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| '''Save Our Voice Actors''', commonly abbreviated '''SOVA''', is a Pokémon community-driven campaign to bring back the original voice actors to the [[Pokémon anime]] [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy|instead of recasting them]]. It temporarily disbanded on February 18, 2009, but has been regrouping since 2011. Due to many characters being removed from the show, the group has shifted its focus on [[Veronica Taylor]], in hopes that she may still regain her role as [[Ash Ketchum]]. | | '''Save Our Voice Actors''', commonly abbreviated '''SOVA''', was a Pokémon community-driven campaign to bring back the original English dub voice actors to the [[Pokémon anime]] [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy|instead of recasting them]]. It disbanded on February 18, 2009, but had been regrouping since 2011. The group had shifted its focus on [[Veronica Taylor]] in later years, in hopes that she would have regained her role as [[Ash Ketchum]], since many other characters stopped appearing on the show. |
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| == Mission Statement == | | == Mission Statement == |
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| ''Be sure to check out the How you can help, and FAQ tabs. You can also join the SOVA group page to chat with other members in Save Our Voice Actors. The main page here will be used primarily for announcements and information, or if you have questions/comments. Here at Save Our Voice Actors, there is one lesson learned from Pokémon that stands out here; strive to achieve your goals, and never give up!'' | | ''Be sure to check out the How you can help, and FAQ tabs. You can also join the SOVA group page to chat with other members in Save Our Voice Actors. The main page here will be used primarily for announcements and information, or if you have questions/comments. Here at Save Our Voice Actors, there is one lesson learned from Pokémon that stands out here; strive to achieve your goals, and never give up!'' |
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| == Returning 4Kids voice actors ==
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| During the PUSA/TAJ dub, only five 4Kids actors played roles (not counting recycled stock footage from past episodes to voice certain Pokémon), [[Rodger Parsons|Ken Gates]] (credited as '''Rodger Parsons'''), [[Kayzie Rogers]] (credited as Jamie Peacock, who eventually left after ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]''), [[Carter Cathcart|Jimmy Zoppi]] (credited as Billy Beach), [[Matthew Mitler]], and [[David Lapkin]], who returned mid-[[S10|season 10]].
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| In 2008, PUSA switched dubbing studios from [[TAJ Productions]] to [[DuArt Film & Video]].
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| Because DuArt's production budget wasn't as low as TAJ's, several former 4Kids voice actors began to return to the series. Initially, they were ones who had played only minor or recurring characters, such as Kayzie Rogers, [[Marc Thompson]], [[Dan Green]], and [[Amy Palant]]. However, in ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy]]'', [[Rachael Lillis]] voiced [[Maylene]], and later {{p|Sunflora}} and {{p|Shinx}}, making her the first main cast member of the 4Kids dub to return to the series since the voice switch. [[Maddie Blaustein]] returned briefly before her death in 2008, voicing {{p|Chatot}} in ''[[SS020|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]''.
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| Only four voice actors have reprised their roles previously done in the 4Kids dub thus far. In ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!]]'', [[Ted Lewis]] reprised the role of {{an|Giovanni}}, while [[Mike Pollock]] reprised the role of [[Raoul Contesta]] in ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]''. Much later, Bella Hudson, credited as [[Erica Schroeder]], voiced an older [[Nurse Joy]] in ''[[BW127|The Island of Illusions!]]'', and [[Sean Schemmel]] voiced {{SSB|Lucario}} in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]].
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| * [[David Lapkin]] (returned in ''[[DP035|An Elite Meet and Greet!]]'')
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| * [[Dan Green]] (returned in ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'')
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| * [[Erica Schroeder|Bella Hudson]] (returned in ''[[DP057|Bibarel Gnaws Best!]]'')
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| * [[Sean Schemmel]] (returned in ''[[DP058|Nosing Round the Mountain]]'')
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| * [[Mike Pollock]] (returned in ''[[DP059|Luxray Vision]]'')
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| * [[Marc Thompson]] (returned in ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'')
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| * [[Amy Palant]] (returned in ''[[DP062|Tanks For The Memories!]]'')
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| * [[Evelyn Lanto]] (returned in ''[[DP063|Hot Springing a Leak!]]'')
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| * [[Greg Abbey]] (returned in ''[[DP063|Hot Springing a Leak!]]'')
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| * [[Rachael Lillis]] (returned in ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]'')
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| * [[Maddie Blaustein]] (returned in ''[[SS020|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'')
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| * [[Wayne Grayson]] (returned in ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'')
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| * [[Ted Lewis]] (returned in ''[[DP076|A Full Course Tag Battle!]]'')
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| * [[Jamie McGonnigal]] (returned in ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes' Welcome!]]'')
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| * [[Scottie Ray]] (returned in ''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part One)]]'')
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| * [[Jason Griffith]] (returned in ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]'')
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| * [[Lisa Ortiz]] (returned in ''[[DP084|Hungry for the Good Life!]]'')
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| * [[Rebecca Soler]] (returned in ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]'')
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| * [[Christopher Kromer]] (returned in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'')
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| * [[Marc Diraison]] (returned in ''[[DP110|Stealing Peace of Mind!]]'')
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| * [[Darren Dunstan]] (returned in ''[[DP130|Frozen on Their Tracks!]]'')
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| * [[Eva Christensen]] (returned in ''[[DP148|Try for the Family Stone!]]'')
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| * [[Suzy Myers]] (returned in ''[[DP190|The Brockster Is In!]]'')
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| * [[Kerry Williams]] (returned in ''[[BW055|Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!]]'')
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| * [[Stan Hart]] (returned in ''[[BW064|Explorers Of The Hero's Ruin!]]'')
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| * [[Matthew Charles]] (returned in ''[[BW099|A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!]]'')
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| * [[Jayne Grand]] (returned in ''[[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]]'')
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| * [[David Wills]] (returned in ''[[XY012|To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!]]'')
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| * [[Pete Zarustica]] (returned in ''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]'')
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| * [[Andrew Paull]] (returned in ''[[SS031|Mega Evolution Special II]]'')
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| * [[Anthony Salerno]] (returned in ''[[XY057|Thawing An Icy Panic!]]'')
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| * [[Todd Garbeil]] (returned in ''[[XY077|A Relay in the Sky!]]'')
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| == Staff == | | == Staff == |
| === Current staff === | | === Last known staff === |
| * Ryan Woosley - Administrator | | * Ryan Woosley - Administrator |
| * Taylor Barton Moorefield - Administrator | | * Taylor Barton Moorefield - Administrator |
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| == External links == | | == External links == |
| {{Bulbanews|Opinion: Fans rally to combat anime change}} | | {{Bulbanews|Opinion: Fans rally to combat anime change}} |
| * [http://www.saveourvoiceactors.com/ Save Our Voice Actors website] | | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160813180310/http://www.saveourvoiceactors.com/ Save Our Voice Actors website] (defunct) |
| * [https://www.facebook.com/saveourvoiceactors Save Our Voice Actors Facebook page] | | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20180912004814/https://www.facebook.com/saveourvoiceactors Save Our Voice Actors Facebook page] (defunct) |
| * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/282336714794/ Save Our Voice Actors Facebook group] | | * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/282336714794/ Save Our Voice Actors Facebook group] |
| * [http://www.serebii.net/dub.shtml Save the Dub] | | * [http://www.serebii.net/dub.shtml Save the Dub] |
| * [http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?116959-Save-Our-Voice-Actors!-(Serebii-branch) Save Our Voice Actors Serebii branch] | | * [https://forums.serebii.net/threads/save-our-voice-actors-serebii-branch.116959/ Save Our Voice Actors Serebii branch] |
| * [http://saveourvoiceactors.deviantart.com/ Save Our Voice Actors DeviantArt page] | | * [http://saveourvoiceactors.deviantart.com/ Save Our Voice Actors DeviantArt page] |
| * [https://twitter.com/SOVAPokemon Save Our Voice Actors on Twitter] | | * [https://twitter.com/SOVAPokemon Save Our Voice Actors on Twitter] |