September-October-early November 2001 Old News

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September-October-
early November
Old News

Filling in Some Gaps
Wednesday, November 7th, 2001

Hey everyone! Monday was my 19th birthday! I'm becoming an old man! I had great fun, got addicted to a new anime (Ayashi no Ceres...and the video store didn't have the next volume...grrrr...), and got lots of neat presents. Well, on to the updates.

I've got four more episode comparisons, filling in the gaps between Episode 10 and Episode 15 on my Episode Comparison page. So go check out the comparisons for Episode 11, 12, 13, and 14! Those would be the episodes where Satoshi gets Hitokage and Zenigame, visit Masaki's lighthouse, and fight Machisu. Good stuff, good stuff. Anyway, that's about all I have for you today. Expect some non-episode comparisons/rant updates soon!

Another New Rant, Revamped Episode Guide
Tuesday, October 30th, 2001

Hi all! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. It's been a combination of having a lot of schoolwork (I have two more tests this week!), Final Fantasy 9, and laziness. That and I couldn't figure out why my weekly image was screwing around.

Anyway, there's a new rant up, written by Kennith-san. It's more focused on Pocket Monsters than the last one, so give it a read! I've also updated the Episode Guide and organized it a bit better. And I've updated the Jouto League and Uzumaki Cup Pictures accordingly. If you look at the pictures and the titles, you'll see that a lot's happening in Japan. The return of an old friend, the departure of a fan-favorite, the return of everyone's favorite villains, episodes that are actually strung together...good stuff, all good stuff. Just looking at this week's picture, with Pikachu and Leon, should give you an idea of the direction the series is going. All I can say is that it's about time!

I'll be back with some more episode comparisons soon!

New Rant
Tuesday, October 16th, 2001

I have a new rant up, written by Brother Lapras entitled "The Real Pokemon." Why don't you go on over and take a look? I like the fact that I've been getting a lot of submissions lately...keep 'em coming!

Also, it seems as if the series in Japan is actually progressing somewhat! Recently, the gang competed in an Uzumaki Cup. And now there's a little three or four-episode thing starring Lugia (sounds promising...). And then the next episode is the gang's trip back to Asagi City to give Mikan the medicine. So at least the show's progressing somewhat. The Episode Guide's been updated with new episode titles, both Japanese and American. Bye for now!

Seiyuu Lists Updated
Saturday, October 13th, 2001

Wow! I've gone through all the Seiyuu Lists and have done a number of things to them. First of all, I added a bunch of seiyuu names and the roles they did since Hitoshi Doi updated his page recently. I've also added a few roles that Racheal Lillis has done in the Johto season. In addition, I've divided the Character Pages into two, because they were getting too big. So now there's a page for humans and a seperate page for pokemon. So now there are six seiyuu pages rather than four. And finally, I've put a link up on the main humans page for a chat transcript. The chat is hosted on the Sci-Fi Channel's website (a site I NEVER visit, but I was led here by another site) and is a great read. That's all for now!

New Episode Comparisons, just in time for National Breast Cancer Awareness Week!
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2001

OK, that was random. But I do have two new episode comparisons for you guys...Episodes 9 and 10 are now up! And none of them are duds like last time! Wow! I'm kind of plowing through these episodes. Soon I'll be getting into episodes that haven't been compared on the Ultimate Pokemon Site (which seems to be down at the moment), so I won't feel quite as bad about doing these, since no one else has done the ones coming up yet. Anyway, I don't have the revised Seiyuu Lists up yet, but I guess that's OK since I have new comparisons (and that seems to be the only reason people come to this site...). Oh well. I've also put the Japanese name of Mt. Moon up in the Places Section.

Also, I'm aware that a majority of the mp3's aren't working, and I know why, so I'm working on a solution. In the meantime, e-mail me with the songs that you REALLY want that are supposed to be up now (like if you really want Hyaku Gojuu Ichi but the link's not working) so I know which songs people want most.

Also, if you IM me using AIM and I don't respond, don't think I'm being a jerk and stuck up and ignoring you...I'm often forgetful and leave the program on, or someone will turn it on while I'm out of the room and leave it on for hours. So keep trying, and I'll get to you eventually.

Oh yeah, and Lugia shows up on the TV show in a few weeks in Japan (which means the gang's still in the Whirlpool Islands...). That is all.

Another New Rant
Sunday, September 30th, 2001

I have another new rant up, this time about Yu-Gi-Oh on Kids' WB! Why do I have a Yu-Gi-Oh rant on a Pocket Monsters website? Because 4Kids, the same people who dubbed Pokemon dubbed Yu-Gi-Oh. Yu-Gi-Oh is 4Kids' second anime title, and they really messed it up. The rant comes from Alan Tse, so go take a look at it!

Also, for those of you interested, here's the cover for the dubbed "Mewtwo Returns" tape.

New Rant
Saturday, September 29, 2001

Y'know, I've recently been seriously playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game Game Boy Game...and let me tell you, the game's starting to grow on me. Of course, it's a card game, so a lot of the battle outcomes are based on the luck of the draw, but at least now I know something about the game. Of course, no one plays the card game anymore, so I won't be able to play it in real life, but that's OK.

I've updated the Manga listings to cover the October and November releases. I've also archived the news to clear up this front page. And I've updated the Episode Guide. And finally, I have a new rant up by Kenneth-san. Good stuff, all good stuff.

Next time I'll have some additions to the Seiyuu pages, but for now I'm looking for Imakuni in the Pokemon Card Game...where is that little mouse man...

Jouto League Pictures Return
Tuesday, September 25th, 2001

Hi all. As you can tell by the title of this update, the Jouto League pictures have returned! After several months of not being there, they have returned! The only thing is that I've gotten rid of the individual episode pages, because those little pictures usually weren't any good, it was a waste of space, and it was just pointless. But now the pictures are up-to-date, covering three pages.

It's really weird looking back at the earlier ones, because those episodes have since been dubbed and shown in America. That's kinda weird to me...speaking of the dub, the fourth opening recently made its debut. It's a remix of the first song, just like the fourth Japanese opening, but the new Japanese opening doesn't start for another 20 episodes or so, when the Matsuba battle starts.

I've also noticed something...the new episode coming on in Japan this coming up Thursday will be the 100th Jouto League episode. Yup, Episode 117 started the whole Jouto League, and Episode 217 comes on the 27th. So the Jouto League is just seventeen episodes shy of being longer than both the Kanto League and the Orange League COMBINED. Considering the slow slow pace of the season, I doubt it'll be finished up in seventeen episodes. Am I the only one who thinks that that's absolutely ridiculous!? That the animators are dragging out one video game out that long!? Just end the season already!

I'll have more up soon! I promise!

Dai Dai Dai Dai Pinch
Wednesday, September 12th, 2001

By now, unless you've been living under a rock somewhere, you've heard about the tragedies in New York, DC, and Pennsylvania. I was in my dorm room, blissfully playing Tetris Attack when I heard about the plane crashes, and I was stuck to the TV all day. I mean, it was so surreal that I was watching the deaths of thousands live on TV, especially when the second building fell.

All my prayers and condolences go out to all the victims and their loved ones. If you're not a minor, please donate blood, because the victims really really need it. I sincerely hope we don't go to war, because wars are terrible things.

Also, for some reason, the main Episode Comparisons page won't upload, so it's stuck on the old one (without the links to Episodes 5-8). So use the links below, or just follow the "Next Episode" link on the fourth Episode comparison.

Four Episode Comparisons?! Not really...
Sunday, September 9th, 2001

Hi all. This was going to be one of those updates where I have tons of stuff in an attempt to say "I'm sorry" for not updating in so long. Well, that's kind of true. I went in to do my Episode 5, 6, 7, and 8 comparison, but it turns out that I only have the dub of the Pippi episode on tape. So that's the only one that's *really* compared. I'll keep an eye out for when Kids' WB! airs Episodes 5, 7, and 8 and try to get those out as soon as possible. I've also made a small revision to my Episode 15 comparison, thanks to Kenneth-san.

I've also updated a few links--Sailor Moon Uncensored's new URL and Journey's new URL. And I have some new episode titles, both for the Japanese episodes and the dubbed ones, in the Episode Guide...it seems that in Japan, the Pocket Monsters gang are about to compete in a short "Uzumaki KAPPU," or "Whirlpool Cup." It seems that the Whirlpool Islands have their own little tournament going on, and one of the battles is between Satoshi and Kasumi. Judging from the episode titles, it'll only last about three episodes, and then the gang will resume travelling through Jouto.

And in other news, there seems to be a rumor that the Myuutsu TV special will come out in the US, direct-to-video, this December under the title "Mewtwo Returns." Like I said, this is a rumor, but I'm just passing it along.

And I've changed two of the romanizations of pokemon names--I changed one after hearing how the pokemon "Pixy" was prounounced in Episode 6, and then another (#124) because I looked at the name wrong when I first romanized it.

And I have to say this, and it's my site so I will ^_^...my friend Kate-chan's leaving for Japan tomorrow, and she won't be back for a whole year. Bye Kate-chan! We'll miss you!

Pocket Monsters was not created by me. It was created by Satoshi Tajiri and the crew at TV-Tokyo. Pokemon is (c) Game Freak, Nintendo, 4Kids Productions, Hasbro, Bandai, and a ton of other companies. When you have a popular anime like Pokemon, lots of people own it so it's impossible to list every company who owns a piece of Pokemon. No infringement of copyrights is meant by the creation of the web site. All images were gotten from official websites (Nintendo, TV-Tokyo, etc.) unless otherwise noted (I don't steal images from other sites!).