Manaphy1128
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- Seen Dec 11, 2010
I have come to un-cover some episodes of pokemon have been banned or have not even reached westerners. or have been modified before its reached us. The following:
Pokémon (first series)
Beauty and the Beach", known in Japan as アオプルコのきゅうじつ (Aopuruko no Kyūjitsu, lit. "Aopulco Holiday"?), is banned in all countries that receive the series from 4Kids Entertainment. It is the 18th episode of the original Japanese series. On June 24, 2000, a newly produced English-language version of the episode aired on Kids' WB! as "Beauty and the Beach". Promoted as a "lost episode" special presentation, it has only received one rerun but has been released on VHS along with the two previous episodes.
In this episode, the female characters all enter a beauty contest. Team Rocket also enters, with James donning a suit with inflatable breasts. As one scene of the episode was about James showing off his artificial, cleavage and Jessie wears a bikini which make her beautiful, so she wins the beauty contest. For humorous effect, this scene was removed from the English-language version when it aired.
Miniryu no Densetsu
Miniryu no Densetsu" (ミニリュウのでんせつ, Miniryū no Densetsu?, lit. "The Legend of Miniryu") was the second episode to be banned by 4Kids Entertainment; this was the 35th episode of the original Japanese series. At several points in this episode, guns are pointed at people threateningly, and warning shots are fired. Due to the sensitivity of the American public to guns in children's shows (particularly the image of a child being threatened with a gun),[1] the episode was never aired for American circulation.
The removal of this episode leads to continuity problems, as Ash captured 30 Tauros in this episode. The Tauros appear in later episodes, even being used in Pokémon Tournaments by Ash; only one episode very briefly alludes to where they came from. Brock also caught a Tauros, but it was never seen or used again.
Dennō Senshi Porygon
Dennō Senshi Porygon" (でんのうせんしポリゴン, Dennō Senshi Porigon?, lit. "Digital Soldier Porygon", although most commonly translated as "Electric Soldier Porygon") is the thirty-eighth and a banned episode of the original Pokémon anime and was aired on Japanese television in December 16, 1997. It is infamous for using visual effects that caused seizures in a number of Japanese viewers, an incident referred to as the "Pokémon Shock" (ポケモンショック, Pokemon Shokku?) by the Japanese press.
Pokémon: Advanced Generation
Yureru Shima no Tatakai! Dojoach VS Namazun!!
In "Yureru Shima no Tatakai! Dojoach VS Namazun!!" (ゆれる島の戦い!ドジョッチＶＳナマズン!!, Yureru Shima no Tatakai! Dojotchi Tai Namazun!!?, lit. "Battle of the Quaking Island! Dojoach VS Namazun!!"), Ash Ketchum finished the Mossdeep City Gym, and his next goal is the final Gym at Sootopolis City. Ash and friends journey toward Jojo Island on the way and are caught in an earthquake caused by Whiscash. They then met a Pokémon trainer named Chōta and they started the Whiscash extermination there.
The episode was originally set to air in Japan on November 4, 2004, but was skipped due to the episode's similarities to the Chūetsu earthquake on October 23, 2004. The episode was later postponed, and then discontinued. While most of the other episodes were either not dubbed for English-language release or taken out of English-language syndication rotations, this episode of Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation was the first episode to be banned inside Japan prior to its first scheduled airing.
The episode was intended to be aired between AG100, "Solid as a Solrock", and AG101, "Vanity Affair".
Other banned episodes
These episodes were previously dubbed and aired but later removed from circulation in some countries. These episodes still are available on the anime's VHS and DVD collections.
"Tentacool & Tentacruel" was removed after September 11, 2001 due to the violent nature of the episode and scenes of giant Tentacruel destroying skyscrapers and Nastina using bazookas and guns. One of the scenes was still featured in one of the opening credits.
"The Tower of Terror" was removed after September 11, 2001 due to its title. Episode was put back into broadcast circulation months later.
"Holiday Hi-Jynx" was originally held back to air around the holiday season, later banned in the United States due to the controversial Pokemon, Jynx.
(Note About why:This original design of the Pokémon Jynx bore a striking, but probably coincidental, resemblance to entertainers in blackface. A strong case can be made for Jynx being a parody of or homage to the Japanese Ganguro and Yamanba fashion trends, which were extremely popular when Pokémon was first released. Blackface-influenced characters have appeared elsewhere in anime and manga—examples can be found near the beginning of Osamu Tezuka's early graphic novel, Metropolis and also can be found with Dragon Ball Z's Mr. Popo.
As Pokémon became more popular in the United States, this perceived similarity to a racist image from the United States' past offended some. In particular, it offended children's book author Carole Boston Weatherford, who accused Jynx of being a racist stereotype in an article titled "Politically Incorrect Pokémon" in the magazine Black World Today, shortly after the anime episode Holiday Hi-Jynx aired. As a result, later episodes of the anime which feature Jynx were either banned or edited in the United States.
In 2002, in response to this controversy, Nintendo changed Jynx's face from black to purple and its hands from blue to purple in the video game series, a change which would be reflected in the anime three years later.)
"The Bicker the Better" was banned in Italy, France and Jamaica due to its somewhat mature references to sexuality.
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Pokémon (first series)
Beauty and the Beach", known in Japan as アオプルコのきゅうじつ (Aopuruko no Kyūjitsu, lit. "Aopulco Holiday"?), is banned in all countries that receive the series from 4Kids Entertainment. It is the 18th episode of the original Japanese series. On June 24, 2000, a newly produced English-language version of the episode aired on Kids' WB! as "Beauty and the Beach". Promoted as a "lost episode" special presentation, it has only received one rerun but has been released on VHS along with the two previous episodes.
In this episode, the female characters all enter a beauty contest. Team Rocket also enters, with James donning a suit with inflatable breasts. As one scene of the episode was about James showing off his artificial, cleavage and Jessie wears a bikini which make her beautiful, so she wins the beauty contest. For humorous effect, this scene was removed from the English-language version when it aired.
Miniryu no Densetsu
Miniryu no Densetsu" (ミニリュウのでんせつ, Miniryū no Densetsu?, lit. "The Legend of Miniryu") was the second episode to be banned by 4Kids Entertainment; this was the 35th episode of the original Japanese series. At several points in this episode, guns are pointed at people threateningly, and warning shots are fired. Due to the sensitivity of the American public to guns in children's shows (particularly the image of a child being threatened with a gun),[1] the episode was never aired for American circulation.
The removal of this episode leads to continuity problems, as Ash captured 30 Tauros in this episode. The Tauros appear in later episodes, even being used in Pokémon Tournaments by Ash; only one episode very briefly alludes to where they came from. Brock also caught a Tauros, but it was never seen or used again.
Dennō Senshi Porygon
Dennō Senshi Porygon" (でんのうせんしポリゴン, Dennō Senshi Porigon?, lit. "Digital Soldier Porygon", although most commonly translated as "Electric Soldier Porygon") is the thirty-eighth and a banned episode of the original Pokémon anime and was aired on Japanese television in December 16, 1997. It is infamous for using visual effects that caused seizures in a number of Japanese viewers, an incident referred to as the "Pokémon Shock" (ポケモンショック, Pokemon Shokku?) by the Japanese press.
Pokémon: Advanced Generation
Yureru Shima no Tatakai! Dojoach VS Namazun!!
In "Yureru Shima no Tatakai! Dojoach VS Namazun!!" (ゆれる島の戦い!ドジョッチＶＳナマズン!!, Yureru Shima no Tatakai! Dojotchi Tai Namazun!!?, lit. "Battle of the Quaking Island! Dojoach VS Namazun!!"), Ash Ketchum finished the Mossdeep City Gym, and his next goal is the final Gym at Sootopolis City. Ash and friends journey toward Jojo Island on the way and are caught in an earthquake caused by Whiscash. They then met a Pokémon trainer named Chōta and they started the Whiscash extermination there.
The episode was originally set to air in Japan on November 4, 2004, but was skipped due to the episode's similarities to the Chūetsu earthquake on October 23, 2004. The episode was later postponed, and then discontinued. While most of the other episodes were either not dubbed for English-language release or taken out of English-language syndication rotations, this episode of Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation was the first episode to be banned inside Japan prior to its first scheduled airing.
The episode was intended to be aired between AG100, "Solid as a Solrock", and AG101, "Vanity Affair".
Other banned episodes
These episodes were previously dubbed and aired but later removed from circulation in some countries. These episodes still are available on the anime's VHS and DVD collections.
"Tentacool & Tentacruel" was removed after September 11, 2001 due to the violent nature of the episode and scenes of giant Tentacruel destroying skyscrapers and Nastina using bazookas and guns. One of the scenes was still featured in one of the opening credits.
"The Tower of Terror" was removed after September 11, 2001 due to its title. Episode was put back into broadcast circulation months later.
"Holiday Hi-Jynx" was originally held back to air around the holiday season, later banned in the United States due to the controversial Pokemon, Jynx.
(Note About why:This original design of the Pokémon Jynx bore a striking, but probably coincidental, resemblance to entertainers in blackface. A strong case can be made for Jynx being a parody of or homage to the Japanese Ganguro and Yamanba fashion trends, which were extremely popular when Pokémon was first released. Blackface-influenced characters have appeared elsewhere in anime and manga—examples can be found near the beginning of Osamu Tezuka's early graphic novel, Metropolis and also can be found with Dragon Ball Z's Mr. Popo.
As Pokémon became more popular in the United States, this perceived similarity to a racist image from the United States' past offended some. In particular, it offended children's book author Carole Boston Weatherford, who accused Jynx of being a racist stereotype in an article titled "Politically Incorrect Pokémon" in the magazine Black World Today, shortly after the anime episode Holiday Hi-Jynx aired. As a result, later episodes of the anime which feature Jynx were either banned or edited in the United States.
In 2002, in response to this controversy, Nintendo changed Jynx's face from black to purple and its hands from blue to purple in the video game series, a change which would be reflected in the anime three years later.)
"The Bicker the Better" was banned in Italy, France and Jamaica due to its somewhat mature references to sexuality.
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