kaibachaoschampion
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Yeah, it did. Though one of my favourite episodes is the Porygon episode in Kanto, too bad what happened with that >.<.
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Where does Pokémon stand as your favorite anime?
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Yeah, it did. Though one of my favourite episodes is the Porygon episode in Kanto, too bad what happened with that >.<.
STICKTOPIA
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It's the only anime I watch so.... yea it's my favorite
PokemonNation2000
Banned
The "Electric Solder Porygon!" episode? From what I heard, Maddie Blaustein, who was the second voice actor in the dub from Meowth, said 4Kids dubbed it but it was never release. I've seen the subbed episode (obviously without the flashing lights) and it is a good episode, but I think it was banned for the whole seizure incident in the United States. I kinda don't blame the dubbers for that one.
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PokemonNation2000
Banned
Yup, so bright in fact, that thousands of Japanese children got seizures from watching the episode. Since then, there's always been a warning at the beginning of the eps stating something along the lines "Please watch in a well-lit room and some distance from the TV screen." The series even went on hiatus in JPN for a while during the first season because of the episode in question.
ShinyCharyZard
Too old for your rubbish..
Eh, I've seen the original scene with the really harsh flashing lights a few times now and while I can understand how that caused some children harm (because heck, it hurt my eyes), I must say that anyone with even quarter of a brain cell can see that it was caused by Pikachu blowing up some missiles and had nothing whatsoever to do with Porygon.. So what does that tell you about the anime team?
That they love Pikachu, obviously.
I think why Porygon or it's evolutions haven't been seen since isn't because they caused it, but rather a sort of superstition kind of thing. Porygon was the main Pokemon so they think focusing on it again could be disastrous. The same thing happened with Whiscash and a majority of ground type moves, like Earthquake. Does it make the most sense? No, but that's how things are.
PokemonNation2000
Banned
You got it, spot-on. It's a shame, though, for sure.
You're right, though, it wasn't Porygon to blame.
ShinyCharyZard
Too old for your rubbish..
They should surely know that they can involve it again, without adding ridiculous amounts of flashing lights.. What were they taking at the time of production, to think that was a good idea anyway? "Yeah there's a lot of epileptic kids around the world who watch tv, lets include intense red and blue flashing lights in our incredibly popular anime".. duh.
Anyway, they've made Jynx's appearance acceptable to the over-protective, moronic and actually quite racist parents, so why can't they make Porygon appear in an acceptable and non-flashy way?
..and don't even get me started on them thinking an anime earthquake is comparable to a real life one, because it truly disgusts me that they try to link the pain felt in those real life experiences with a magical creature banging on the ground and making a crack.
Anyway, they've made Jynx's appearance acceptable to the over-protective, moronic and actually quite racist parents, so why can't they make Porygon appear in an acceptable and non-flashy way?
..and don't even get me started on them thinking an anime earthquake is comparable to a real life one, because it truly disgusts me that they try to link the pain felt in those real life experiences with a magical creature banging on the ground and making a crack.
Spin Attaxx
2012-2013
Well, as Dogasu said, they blamed Porygon because it was associated with the episode. Pokémon are generally associated with an episode. For instance, if I say "remember the Hypno episode?", you'd assume I was talking about "Hypno's Naptime". And if I say "remember the Ditto episode", you'd think "that's Ditto's Mysterious Mansion, isn't it?". Because of that, Porygon was given the blame, so you can't really blame the animé team for that (most other things, however...).
PokemonNation2000
Banned
Yup, this is definitely true.
*~Silver*~
Well-Known Member
I've never seen the episode, because I can't seem to find a site that has it available with the flashing lights part excluded. I've found websites that HAVE it, but they all have warnings at the beginning of the video telling you that the flashing lights are still in there. I don't blame them for not releasing in the United States, but I do wish I could at least find it somewhere. *Sigh*
Tuskie Tyrant Yoko Kurama
Fancy footwork
Very high for me. It's one of my favorite animes. I'm a very optimistic person, so changes really don't get to me. Even when Misty left, I didn't complain like some of the older fans did. And Best Wishes is a good saga, even if some of the things are kind of whacky.
*~Silver*~
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Oops. Left the actual reason for this topic out of my post. xD
Pokemon is actually my very favorite anime simply because, to be honest, I don't like anime in general. I like Pokemon, that's it. A lot of people in my school assume I'm into all anime because I like Pokemon, but no, just Pokemon. I do watch Avatar: The Last Airbender, and The Legend of Korra, but those are made entirely in the United States, so I guess they don't really count.
Pokemon is actually my very favorite anime simply because, to be honest, I don't like anime in general. I like Pokemon, that's it. A lot of people in my school assume I'm into all anime because I like Pokemon, but no, just Pokemon. I do watch Avatar: The Last Airbender, and The Legend of Korra, but those are made entirely in the United States, so I guess they don't really count.
pokefandt
Well-Known Member
Not gonna lie it ranks pretty low for me. Its because there are other shows that basically blow the Pokemon anime out of the water. FMA, Digimon, Madoka Magica, One Piece, Cowboy Bebop, Serei no Moribito, and many, many others make Pokemon look pretty bad in comparison.
PokemonNation2000
Banned
iGotNoiPad
Well-Known Member
The Pokemon anime is just a guilty pleasure.I watch Yugioh, Fairy Tail and SAO over it anyday.
Hooray! Another person who doesn't think Zexal is the worst thing ever made!
Victorian Rush
Weather Manipulator
It's definitely not my favorite anime. I've watched some animes that I think are a lot better then Pokemon. It's not that bad (though I really don't like BW and stopped watching for that reason) but it's definitely not my favorite.
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