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==Pokémon anime and movies== | ==Pokémon anime and movies== | ||
All English-language dubs of the [[Pokémon anime]] were produced in the United States, first by [[4Kids Entertainment]] and later by [[The Pokémon Company International]]. Other animated productions, such as [[Pokémon Origins]] and [[Pokémon Generations]], are also dubbed in English in the United States either via TPCI or other studios. The live-action film ''{{DetPikMov}}'' is a primarily American production. | |||
While the [[Pokémon movie]]s were regularly released theatrically in Japan, only movies [[M01|one]] through [[M05|five]], the [[M13|13th movie]], the Zekrom variant of the [[M14|14th movie]], the [[M20|20th movie]], and the [[M21|21st movie]] (along with {{DetPikMov}}) have seen theatrical releases in the US; all other movies have premiered on television and released straight to video, DVD, or streaming. | While the [[Pokémon movie]]s were regularly released theatrically in Japan, only movies [[M01|one]] through [[M05|five]], the [[M13|13th movie]], the Zekrom variant of the [[M14|14th movie]], the [[M20|20th movie]], and the [[M21|21st movie]] (along with {{DetPikMov}}) have seen theatrical releases in the US; all other movies have premiered on television and released straight to video, DVD, or streaming. | ||
The "[[Pokémon Shock]]" | The anime first got wide exposure in the United States through "[[Pokémon Shock]]" coverage,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/18/world/tv-cartoon-s-flashes-send-700-japanese-into-seizures.html ''TV Cartoon's Flashes Send 700 Japanese Into Seizures'' - The New York Times (December 18, 1997)]</ref> though it did not deter the brand's fame. 4Kids licensed the anime after a February 1997 trip to [[Shogakukan|ShoPro]]'s offices,<ref name="wsj99">[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB934753154504300864 ''Creating the Craze for Pokemon: Licensing Agent Bet on U.S. Kids'' - The Wall Street Journal (August 16, 1999)]</ref> and The Summit Media Group revealed it had picked up the show for syndication at NATPE 1998.<ref>[https://www.awn.com/animationworld/natpe-1998-its-tough-market-someone-selling ''NATPE 1998: It's A Tough Market But Someone is Selling...'' - Animation World Network (February 1, 1998)]</ref> The anime debuted in {{wp|Broadcast syndication|syndication}} in the United States on September 7, 1998<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000425180626/http://toonzone.net/brian/eplists/pokemon.html ''Pokémon'' - Toon Zone] (archived from the original April 25, 2000; retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> with the sneak preview debut of ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', with an initial order of 52 episodes.<ref>[https://www.awn.com/news/pok-mon-hits-world ''Pokémon Hits The World'' - Animation World Network (October 3, 1998)]</ref> | ||
===Kids' WB=== | ===Kids' WB=== | ||
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[[Warner Bros.#Kids' WB|Kids' WB]] (sometimes styled as Kids WB!) was an American children's television programming block and brand owned by {{wp|Warner Bros.}} that first aired on September 9, 1995, on {{wp|The WB|The WB Television Network}}.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-22-tv-59667-story.html ''WB Raises the Animation Ante'' - Los Angeles Times] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> On January 24, 2006 it was announced The WB and {{wp|CBS Corporation}}'s {{wp|UPN}} would merge to create {{wp|The CW}}.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/business/media/upn-and-wb-to-combine-forming-new-tv-network.html ''UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network'' - New York Times] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> When The WB closed on September 17 that year, the block moved to the new channel and it ran there from September 23, 2006 to May 17, 2008, at which time {{wp|Toonzai|The CW4Kids}} was launched to replace it. Kids' WB lived on as the name of a streaming service, until a rebranding on May 17, 2015. | [[Warner Bros.#Kids' WB|Kids' WB]] (sometimes styled as Kids WB!) was an American children's television programming block and brand owned by {{wp|Warner Bros.}} that first aired on September 9, 1995, on {{wp|The WB|The WB Television Network}}.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-22-tv-59667-story.html ''WB Raises the Animation Ante'' - Los Angeles Times] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> On January 24, 2006 it was announced The WB and {{wp|CBS Corporation}}'s {{wp|UPN}} would merge to create {{wp|The CW}}.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/business/media/upn-and-wb-to-combine-forming-new-tv-network.html ''UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network'' - New York Times] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref> When The WB closed on September 17 that year, the block moved to the new channel and it ran there from September 23, 2006 to May 17, 2008, at which time {{wp|Toonzai|The CW4Kids}} was launched to replace it. Kids' WB lived on as the name of a streaming service, until a rebranding on May 17, 2015. | ||
Summit did not see a future for ''Pokémon'' in syndication, so they sold the show to Kids' WB.<ref>[https://www.awn.com/animationworld/natpe-1999-tons-product-no-air-time ''NATPE 1999: Tons of Product But No Air Time'' - Animation World Network (March 1, 1999)]</ref><ref>[https://www.awn.com/news/kids-wb-picks-pok-mon ''Kids WB! picks "Pokémon"'' - Animation World Network (January 28, 1999)]</ref> New episodes premiered on the block starting with ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'' on February 13, 1999, while the previous 40 dubbed episodes reran in syndication until September.<ref name="wsj99"/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121013071234/https://old.post-gazette.com/tv/19990902owen1.asp ''KIDS TV ALERT'' - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (September 2, 1999)]</ref> The show proved to be a hit on Kids' WB<ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/1999/05/06/pokemon-takes-em-all-show-posts-record-high-40-share-in-boys-6-11 ''Pokemon Takes 'Em All!'' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref>, and it premiered every (non-[[Banned episodes|banned]]) episode of the anime until the end of [[S08|season eight]]. During this time, [[Warner Bros.#Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros. Pictures]] also released the first three Pokémon movies in theaters (and later on home video) under the Kids' WB banner<ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/1999/11/10/first-day-of-release-of-pokemon-the-first-movie-buoyed-by-huge ''First Day of Release of Pokémon The First Movie Buoyed by Huge Showing of Kids'' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref><ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2000/03/02/kids-wb-presents-pokemon-the-movie-2000-opening-july-21 ''Kids WB! Presents Pokémon the Movie 2000, Opening July 21'' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref><ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/03/27/lampson-elementary-school-in-garden-grove-wins-world-premiere-of ''Lampson Elementary School in Garden Grove Wins World Premiere of 'Kids' WB! Presents Pokémon 3 The Movie' '' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 19, 2020)</ref>. From July 2001 until June 2002, Kids' WB's weekday afternoon editions, which included Pokémon, were branded ''Toonami on Kids' WB''. | |||
On January 22, 2005, Kids' WB was the first to air the English version of the seventh movie, [[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]. It was also first to air the [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary]] special, ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', on April 29, 2006, before it aired in Japan. This special was the first to be dubbed by [[The Pokémon Company International]] (then known as Pokémon USA), rather than [[4Kids Entertainment]], and the only such episode that would air on Kids' WB. | On January 22, 2005, Kids' WB was the first to air the English version of the seventh movie, [[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]. It was also first to air the [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary]] special, ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', on April 29, 2006, before it aired in Japan. This special was the first to be dubbed by [[The Pokémon Company International]] (then known as Pokémon USA), rather than [[4Kids Entertainment]], and the only such episode that would air on Kids' WB. | ||