Pokémon in Hungary
| Pokémon in Hungary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Language | Hungarian | |||
| Continent | Europe | |||
| Original anime airdates | ||||
| EP001 | June 10, 2000 | |||
| AG001 | 2007 | |||
| DP001 | 2009 | |||
| BW001 | Not Aired | |||
| XY001 | Not Aired | |||
| SM001 | Not Aired | |||
| JN001 | July 1st, 2021 | |||
| HZ001 | ||||
The Pokémon franchise arrived in Hungary with the release of Pokémon - A népszerű TV-sorozat zenéje in late 1999. This was followed by the anime with the airing of Téged választalak, Pikachu! on June 10, 2000.
Video games
Pokémon games are sold in Hungary in English. From the 1990s, Hungary was in the distribution network of the Austrian company Stadlbauer, until 2013. From 2014, products are sold by ConQuest Entertainment.[1]
Anime
The first three seasons were first broadcast on RTL Club from June 10, 2000 to early 2004, with episodes airing every Saturday and Sunday. The titles for episodes of those seasons were localized with the intros. After S03, for unknown reasons, they stopped localizing the episode titles, as well as dubbing the Intros until Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
During 2001, a controversy similar to those made in the Arab world and Turkey around the same time, made by ORTT, stated that Pokémon brainwashed children and that it had a negative impact on them and their brain development. This controversy eventually caused the show to be shut down. The show had initially continued to air the show because RTL Club believed, at the time, that dropping it would have caused them to lose up to about 50 million Euros in revenue as well a majority of their audience, which were mostly of ages 4-17.[2]
Beginning in early 2004, a new anime-specific channel known as A+ began to re-air S01 in its starting lineup. Instead of re-airing S02 and S03, S04 aired from around early to mid-2005 until mid-2006, when the company was sold and changed its name to Animax. Animax aired S05 and S06 through mid-2007 and mid-2008, respectively, though the exact air dates for these seasons are unknown. These seasons were also broadcasted on RTL Club at around the same time, as well as S07 though after the airing of AG043, it was removed from TV altogether.
It would not return until early-2009 when S10 and S11 began to air on Jetix (previously named Fox Kids and later renamed Disney Channel) though with most of voice actors having been replaced, which caused great outrage amongst fans, who criticized the poor quality translations. However, when Jetix changed into the Disney Channel, S12 was released with many of the original voice actors reprising their roles. The anime continued to air until mid-to-late 2011. However, like in Romania, S13 was skipped. Anything beyond S12 hadn’t been dubbed, due to ORTT discontinuing the show. The show made, however, its official return to Hungary on July 1, 2021 with the release of Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
The only opening themes of the anime that were translated and dubbed into Hungarian were of S01 through S03, S10 through S12 as well as S23 and S24. The intros of S04 through S07 were left in English due to ORTT making claims that the theme songs were making product placements via the lyrics since commercial advertising in anime shows were illegal at that time.
Movies
In total, M01 to M08, as well as M10 and M11, were released in Hungary. All of the other movies were skipped due to unknown reasons. On November 9, 2000, M01 saw its theatrical release. M02 was released on April 5, 2001. On March 28, 2004, RTL Club aired M03 before releasing it in theaters. RTL Club aired M04 and M06 on March 19, 2011, which were later re-aired on May 18 and May 25. On June 16, 2011, the same channel aired M05, and it was released and also rerun on August 25. M07 was also made watchable on December 2014 and February 2015. The release dates for M08, M10, and M11 are unknown. Its also unknown as to why there was a big discrepancy between M03 and M04. No other movies would be made or released in the country until the showing of the Hungarian dubbed version of POKÉMON Detective Pikachu in cinemas on May 9, 2019. Also, a Hungarian dub of M22 was released on Netflix on February 27, 2020.
| English Movie Title | Hungarian Movie Title |
|---|---|
| Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back | Pokémon: Az első Film - Mewtwo visszavág |
| Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One | Pokémon 2. - Bízz az erőben! |
| Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown: Entei | Pokémon 3 - Az öntudatlan betűi |
| Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: The Voice of the Forest | Pokémon 4. - Az Időkapu |
| Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias | Pokémon 5. - Új hős születik |
| Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker | Pokémon 6. - Kívánj Valamit! |
| Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys | Pokémon 7. - A Végzetes Dioxiz |
| Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Pokémon 8 - Lucario, és Mew rejtélye |
| Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai | Pokémon 10. - Darkrai felemelkedése |
| Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior | Pokémon 11. - Giratina és az égi harcos |
| Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution | Pokémon: Mewtwo visszavág – Evolúció |
Cast and crew
SDI Media Hungary has been responsible for production of the anime and its movies since around 2011.
| Main Characters | Voice actors |
|---|---|
| Ash Ketchum | Balázs Szvetlov (S01-S03), (M07), (S12) Gergely Ungvári (S04-S07), (M04), (M06) Csongor Szalay (S10-S11), (S23-present) Akos Berkes (Mewtwo Returns) |
| Misty | Eszter Dudás (S01-present) Dora Berkes (Mewtwo Returns) Ilona Molnár (M04) |
| Brock | Gábor Sótonyi (S01-S07, S12, M22) Levente Molnar (M04) Rudolf Skolnik (Mewtwo Returns) Soma Zambori (S10-S11) |
| Professor Oak | Ákos Kőszegi (S01-S04; S23-present) Gábor Vass (S05-S12) |
| Gary Oak | Dániel Hamvas |
| Delia Ketchum | Magdolna Menzátor (S01) Erika Szórádi (S05) |
| Narrator | Péter Tarján (S01-S09, (S23-present) Gábor Vass (S10-S12) |
| Officer Jenny | Kati Árkosi Ilona Molnar (S23-present) |
| Nurse Joy | Orsolya Oláh Lili Varga (S23-present) |
| Jessie | Erika Kiss (S01-present) Klara Varga (Mewtwo Returns) Anikó Kiss (M07) |
| James | Tamás Tóth (S01-S07) Gabor Seder (M04) Tamás Markovics (S10-present) |
| Meowth | Péter Minárovics (S01-S04) Péter Szokol (S05-present) Szabolcs Sesztak (M03) Attila Magyar (Mewtwo Returns) |
| Tracey Sketchit | Tamás Markovics |
| May | Marta Talmacs |
| Max | Adam Czeto (S06) Mark Jelinek (S07-S09), (M06-M07) |
| Dawn | Bernadett Vago |
| Goh | Ágoston Kenéz |
| Lillie | Boglárka Koós |
| Kiawe | Bálint Bán |
| Sophocles | Dániel Pásztor |
| Professor Kukui | Bálint Magyar |
| Minor Characters | Voice actors |
|---|---|
| The Pokédex | István Imre (S01-S03) Gyula Balázs (S04-S05) Unknown voice actor (S06-S09) Zsanett Andrád (S10-S12) |
| Ritchie | Csongor Szalay (S01) Jelinek Márk (S05) |
| Giovanni | Gábor Vass (S01-S02) Unknown Voice Actor (S05) Unknown Voice Actor (S06) Tamás Pál (M22) |
| Butch | Unknown Voice Actor (S01-S03) Unknown Voice Actor (S05) Gábor Seder (S11) |
| Cassidy | Unknown Voice Actress (S01-S03) Unknown Voice Actress (S05) Eszter Timkó (S11) |
| Professor Elm | Zoltán Katona |
| Dr. Namba | Pálfai Péter (S05) Unknown Voice Actor (S11) |
| Harrison | Attila Bartucz |
| Professor Birch | András Faragó (AG001) Unknown Voice Actor (AG027-AG028) |
| Drew | Daniel Hamvas |
| Professor Rowan | Ottó Szokolay |
| Johanna | Ilona Molnár |
| J | Judit Agócs |
| Paul | Kisfalusi Lehel |
| Nando | Szabolcs Pálmai |
| Zoey | Eszter Timkó |
Music
The Pokémon soundtracks 2.B.A. Master and Totally Pokémon were made and dubbed into Hungarian. The first Pokémon soundtrack 2.B.A. Master was made by Gold Stúdió and was distributed by, marketed by, and made available on CD under the name of Pokémon - A népszerű TV-sorozat zenéje by BMG Hungary (formerly known as BMG Ariola Hungary) in 1999.[3] The lyrics for the 1st soundtrack were written by Székely Anna, engineered by Tőzsér Attila, produced by Berkes Gábor and sung by Németh Attila and Fehér Adrien. Németh Attila and an unknown voice actor also sung the lyrics of the 3rd soundtrack: Totally Pokémon which was released under the name Pokémon - Utazások Johto-ba also by BMG Hungary in 2002.
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References
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