Well about a month ago we just ordered every channel from japan I mainly did it for anime reasons. Well I was just searching through it and PoketMonsters was on and well I thought it was cool, I did however prefer the japanese names over english easy as they sounded better and not as corny as the english, I have nothing against the english version of the tv series but but the japanese version pawns if you understand the langauge.
Names
Satoshi / Ash Ketchum - The main character, whose name in the Japanese version (Satoshi) is named after Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of the Pokémon game
Shigeru / Gary Oak - His name in the Japanese version (Shigeru) is named after famed video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Unlike his anime counterpart, this version of Ash's rival does not hang out with a pack of cheerleading girlfriends, nor does he travel by car. In fact, about the only thing this Gary has in common with the anime Gary is his mean attitude towards Ash. Nevertheless, he ends up traveling with Ash in the manga's epilogue.
Musashi / Jessica "Jessie" - The female half of Team Rocket.
Kojiro / James - The male half of Team Rocket.
Nyarth (ニャース Nyāsu) / Meowth - Team Rocket's third member. One of very few Pokémon who can speak a human language.
Sakaki / Giovanni - The seldom-seen leader of Team Rocket.
Names
Satoshi / Ash Ketchum - The main character, whose name in the Japanese version (Satoshi) is named after Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of the Pokémon game
Shigeru / Gary Oak - His name in the Japanese version (Shigeru) is named after famed video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Unlike his anime counterpart, this version of Ash's rival does not hang out with a pack of cheerleading girlfriends, nor does he travel by car. In fact, about the only thing this Gary has in common with the anime Gary is his mean attitude towards Ash. Nevertheless, he ends up traveling with Ash in the manga's epilogue.
Musashi / Jessica "Jessie" - The female half of Team Rocket.
Kojiro / James - The male half of Team Rocket.
Nyarth (ニャース Nyāsu) / Meowth - Team Rocket's third member. One of very few Pokémon who can speak a human language.
Sakaki / Giovanni - The seldom-seen leader of Team Rocket.