on December 4, 2013. On January 30, 2014, the English dubs of all four episodes were made available on the Hulu streaming service for the United States.
Episodes
| Code | Screenshot | English title | Japanese title | US broadcast | Japan broadcast | Time between |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO01 | 
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File 1 - Red | レポート1 レッド Report 1 - Red |
November 15, 2013 | October 2, 2013 | 44 days |
| PO02 | 
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File 2 - Cubone | レポート2 カラカラ Report 2 - Karakara |
November 18, 2013 | October 2, 2013 | 47 days |
| PO03 | 
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File 3 - Giovanni | レポート3 サカキ Report 3 - Sakaki |
November 20, 2013 | October 2, 2013 | 49 days |
| PO04 | 
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File 4 - Charizard | レポート4 リザードン Report 4 - Lizardon |
November 22, 2013 | October 2, 2013 | 51 days |
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Cast
| Cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | Bryce Papenbrook | Red | Junko Takeuchi | レッド | 竹内順子 |
| Blue | Lucien Dodge | Green | Takuya Eguchi | グリーン | 江口拓也 |
| Professor Oak | Kyle Hebert | Dr. Okido | Katsuji Mori | オーキド博士 | 森功至 |
| Brock | Johnny Yong Bosch | Takeshi | Tomokazu Sugita | タケシ | 杉田智和 |
| Giovanni | Jamieson Price | Sakaki | Rikiya Koyama | サカキ | 小山力也 |
| Reina | Christine Marie Cabanos | Reina | Yui Ishikawa | レイナ | 石川由依 |
| Lance | Kirk Thornton | Wataru | Tokuyoshi Kawashima | ワタル | 川島得愛 |
| Mr. Fuji | Kirk Thornton | Elder Fuji | Minoru Inaba | フジ老人 | 稲葉実 |
| Red's mom | Laura Post | ||||
| Lass | Cristina Vee | ||||
| Pokémon Center Nurse | Cristina Vee | ||||
| Nidoran♂ | Cristina Vee | ||||
| Kabutops | Lucien Dodge | ||||
| Oddish | Lucien Dodge | ||||
| Koffing | Lucien Dodge | ||||
| Cubone | Cristina Vee | ||||
| Marowak | Laura Post | ||||
| Pidgey | Christine Marie Cabanos | ||||
| Caterpie | Christine Marie Cabanos | ||||
| Mew | Christine Marie Cabanos | ||||
Gallery
Red
Blue
Brock
Red's mom
Professor Oak
Giovanni
The Japanese poster
The English poster
Screenshots
Professor Oak giving a lecture
Red and Blue's rivalry
Lance congratulating Red on his victory
Brock's Geodude
Brock and some Poké Balls
Blue's Blastoise
Kanto Pokédex
Red's Charmander
Official trailers
English
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Japanese
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Background Information
- Unlike the main anime, all of the Pokémon make generic animal noises, making the world portrayed in this special considerably more realistic. However, these sounds were still dubbed over and recreated by English-language voice actors in the English dub.
- The sound effects and visual effects for Poké Balls (such as when a Pokémon is being sent out) differ in comparison to the effects used in the main Pokémon anime, instead being more loyal to the game. Another example is the three small stars that pop out of a Poké Ball when it has successfully caught a Pokémon.
External links
- Pokémon Origins on Hulu
- Official Pokémon website announcement (archive)
- Official announcement about Hulu release
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official Pokémon website announcement (Japanese)
- Dengeki article (Japanese)
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