Pokémon in the Arab world: Difference between revisions

In 2019 after acquiring the distribution rights of the anime in the region, ''[[Netflix]]'' revived the Arabic dub of Pokémon, and released [[M22|Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]], the first Pokémon-related media dubbed into Arabic in over a decade. ''[[Netflix]]'' later released [[S23|Season 23]], [[M23|Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle]], [[S24|Season 24]] and [[Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles|The Arceus Chronicles]].  

The new dub was produced in Lebanon by '''''Image Production House Studios''''' (partners of '''''[[Iyuno|Iyuno-SDI Group]]'''''),<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@abdohakimofficiall/video/6921632625392209154?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=6921632625392209154</ref><ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@ranaalrifai/video/7114369026536606977?lang=en</ref> and featured some old voice actors from the ''Super M'' production reprising their roles, it was this particular reason that played a pivotal role in influencing Netflix's decision to produce the dub in Lebanon.<ref>https://dubdb.fandom.com/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86:_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84</ref>

[[File:Hasan_hamdan.jpg|180x180px|thumb|left|''Hasan Hamdan'']]

[[File:Fadi Rifai.jpg|200x200px|thumb|''Fadi Rifai'', voiced multiple [[Character of the day|Characters of the day]] in the [[Original series]] before taking over the role of the [[Narrator]] in the [[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire|Advanced Generation series]], he currently voices [[Professor Cerise]] in [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon Journeys]].]]

 

[[S01|Season 01]] premiered on ''{{wp|Middle East Broadcasting Center|MBC}}'' in September 2000, and then was broadcast in syndication starting from November 27, 2000. At first only the first 12 episodes had been dubbed, so these episodes would re air on ''mbc'' over and over again for weeks before finally new episodes started airing with an updated [[List_of_Arabic_Pokémon_themes#Second_Version|theme song]].<br>Seasons [[S01|01]] and [[S02|02]] aired between 2000 and 2001.<br>[[S03|Season 03]] premiered sometime later around late 2001 or early 2002.<ref>https://youtu.be/Alon0moiAls?feature=shared</ref><br>[[S04|Season 04]] premiered on ''{{wp|ART Teenz}}'' a year later on January 1, 2003.<br>[[S06|Season 06]] premiered on ''{{wp|Al Jadeed|New TV}}'' on December 10, 2005,<ref>http://www.mexat.com/vb/showthread.php?t=27436&page=63</ref> and later aired on ''{{wp|ART Teenz}}'' starting from September 24, 2006 as part of the channel's special {{wp|Ramadan}} programming.<ref>http://www.mexat.com/vb/showthread.php?t=151439&page=9</ref><br>[[S23|Season 23]] aired on ''{{wp|e-Junior|e-Junior}}'' in February 2021 before being released on ''[[Netflix]]'' later that summer.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/PokemonUAE/posts/3221003271335102/</ref>

 

* The other movies were either available on ''[[Netflix]]'', the [[Pokémon TV]] app or on premium TV packaging <ref>http://www.mexat.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=2125460&stc=1&d=1460381600</ref> and local subscription based apps like ''{{wp|e-Junior}}'' <ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CwsKL0HpEsE/?hl=fr</ref> and ''{{wp|OSN}}''.