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The Lebanese dub, on the other hand, received heavy criticism from fans, despite retaining the story's integrity and proper pronunciation. The criticism was pointed towards the casting choices, as the majority of fans felt most of the new actors didn't fit the roles that they were given and didn't capture the essence of the characters as well as the previous cast. It's most likely that this negative reception to the new dub combined with the fact that most of the [[List of original series episodes#Johto League arc|newer episodes airing being filler episodes]] (and the overall controversy related to the franchise) factored in the series' drastic drop in popularity. | The Lebanese dub, on the other hand, received heavy criticism from fans, despite retaining the story's integrity and proper pronunciation. The criticism was pointed towards the casting choices, as the majority of fans felt most of the new actors didn't fit the roles that they were given and didn't capture the essence of the characters as well as the previous cast. It's most likely that this negative reception to the new dub combined with the fact that most of the [[List of original series episodes#Johto League arc|newer episodes airing being filler episodes]] (and the overall controversy related to the franchise) factored in the series' drastic drop in popularity. | ||
Financial constraints, with the series being banned on most {{wp|List of Arabic-language television channels|TV stations}}, led the studio to prioritize more profitable projects. Additionally, | Financial constraints, with the series being banned on most {{wp|List of Arabic-language television channels|TV stations}}, led the studio to prioritize more profitable projects. Additionally, [[The Pokémon Company International]], who probably felt that there was no need to distribute the [[anime]] series in the {{wp|Middle East}} as Pokémon [[merchandise|toys and merchandise]] were either not selling very well or were outright completely banned in some countries, led to both parties not renewing the series, resulting in the Arabic dub discontinuing after [[S07|Season 07]]. | ||
===Cast and crew=== | ===Cast and crew=== | ||
:''See also: [[User:SpanskaFlugan/list of voice actors in the Arabic dub|List of voice actors in the Arabic dub]]'' | :''See also: [[User:SpanskaFlugan/list of voice actors in the Arabic dub|List of voice actors in the Arabic dub]]'' | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===Conan in The Land of Pokémon=== | |||
[[File:Conan in the land of Pokemon poster.png|200x200px|thumb|right|A poster promoting the play]] | |||
''Conan in The Land of Pokémon'' was a Kuwaiti Musical stage-play crossover between [[anime|Pokémon]] and {{wp|Detective Conan}}, created by {{wp|Spacetoon}}, likely to expand both franchises, both being the most popular on the channel. The play features stage actors portraying characters from both series and lip syncing to a voice over done by the Arabic dub voice actors, the voice over was recorded in {{wp|Venus Center}} studios in {{wp|Syria}}. The play is produced by ''Al Salam'' theater and opened in Kuwait on December 23, 2000 playing for the 2 days of {{wp|Eid Al-Fitr}}. | |||
* Written by: Alaa Aljaber | |||
* Directed by: Jaber Muhammedi | |||
* Artistic supervision: Abdel Aziz El Moslem | |||
* The cast of actors features: Hourya Arafat, Soliman Al Marzooq, Mohammad Al Shoaiby, Ahmed Bassem, Fahd Bassem, Mahmoud Boushahri, Mahmoud Boushahri, Dana Abdullah, Yasser Abdel Karim<ref>https://elcinema.com/en/work/2011639/cast</ref> | |||
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 aired on the Kuwaiti national television channel. | |||
===''Pokémon Live!''=== | ===''Pokémon Live!''=== | ||
Despite ending its run in January 2001 in the United States, ''[[Pokémon Live!]]'' was invited to perform on an open stage in {{wp|Al Mamzar|Al Mamzar Park}}, Dubai, U.A.E. in the duration of the whole month of March that same year, coinciding with the annual {{wp|Dubai Shopping Festival}}.<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/young-and-old-enjoy-pokemon-1.411320 Young and old enjoy Pokemon - ''Gulfnews'']</ref> Whilst the musical was mostly identical to its performance elsewhere, the female actors had a slight change to their wardrobe which covered their exposed abdomens and thighs, likely to abide with Dubai's public dress code. Since the musical featured the same cast from its American run, it was performed solely in English. The musical, albeit received very positively by its audience, ended its run just days before the 2001 controversies began in the region overall. | Despite ending its run in January 2001 in the United States, ''[[Pokémon Live!]]'' was invited to perform on an open stage in {{wp|Al Mamzar|Al Mamzar Park}}, Dubai, U.A.E. in the duration of the whole month of March that same year, coinciding with the annual {{wp|Dubai Shopping Festival}}.<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/young-and-old-enjoy-pokemon-1.411320 Young and old enjoy Pokemon - ''Gulfnews'']</ref> Whilst the musical was mostly identical to its performance elsewhere, the female actors had a slight change to their wardrobe which covered their exposed abdomens and thighs, likely to abide with Dubai's public dress code. Since the musical featured the same cast from its American run, it was performed solely in English. The musical, albeit received very positively by its audience, ended its run just days before the 2001 controversies began in the region overall. | ||