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On March 21, 2006, it was discovered that Pokémon USA (now a part of [[The Pokémon Company International]]) and [[TAJ Productions]] were going to recast the voices for the English-language dub of the [[Pokémon anime]] from season nine onwards. The company used the special that aired on April 29, ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', as a testing ground for the new voice actors. This caused a controversy in the Pokémon fan community. | On March 21, 2006, it was discovered that Pokémon USA (now a part of [[The Pokémon Company International]]) and [[TAJ Productions]] were going to recast the voices for the English-language dub of the [[Pokémon anime]] from season nine onwards. The company used the special that aired on April 29, ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', as a testing ground for the new voice actors. This caused a controversy in the Pokémon fan community. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
Because of the Pokémon franchise's waning popularity in the United States, the international Pokémon distributor, [[The Pokémon Company International|Pokémon USA]], began looking for ways to cut costs on production of the English adaptation of the series, and decided to find a new partnering company who could produce the English adaptation for less money. Once [[4Kids Entertainment]]'s contract expired in early 2006, they were outbid by [[TAJ Productions]], who had earlier assisted 4Kids in their production of the English-language version of the series. | Because of the Pokémon franchise's waning popularity in the United States, the international Pokémon distributor, [[The Pokémon Company International|Pokémon USA]], began looking for ways to cut costs on production of the English adaptation of the series, and decided to find a new partnering company who could produce the English adaptation for less money. Once [[4Kids Entertainment]]'s contract expired in early 2006, they were outbid by [[TAJ Productions]], who had earlier assisted 4Kids in their production of the English-language version of the series. However, according to statements made by [[Veronica Taylor]] and [[Eric Stuart]], the voice actors were to be replaced with different sound-a-like voice actors to keep production costs low. TPCi has made no official statements on these claims. The special ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', which aired on April 29, was used as a testing ground for the new voices. | ||
As a result of this, and the discontinuation of anime in their block as they were planning to move to {{wp|The CW Television Network|The CW Network}}, {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} decided not to renew the series, and {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}}, the sibling cable network owned by Kids' WB's owners, {{wp|Time Warner}}, started to air the series as of September 8, 2006. | |||
== Voice actor reaction == | == Voice actor reaction == | ||
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=== [[Maddie Blaustein]] === | === [[Maddie Blaustein]] === | ||
This was sent by a staff member of Serebii Forums: | This was sent by a staff member of [[Serebii.net|Serebii Forums]]: | ||
"Thanks for your very kind letter. There's very little I'm permitted to say on the subject other than what you've already stated in your e-mail. | "Thanks for your very kind letter. There's very little I'm permitted to say on the subject other than what you've already stated in your e-mail. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20080730002445/http://lovesick-pkmn.net/sova/ Save Our Voice Actors] | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20080730002445/http://lovesick-pkmn.net/sova/ Save Our Voice Actors] (archive) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||