Pokémon Origins known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: The Origins (ポケットモンスター THE ORIGIN, Poketto Monsuta Ji Orijin), is a spin-off Japanese anime television mini series based on Nintendo's Pokémon franchise. Unlike the ongoing television series, this 90 minute special features the settings and characters from the original video games Pokémon Red and Blue, and is largely more faithful to the games' mechanics and designs. Like the television series, it was not owned by Media Factory (brand company of Kadokawa Corporation). Animation is handled by Production I.G, Xebec, and OLM, Inc., and the film is split into four parts, each directed by a different director from these studios. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo on October 2, 2013, ten days before the release of the X and Y video games, and began streaming internationally on Nintendo's Pokémon TV service from November 15, 2013 to December 2, 2013. On September 14, 2016, the first episode of the series was released for free on the official Pokémon YouTube channel and was later removed in 2017.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Red | Junko Takeuchi | Bryce Papenbrook | |
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Blue | Green | Takuya Eguchi | Lucien Dodge |
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Professor Oak | Dr. Yukinari Okido | Katsuji Mori | Kyle Hebert |
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Mr. Fuji | Minoru Inaba | Kirk Thornton | |
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Reina | Yui Ishikawa | Christine Marie Cabanos | |
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Professor Oak's Assistant | Dr. Okido's Assistant | Naoko Sugiura | Erin Fitzgerald |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Eps. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Brock (Takeshi) |
Tomokazu Sugita | Johnny Yong Bosch | 1 |
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Red's Mom | Satsuki Yukino | Laura Post | |
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Young Trainer | Michiko Kaiden | Erin Fitzgerald | |
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Lass | Chika Anzai | Cristina Vee | |
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Gym Guard | Shigeyuki Susaki | Max Mittelman | |
| Girl #A | Marika Minase | Wendee Lee | ||
| Girl #B | Miyuki Kobori | Erin Fitzgerald | ||
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Cubone | Cristina Vee | 2 | |
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Marowak | Laura Post | ||
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Female Trainer | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | ||
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Male Trainer | Matthew Mercer | ||
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Pokémon Center Nurse | Natsuki Aikawa | Cristina Vee | |
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Purple-Haired Woman | Wendee Lee | ||
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Messenger | Joe Ochman | ||
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Scared Woman | Erin Fitzgerald | ||
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Man in Blue Jacket | Keith Silverstein | ||
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Team Rocket Members | Shigeyuki Susaki | Doug Erholtz | |
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Tsuguo Mogami | Spike Spencer | ||
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Ryōta Asari | Michael Sinterniklaas Grant George | ||
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Creepy Girl | Laura Post | ||
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Giovanni (Sakaki) |
Rikiya Koyama | Jamieson Price | 3 |
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Secretary | Meiko Kawasaki | Erin Fitzgerald | |
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Sylph Company President | Shūhei Takubo | Dave Mallow | |
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Scientist | Tsuguo Mogami | Keith Silverstein | |
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Team Rocket Member | Shigeyuki Susaki | Doug Erholtz | |
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Lance (Wataru) |
Tokuyoshi Kawashima | Bob Buchholz | 4 |
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Mew | Christine Marie Cabanos |
Additional Voices[]
- Christine Marie Cabanos - Pidgey, Caterpie
- Lucien Dodge - Oddish, Kabutops
- Dorothy Elias-Fahn
- Erin Fitzgerald - Vulpix, Tentacool
- Kyle Hebert - Nidoqueen
- Wendee Lee
- Matthew Mercer
- Christopher Corey Smith
- Keith Silverstein - Onix, Rhyhorn
- Spike Spencer - Squirtle
- Cristina Vee - Nidoran
Notes[]
- This is the first Pokémon property to be dubbed with Los Angeles-based voice actors, rather than the typical New York talent pool.
- Voice actors from the anime such as Michael Sinterniklaas (who left the series when 4Kids lost the rights) and Cristina Vee appear in this dub
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond Home Entertainment | 2014 | 
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4 PAL |
Australia | 
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| Polyband & Toppic Video/WVG | 2020 | 
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B DVB-T |
Germany | 
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External Links[]
- Pokémon Origins at the Internet Movie Database.
- Pokémon Origins (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Pokémon Origins on Behind The Voice Actors.
