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'''The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ミュウツーの誕生|Mewtwo no Tanjō}}''' ''The Birth of Mewtwo'') is a ten-minute anime short added to the beginning of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' in all television airings in Japan and in the Japanese home video releases from the third one onward; the version of the movie that contains this short and additional CGI edits is known as | '''The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ミュウツーの誕生|Mewtwo no Tanjō}}''' ''The Birth of Mewtwo'') is a ten-minute anime short added to the beginning of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' in all television airings in Japan and in the Japanese home video releases from the third one onward; the version of the movie that contains this short and additional CGI edits is known as the ''kanzenban'' (Japanese: 完全版 ''complete edition, full version'') and it was first shown on [[TV Tokyo]] on July 8, 1999, while its first home video release was on VHS on November 12, 1999. | ||
Although the '' | Although the ''kanzenban'' was created to be later used in the United States, the North American versions of the movie either removed this short or only kept the first two minutes as '''The Story of Mewtwo's Origin'''. The full English dub of the short was first found in a Japanese DVD of the movie released on June 23, 2000, which contained both Japanese and English audio tracks. It was later included under the title '''The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin''' in the Special Features of the international DVD of ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', released on August 17, 2001 in Australia and on December 4, 2001 in the United States. | ||
This short increases the movie's length from 75 to 85 minutes, and the prologue's length from 10 to 20 minutes. Like the original prologue, it is adapted from parts of the radio drama ''[[The Birth of Mewtwo]]''. | This short increases the movie's length from 75 to 85 minutes, and the prologue's length from 10 to 20 minutes. Like the original prologue, it is adapted from parts of the radio drama ''[[The Birth of Mewtwo]]''. | ||
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* The dub omits and replaces much of what the scientist who walks with Dr. Fuji says, but one of his remarks may have revealed a crucial point. He says that Mew is said to have an immortal life force, so this may explain why Mewtwo's creation was successful. | * The dub omits and replaces much of what the scientist who walks with Dr. Fuji says, but one of his remarks may have revealed a crucial point. He says that Mew is said to have an immortal life force, so this may explain why Mewtwo's creation was successful. | ||
* Amber's last words are significantly different between each version of the short. In the original, she says that living beings cry when in pain, but only humans cry from sadness. In the dub, she says, "My daddy used to tell me a bedtime story that when Pokémon are sad and they cry, their tears are full of life." | * Amber's last words are significantly different between each version of the short. In the original, she says that living beings cry when in pain, but only humans cry from sadness. In the dub, she says, "My daddy used to tell me a bedtime story that when Pokémon are sad and they cry, their tears are full of life." | ||
==In other languages== | |||
* International titles of '''The Story of Mewtwo's Origin''': | |||
{{Epilang|color=AAFFAA|bordercolor=FFAAAA | |||
|fr_eu={{tt|L'histoire sur l'origine de Mewtwo|The story of Mewtwo's origin}} | |||
|de={{tt|Wie Mewtu entstand|How Mewtwo was created}} | |||
|it={{tt|La storia sull'origine di Mewtwo|The story of Mewtwo's origin}} | |||
}} | |||
* International titles of '''The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin''': | |||
{{Epilang|color=AAFFAA|bordercolor=FFAAAA | |||
|de={{tt|Wie Mewtu entstand - Die ganze Geschichte|How Mewtwo was created - The whole story}} | |||
}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||