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'''Masamitsu Hidaka''' (Japanese: '''日高政光''' ''Hidaka Masamitsu'') is a director and storyboard artist for the [[Pokémon anime]]. He also has various other credits.
'''Masamitsu Hidaka''' (Japanese: '''日高政光''' ''Hidaka Masamitsu'') is a director and storyboard artist for the [[Pokémon anime]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Hidaka was born on October 19, 1960, and went on initially to become an architect. After losing his job at an architecture design office, however, he went into the animation industry and soon became a noted director. In addition to Pokémon, he has also worked on various other series, including {{wp|Mobile Suit Gundam Wing}}.
Hidaka was born on October 19, 1960, and went on initially to become an architect. After losing his job at an architecture design office, however, he went into the animation industry and soon became a noted director. In addition to Pokémon, he has also worked on various other series, including {{wp|Mobile Suit Gundam Wing}}.


He directed the Pokémon anime up to the [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier]] arc, and he continues to be a storyboard artist.
He directed the Pokémon anime up to the [[S09|Battle Frontier]] arc, and he continues to be a storyboard artist.
 
==Interviews with PokéBeach==
Most notably, Hidaka has been interviewed by [[PokéBeach]] webmaster Water Pokémon Master twice<ref>[http://www.pokebeach.com/news/0708/interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-at-anime-expo Interview with Masamitsu Hidaka at Anime Expo (July 3rd, 2008) « Animé News « PokéBeach]</ref><ref name="two">[http://www.pokebeach.com/news/0708/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points Second Interview with Masamitsu Hidaka – Many Interesting Points! (July 4th, 2008) « Website News « PokéBeach]</ref> in July 2008.


==Interview with Water Pokémon Master==
He confirmed that {{p|Celebi}} was related to the [[GS Ball]] before it was relocated to the [[M04|fourth movie]], and that {{an|Brock}} left the show briefly during [[S02|the Orange Islands arc]] due to fears that Americans would find him a racist stereotype. He also confirmed that {{an|Misty}} would not return to the main cast. In another comment made in the second interview<ref name="two" />, he joked that part of the reason for changing {{Ash}}'s female companion from Misty to {{an|May}}, and then to {{an|Dawn}} is that "boys need a new piece of eye candy to look at every once in a while". This caused controversy among Pokémon fans<sup>where?</sup>, who accused him of {{wp|sexism}}.
Most notably, he was recently [http://www.pokebeach.com/news/0708/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points interviewed] by [[PokéBeach]] webmaster Water Pokémon Master, the closest any Pokémon fan has come to those in charge of the raw anime. He answered many questions, including confirming that {{p|Celebi}} was planned to be in the [[GS Ball]] before it was decided to be put into the [[M04|fourth movie]], and that {{an|Brock}} left the show briefly during [[Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands|the Orange Islands arc]] due to fears that Americans, who would soon after the planning of {{Tracey}}'s [[EP084|debut episode]] be getting the [[EP001|first episode]], would find him a racist stereotype. When asked if {{an|Misty}} would return to the main cast, his response was a flat-out no.


He also made another comment in another [http://www.pokebeach.com/news/0708/interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-at-anime-expo interview] that caused a degree of controversy among Pokémon fans. In the second interview he stated that part of the reason for the changing of Ash's female companion from Misty to {{an|May}}, and then to {{an|Dawn}} is that "boys need a new piece of eye candy to look at every once in a while". Many viewed this as a sexist comment. However, in his defense, it should be noted that Hidaka's comments went through the translator, and then the fan who posted the interview, so some of the original meaning may have been lost. Japanese culture is very different than the culture of English speaking nations, so the comment may have been received in a way Hidaka didn't mean for it to be.
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