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==Pokémon anime== | ==Pokémon anime== | ||
[[File:Italia 1 logo.png|thumb|left|150px|Italia 1 logo]]On January 10, 2000, '''Italia 1''' ('''Italia Uno'''), a commercial Italian TV channel owned by {{wp|Mediaset}}, started airing the [[Pokémon anime]] from Mondays to Fridays every afternoon, around 5 P.M. The series that year was successful in Italy and it was also broadcast at prime time on Saturdays. From the [[ | [[File:Italia 1 logo.png|thumb|left|150px|Italia 1 logo]]On January 10, 2000, '''Italia 1''' ('''Italia Uno'''), a commercial Italian TV channel owned by {{wp|Mediaset}}, started airing the [[Pokémon anime]] from Mondays to Fridays every afternoon, around 5 P.M. The series that year was successful in Italy and it was also broadcast at prime time on Saturdays. From the [[S04|fourth season]] on, however, Pokémon lost more and more Italian fans. On Christmas 2001 it was even suspended for one year, possibly for dub problems, and when in the end of 2002 it started again, its popularity was even lower. | ||
In 2003, ''[[Pokémon: Master Quest]]'' began around 4 P.M. With this fifth series, Italia 1 chose to divide the episodes into two halves for the premiere, creating, in this way, two 10-minutes episodes broadcast from Monday through Friday. However, when the episodes were re-aired, they were transmitted fully. Nevertheless, Pokémon started being broadcast later and later ([[Pokémon: Advanced]] at 4:30 P.M., [[Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]] at 5 P.M.) until the [[ | In 2003, ''[[S05|Pokémon: Master Quest]]'' began around 4 P.M. With this fifth series, Italia 1 chose to divide the episodes into two halves for the premiere, creating, in this way, two 10-minutes episodes broadcast from Monday through Friday. However, when the episodes were re-aired, they were transmitted fully. Nevertheless, Pokémon started being broadcast later and later ([[S06|Pokémon: Advanced]] at 4:30 P.M., [[S07|Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]] at 5 P.M.) until the [[S08|eighth season]] started to be broadcast at 6 P.M., always for ten minutes on February 2006. After a few months, Pokémon was moved to Saturdays and Sundays, imitating the TV schedule of {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}}. The main problem facing this was that Italian children attend school on Saturdays. Due to this choice, some Italian Pokémon sites chose to make together a petition against Italia 1. Perhaps because of this petition or maybe due to the lower audience, Pokémon returned in the afternoon at 5:15 P.M. | ||
With the beginning of ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'', however, the show was broadcast once again in the weekend, although later in the morning. The same happened for ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'', which was not only was transmitted in the weekends, but also for 10 minutes only. In Summer 2007, Pokémon landed every morning at 8:30 A.M. In September 2007, Italia 1 decided on give another chance to the show and, exploiting the success of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, Pokémon came back in the afternoon with the new series, ''[[Diamond & Pearl series|Pokémon: Diamante e Perla]]''. The first episodes were successful, similar to the ones of the first seasons, but after a few episodes the success decreased and so, also because the series was going too much near the U.S. airings) in January 2008 "Diamante e Perla" went back to the weekend. | With the beginning of ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'', however, the show was broadcast once again in the weekend, although later in the morning. The same happened for ''[[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'', which was not only was transmitted in the weekends, but also for 10 minutes only. In Summer 2007, Pokémon landed every morning at 8:30 A.M. In September 2007, Italia 1 decided on give another chance to the show and, exploiting the success of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, Pokémon came back in the afternoon with the new series, ''[[Diamond & Pearl series|Pokémon: Diamante e Perla]]''. The first episodes were successful, similar to the ones of the first seasons, but after a few episodes the success decreased and so, also because the series was going too much near the U.S. airings) in January 2008 "Diamante e Perla" went back to the weekend. | ||
[[File:Boing TV logo.png|right|100px|thumb|Boing and Hiro]]Like most rerunning cartoon series and movies coming from Italia 1, the Pokémon anime has also been aired by Boing and Hiro, two Italian digital television channels, broadcast via DTT technology, owned by {{wp|Mediaset}}. | [[File:Boing TV logo.png|right|100px|thumb|Boing and Hiro]]Like most rerunning cartoon series and movies coming from Italia 1, the Pokémon anime has also been aired by Boing and Hiro, two Italian digital television channels, broadcast via DTT technology, owned by {{wp|Mediaset}}. | ||
In 2009, Walt Disney Company's channel, Jetix, obtained the rights for broadcasting the [[ | In 2009, Walt Disney Company's channel, Jetix, obtained the rights for broadcasting the [[S11|eleventh season]]. The Pokémon anime from ''Battle Dimension'' onward is also broadcasted by "K2", a syndication channel. In 2010 Jetix changed name to Disney XD, that mainly premieres the episodes in Italy, but sometimes alternates with K2 (for example, the last episodes of the [[S14|fourteenth season]]). From 2012 onwards, K2 always premieres the episodes (it also happened for the XY sneak peek of october 19th, two days after the japanese airing), Disney XD airing them after some months. | ||
Also, in 2009 the first seasons were redubbed in an Italian dubbing which is more faithful to the English one and aired on K2. The original English Pokémon themes and texts (only for the "To be continued" and the title of the first about 20 episodes of the Indigo League series) are dubbed and translated in Italian as well. Since June 30 to August 4, 2014 the first season was broadcast; the second has been skipped for rights issues and the third one has been aired since August 5 to September 7, 2014. | Also, in 2009 the first seasons were redubbed in an Italian dubbing which is more faithful to the English one and aired on K2. The original English Pokémon themes and texts (only for the "To be continued" and the title of the first about 20 episodes of the Indigo League series) are dubbed and translated in Italian as well. Since June 30 to August 4, 2014 the first season was broadcast; the second has been skipped for rights issues and the third one has been aired since August 5 to September 7, 2014. | ||
The first episodes of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' has premiered on K2 on October 19, 2013 as a sneak peek. Instead the current season is aired on Disney XD since April 14 and since April 23, 2014 on K2. | The first episodes of ''[[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' has premiered on K2 on October 19, 2013 as a sneak peek. Instead the current season is aired on Disney XD since April 14 and since April 23, 2014 on K2. | ||
===Pokémon movies=== | ===Pokémon movies=== | ||
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===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
:''For more information, see [[:Category:Italian songs]].'' | :''For more information, see [[:Category:Italian songs]].'' | ||
Traditionally, Mediaset, since its origins, has always created openings for cartoons and anime, some independent from the Japanese and North American opening themes. For Pokémon, nine themes have been made (for the first ten seasons and for Pokémon Chronicles). For [[Pokémon: Advanced]] & [[Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]], and for [[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]] & [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], the same opening themes have been used. This makes Italy one of only three known countries outside of Japan and the United States to create original music for the Pokémon anime, the other two being China and Korea. | Traditionally, Mediaset, since its origins, has always created openings for cartoons and anime, some independent from the Japanese and North American opening themes. For Pokémon, nine themes have been made (for the first ten seasons and for Pokémon Chronicles). For [[S06|Pokémon: Advanced]] & [[S07|Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]], and for [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]] & [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], the same opening themes have been used. This makes Italy one of only three known countries outside of Japan and the United States to create original music for the Pokémon anime, the other two being China and Korea. | ||
Although the Italian dub has its own music, an Italian-language translation of the ''[[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]]'' soundtrack was also released, entitled ''{{tt|Pokémon: Le Canzoni Autentiche Della Serie TV|Pokémon: The Authentic Songs From The TV Series}}'', including the [[Gotta Catch 'em All! (song)|first Italian opening]] as a bonus track. | Although the Italian dub has its own music, an Italian-language translation of the ''[[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]]'' soundtrack was also released, entitled ''{{tt|Pokémon: Le Canzoni Autentiche Della Serie TV|Pokémon: The Authentic Songs From The TV Series}}'', including the [[Gotta Catch 'em All! (song)|first Italian opening]] as a bonus track. | ||
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A redub of the original series has been in the works since 2009, finally premiering on K2 in June 2014. '''Benedetta Ponticelli''', who had already provided the voice of {{an|Bianca}}, provided the voice of Misty. | A redub of the original series has been in the works since 2009, finally premiering on K2 in June 2014. '''Benedetta Ponticelli''', who had already provided the voice of {{an|Bianca}}, provided the voice of Misty. | ||
==Pokémon manga== | ==Pokémon manga== | ||
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The Pokémon merchandising in Italy immediately reached one of its highest points right after the anime started, in January, 2000. Five stickers album were released during the corresponding seasons (from the first to Master Quest). In early 2000s, [[Pokémon Trading Cards series 1]] and [[Pokémon Trading Cards series 2|series 2]] were available, published by Topps. During the Original series' years, several types of merchandising products were released in every way: lots of very popular school equipments, bottle caps featuring the Johto Pokémon ({{wp|Yoga}} fruit juices), various types of lollipops and candies, anime VHSs and many others. | The Pokémon merchandising in Italy immediately reached one of its highest points right after the anime started, in January, 2000. Five stickers album were released during the corresponding seasons (from the first to Master Quest). In early 2000s, [[Pokémon Trading Cards series 1]] and [[Pokémon Trading Cards series 2|series 2]] were available, published by Topps. During the Original series' years, several types of merchandising products were released in every way: lots of very popular school equipments, bottle caps featuring the Johto Pokémon ({{wp|Yoga}} fruit juices), various types of lollipops and candies, anime VHSs and many others. | ||
With the start of the Advanced Generation, Pokémon's popularity in Italy quickly fell; however, a last sticker album featuring the Hoenn Pokédex's Pokémon was released, [[Pokémon Advanced Action Cards]] were available in 2005, and various type of new action figures were released (more than in other generations), but didn't have a great success. | With the start of the Advanced Generation, Pokémon's popularity in Italy quickly fell; however, a last sticker album featuring the Hoenn Pokédex's Pokémon was released, [[Pokémon Advanced Action Cards]] were available in 2005, and various type of new action figures were released (more than in other generations), but didn't have a great success. | ||
Diamond and Pearl seemed to have the same destiny, but from ''[[ | Diamond and Pearl seemed to have the same destiny, but from ''[[S11|Battle Dimension]]'' on, with new TV airing times, its popularity raised again: new DP toys were released from Giochi Preziosi S.p.A., the DVDs of the first two seasons were re-released, and minor merchandising such as Easter Eggs were available. From February 2011, with the ending of ''[[S13|Sinnoh League Victors]]'', the first Italian [[Pokémon Official Magazine]] was released; Pokémon gadgets (action figures and TCG cards) also came back to McDonald's after many years. Pokémon's new popularity is represented by the fact that 7 Pokémon Movies (6-7-10-11-12-13-14) were released in DVD for the first time in only 2 years, 2011 and 2012, after 6 years (2005-2010) without any type of home-video release. Also Movie 4 and 5 have been re-released in 2011. | ||
==Community== | ==Community== | ||