Save Our Voice Actors
Template:Recasting controversy series Save our Voice Actors, commonly abbreviated SOVA is a Pokémon community-driven campaign to bring back the original Voice Actors instead of recasting the Pokémon anime dub with new Voice Actors.
History
The campaign started as Save the Dub on March 21, 2006. News broke out when a member at a Pokémon forum received a letter from Veronica Taylor. Moments later, Pokémon Palace Network received an email and a guest book entry by Eric Stuart. These letters provided evidence that Pokémon USA was going to recast the voice actors, which spurred significant controversy in the Pokémon communities.
Mission
The mission is to let as many Pokémon fans know and support the previous voice actors by communicating to Pokémon USA to tell them that the recasting of voice actors is wrong. Methods to convey their message include writing letters and e-mail, signing online petitions, and sending them styrofoam Poké Balls with messages written on them.
Recent victories?
In 2008, when TPCi switched dubbing studios from TAJ Productions to DuArt, several of the voice actors from the 4Kids dub began to return to the series. Initially, they were voice actors who had played minor roles or recurring characters, such as Evelyn Lanto, Sean Schemmel, Dan Green and Bella Hudson. However, beginning with Lost Leader Strategy, fans noticed that Rachael Lillis had returned to voice Maylene. Since then, Maddie Blaustein has returned as well, voicing Chatot in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2.
For the first time, a 4Kids voice actor was able to return to one of their roles. In The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!, Ted Lewis reprised his role as Giovanni.
- Dan Green (returned in The Keystone Pops!)
- Bella Hudson (returned in Bibarel Gnaws Best!)
- Sean Schemmel (returned in Nosing Round the Mountain)
- Mike Pollock (returned in Luxray Vision)
- Marc Thompson (returned in Journey to the Unown!)
- Amy Palant (returned in Tanks For The Memories!)
- Evelyn Lanto (returned in Hot Springing a Leak!)
- Rachael Lillis (returned in Lost Leader Strategy!)
- Maddie Blaustein (returned in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness)
- Wayne Grayson (returned in Crossing Paths)
- Ted Lewis (returned in A Full Course Tag Battle!)
- Jamie McGonnigal (returned in Staging a Heroes' Welcome!)
- Scottie Ray (returned in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part One))
- David Brimmer (returned in Cream of the Croagunk Crop!)
- Jason Griffith (returned in Cream of the Croagunk Crop!)
- Lisa Ortiz (returned in Hungry for the Good Life!)
Staff
Current Staff
- PokemonTrainerLisa - Proud SOVA Leader
- Nekusagi - SOVA Leader(hiatus)
- Dark Master - SOVA Leader
- Mitch - Secretary of SOVA/Leader
- Tommy - Administrator/Leader
- Shadow25 - SOVA Commissioner
- Misty - Administrator
- Nick-kun - Moderator
- Trainer Rachel - Moderator(inactive)
- offkilter06 - Moderator(inactive)
