Pokémon USA recasting controversy: Difference between revisions

Because of the Pokémon franchise's waning popularity in the United States, the international Pokémon distributor, [[The Pokémon Company International|Pokémon USA]], began looking for ways to cut costs on production of the English adaptation of the series, and decided to find a new partnering company who could produce the English adaptation for less money. Once [[4Kids Entertainment]]'s contract expired in early 2006, they were outbid by [[TAJ Productions]], who had earlier assisted 4Kids in their production of the English-language version of the series. There was a catch, however: according to statements made Veronica Taylor, and Eric Stuart, the voice actors were to be replaced with different sound-a-like voice actors to keep production costs low. TPCi has made no official statements on these claims. The special episode, which aired on April 29, was used as a testing ground for the new voices.  Because of this, and the discontinuation of anime in their block as they were planning to move to {{wp|The CW Television Network|The CW Network}}, [[Kids' WB!]] decided not to renew the series, and [[Cartoon Network]], the sibling cable network owned by Kids' WB's owners, {{wp|Time Warner}}, started to air the series as of September 8, 2006.

Members from various Pokémon forums emailed the former voice actors.

Thanks again and I'll be sure to pass your note onto my fellow VAs  

=== [[Eric Stuart]] ===

Please spread the word - maybe some fan buzz can stop this tragedy.

=== [[Veronica Taylor]] ===

Thanks for your concern. Please spread the word and let's all try to work together to right this wrong before it's too late.

==== PokéCommunity ====

Thanks for your concern.

== Fan reaction ==