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* In an interview with ''Rasha Rizk'' and ''Tarek Alarabi Tourgane'' in 2020, she revealed that the process of writing the Arabic version of the [[Pokémon Theme]] was very difficult, as ''[[4Kids Entertainment]]'' specifically requested for the song to be translated verbatim which was challenging since the {{wp|English}} and {{wp|Arabic language}} are not grammatically compatible. She also mentioned that ''[[4Kids Entertainment]]'' wanted a young male vocalist to preform the song similar to [[Jason Paige]], as several ''Venus Center'' employees recorded different {{wp|Demo (music)|demos}} for the song, the studio eventually decided to just use ''Rasha Rizk'''s version.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apcn0zTRd0g</ref> | * In an interview with ''Rasha Rizk'' and ''Tarek Alarabi Tourgane'' in 2020, she revealed that the process of writing the Arabic version of the [[Pokémon Theme]] was very difficult, as ''[[4Kids Entertainment]]'' specifically requested for the song to be translated verbatim which was challenging since the {{wp|English}} and {{wp|Arabic language}} are not grammatically compatible. She also mentioned that ''[[4Kids Entertainment]]'' wanted a young male vocalist to preform the song similar to [[Jason Paige]], as several ''Venus Center'' employees recorded different {{wp|Demo (music)|demos}} for the song, the studio eventually decided to just use ''Rasha Rizk'''s version.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apcn0zTRd0g</ref> | ||
===Home media and digital release=== | ===Home media and digital release=== | ||
:''See also: [[User:SpanskaFlugan/List of Arabic language Indigo League home video releases|List of Arabic language Indigo League home video releases]] | |||
====Physical Media==== | ====Physical Media==== | ||
*[[S01|Season 01]] was released on VHS in different countries in the region by various local home media distributors such as | [[File:Flash Video Film S03 VHS.jpg |150x150px|thumb|[[S03|Season 03]] VHS covers as released by ''Flash Video Film'' in Egypt.]] | ||
** | * [[S01|Season 01]] was released on VHS in different countries in the region by various local home media distributors such as<br>The KSA-based '''''Young Future Entertainment''''' and '''''MEGASTAR''''',<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/B5A4M6egBLS</ref><br>The Egypt-based '''''E.H.E''''' and '''''Flash Video Film''''',<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CrXkerOMeBI</ref><br>The Kuwait-based '''''IVC: International Video Co. (شركة الفديو الدولي)'''''.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgmIyQqOewr</ref><br>The UAE-based '''''Al Wadi'''''. | ||
* | * [[S03|Season 03]] was released on VHS in Egypt by '''''Flash Video Film'''''. | ||
* [[S01|Season 01]] and [[S03|Season 03]] were later released on DVD by the UAE-based distributor '''''Al Wadi'''''. | |||
** For [[S03|Season 03]], this release follows the television definition and contains all 52 episodes from [[EP106]] to [[EP157]]. | |||
* A subtitled version of [[M01]] to [[M03]] were also released on VHS by these companies <ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CteFw2UtX0z/?img_index=1</ref> | |||
* A subtitled version of [[M04]] was released on DVD by '''''SCOPE''''' in the UAE and other Gulf countries.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CYgx8VKFNAy/?next=%2F&img_index=1</ref> | |||
[[File:Pokemon_M04_Arabic_DVDcover.jpg|250x250px|thumb|DVD cover for the Arabic release of [[M04]].]] | |||
[[File:Pokemon_M04_Arabic_DVDcover.jpg|250x250px|thumb | |||
*[[M04]] to [[M07]] were also released on DVD by '''''Miramax International''''' featuring an Arabic and an English audio, although the exact release dates are currently unknown. | *[[M04]] to [[M07]] were also released on DVD by '''''Miramax International''''' featuring an Arabic and an English audio, although the exact release dates are currently unknown. | ||
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*Seasons [[S04|04]] to [[S07|07]] didn't receive any form of home media release, and they are currently completely unobtainable. Complicating matters further, because of legal issues preventing any chance of re-airing or commercial distribution to alternative television networks. ''KM Productions'' facing the inability to profit from these seasons, made the unfortunate decision to recycle the tapes and re-purposing them to store other projects thus scrapping the Pokémon episodes and losing them completely.<ref>Confirmed by Mufid Merie, a producer and the manager of KM Productions.</ref> With no recordings of the episodes to be found on the internet since they haven't been re-aired in over a decade, the Arabic [[dub]] of these seasons is now considered by many fans to be a {{wp|Lost media}}. It's unclear whether or not ''{{wp|Al Jadeed}}'' (formerly known as ''New TV''), ''{{wp|2M (TV channel)|2M}}'' and the ''{{wp|Arab Radio and Television Network|ART Network}}'' still have copies in their archives, but since both ''Al Jadeed TV'' and ''2M TV'' stopped airing children's programs years ago while ''ART Teenz'' was defunct in 2008, it's most likely that they disposed of their copies as well. Out of 312 episodes dubbed to Arabic approximately 156 episodes (from [[EP158]] to [[AG092]]) are now potentially completely lost, and only a couple of short videos have made their way to the internet.<ref>https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bujg</ref> | * Seasons [[S04|04]] to [[S07|07]] didn't receive any form of home media release, and they are currently completely unobtainable. Complicating matters further, because of legal issues preventing any chance of re-airing or commercial distribution to alternative television networks. ''KM Productions'' facing the inability to profit from these seasons, made the unfortunate decision to recycle the tapes and re-purposing them to store other projects thus scrapping the Pokémon episodes and losing them completely.<ref>Confirmed by Mufid Merie, a producer and the manager of KM Productions.</ref> With no recordings of the episodes to be found on the internet since they haven't been re-aired in over a decade, the Arabic [[dub]] of these seasons is now considered by many fans to be a {{wp|Lost media}}. It's unclear whether or not ''{{wp|Al Jadeed}}'' (formerly known as ''New TV''), ''{{wp|2M (TV channel)|2M}}'' and the ''{{wp|Arab Radio and Television Network|ART Network}}'' still have copies in their archives, but since both ''Al Jadeed TV'' and ''2M TV'' stopped airing children's programs years ago while ''ART Teenz'' was defunct in 2008, it's most likely that they disposed of their copies as well. Out of 312 episodes dubbed to Arabic approximately 156 episodes (from [[EP158]] to [[AG092]]) are now potentially completely lost, and only a couple of short videos have made their way to the internet.<ref>https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bujg</ref> | ||
**[[S02|Season 02]] also seems to have never been officially released on home media, and it was for many years considered lost as well. However in 2011 fan-recorded episodes were illicitly uploaded to the internet, and presently these unauthorized recordings constitute the sole means by which the Arabic dub of [[S02|Season 02]] can be viewed. | ** [[S02|Season 02]] also seems to have never been officially released on home media, and it was for many years considered lost as well. However in 2011 fan-recorded episodes were illicitly uploaded to the internet, and presently these unauthorized recordings constitute the sole means by which the Arabic dub of [[S02|Season 02]] can be viewed. | ||
** Due to low DVD sales, the ''[[Miramax]]'' dubbed movies have also become quite rare and difficult to obtain. | ** Due to low DVD sales, the ''[[Miramax]]'' dubbed movies have also become quite rare and difficult to obtain. | ||
====Digital==== | ====Digital==== | ||
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The plot of the play is about Team Rocket impersonating Ash to poison nature and water, and Conan has to investigate this. | The plot of the play is about Team Rocket impersonating Ash to poison nature and water, and Conan has to investigate this. | ||
A 56 min cut of the play was released on VHS by ''IVC: International Video Co.'' in Kuwait and also | A 56 min cut of the play was released on VHS by ''IVC: International Video Co.'' in Kuwait and was also broadcast on the Kuwaiti national television channel. | ||
===''Pokémon Live!''=== | ===''Pokémon Live!''=== | ||