Pokémon "Pokémon! I Choose You!" (found original Japanese airing of anime series pilot; 1997): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 02:52, 5 September 2016

Status: Found

Date found: 2 May 2015

When Pokémon finally went back on air in April 1998, four months after the infamous "Electric Soldier Porygon" incident, OLM edited the previous 37 episodes, slowed down the flashing lights, and never aired the original versions again despite no previous reports of the episodes causing seizures for anyone.

Availability

On April 2nd 2013, however, the original versions were taken from sub group #pokemon-originals and uploaded to Hulu Japan. Since then, the sub group seems to have disbanded. Even then, however, episode one's original cut was not uploaded because Hulu replaced it with a new version that included advertisements for the Wii U before the episodes were put on the #pokemon-originals website. Because of that, the episode was still missing until May 2nd 2015 when a fan group called Pokémon Peru once again uploaded the original cut in two parts. Part one can be found here and part two can be found here. A Dailymotion upload can be found below as well.

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-{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VlGnWBdKFM|320x240|right|The first part of the video is from the edited Episode 1. The second part is from the recap in the original airing of Episode 2 (lacks audio).|frame}}
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-When ''Pokémon'' finally came back to the air in April of 1998, four months after [[Pokemon "Computer Warrior Porygon" English version (lost dubbing/animation edit; 1990s)|the infamous "Electric Soldier Porygon" incident]], OLM edited the previous 37 episodes and slowed down the flashing lights, despite no reports of the episode causing anyone harm. The '''original cuts''' were never aired again and were a mystery for years. Eventually, the episodes from their original airings were shown on Hulu in Japan, which were taken by a subbing group #pokemon-originals on April 2, 2013. Since then, the sub group seems to have disbanded. Episode 1 was not uploaded because Hulu replaced the original version with the new one to include advertisements for the Wii U before the episodes were put on the #pokemon-originals website. As a result, several people are still looking for a copy of Episode 1 from its original airing, before the flashing lights were edited. There is some information about the original cuts, however, since a remastered version of Episode 1 containing some of the special effects from the original airing was aired on the anime's 15th anniversary. Also, a scene from Episodes 2 and 4 recapping Episode 1 shows a scene from late within it. How flashy the part is can be seen in the Hulu version.
+|title=<center>Pokémon! I Choose You! '97 Airing</center>
+|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
-'''UPDATE:''' On May 2, 2015, fan group Pokémon Peru posted a recording of the original Episode 1 on Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/PokemonPE/videos/1063931976953662/ Part 1] and [https://www.facebook.com/PokemonPE/videos/1063951126951747/ Part 2]
+|datefound=2 May 2015
+|foundby=[https://www.facebook.com/PokemonPE/?ref=page_internal Pokémon Peru]
-[[File:Pokémon! I Choose You! (Original 1997 Airing)|thumb|336x336px]]
+}}
-</span>
+When ''Pokémon'' finally went back on air in April 1998, four months after [[Pokemon_"Computer_Warrior_Porygon"_English_version_(lost_dubbing/animation_edit;_1990s)|the infamous "Electric Soldier Porygon" incident]], OLM edited the previous 37 episodes, slowed down the flashing lights, and never aired '''the original versions''' again despite no previous reports of the episodes causing seizures for anyone.
+==Availability==
+On April 2nd 2013, however, the original versions were taken from sub group #pokemon-originals and uploaded to Hulu Japan. Since then, the sub group seems to have disbanded. Even then, however, '''episode one's original cut''' was not uploaded because Hulu replaced it with a new version that included advertisements for the Wii U before the episodes were put on the #pokemon-originals website. Because of that, the episode was still missing until May 2nd 2015 when a fan group called Pokémon Peru once again uploaded the original cut in two parts. Part one can be found [https://www.facebook.com/PokemonPE/videos/1063931976953662/ here] and part two can be found [https://www.facebook.com/PokemonPE/videos/1063951126951747/ here]. A Dailymotion upload can be found below as well.
+{{#ev:dailymotion|http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x497j67_pokemon-i-choose-you-original-1997-airing_fun|320x240|center|Pokémon! I Chose You!|frame}}
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