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Oct 3, 2013
Origin might be a great example of how to do a short game adaptation. Sure, it's not that good, as it basically skipped most gyms and locations. But did it please it's fans? Well it sure did please me.
It's a bit difficult commenting on the overall story, as a lot was skipped, so all we got was Red starting his journey and battling Brock, Lavender Town, a bit of Silph Co and 8th gym battle against Giovanni, short E4 montage and Mewtwo battle. Pretty much the highlights of the Kanto games. The start of the journey was well done and portrayed how the game looked
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to a child. Lavender Town further expanded the Marowak story and made the segment quite emotional. Team Rocket beating Marowak to death was a bit too brutal though. Unlike the games though, Green was trying to help Red in the Pokemon Tower. Second encounter with Giovanni at the Silph Co was changed a bit to make it more interesting, and the fight was portrayed more realistically, just like the Squirtle vs Charmander fight. So we got some explosions and the last floor blew off. The eight gym fight was really great and further expanded Giovanni's character. Last portion of the special was spent on Red vs Mewtwo, which was mostly a Mega Charizard showcase.
The story really lacked any proper progress, as we mostly saw segments of Red's journey, with most of the stuff happening in short montages. All important moments like gym battles, obtaining rods, fossil etc. were shown via those short montages. But then again, Gen I isn't story driven, so not that much was lost in those montages. They kept the decisive Giovanni battle, which is the most important segment of the story.
I bet most of the 90s kids, who played Red/Blue during it's launch, found themselves in Red. Red did most beginner's mistakes a child playing the games for the first time would do. He tried catching a Pokemon on full health, he tried catching someone else's Pokemon and used wrong move types. He was quite incompetent in the first segment. Sadly, most of his development happened during the in-between montages. That's quite a bummer, as he instantly went from a beginner to an experienced Pokemon trainer. Green didn't seem as arrogant as that Douche from our little Game Boy screens. Perhaps he wasn't like that in the Japanese version, so the dub shall contribute to his character. Green just isn't the Douche I know without his "Smell ya later". He felt more like a "tsundere" type of character in Origin.
Ken Sugimori's Gen III redesign was adapted well in this special. Pokemon designs were changed a bit to make them look more threatening. The special was handled by three studios: Production IG animated the first episode, Xebec animated the second and third, and Oriental Light and Magic the fourth. Compared to the TV show, the battles were portrayed more realistically here. Squirtle's Bite was portrayed really sadistically. You could feel Charmander's pain. The attacks got redesigned and looked really high-budget compared to the show.
The whole soundtrack contained remixes of the game's song, similar to the show. The remixes were quite good. Unlike the show where Pokemon repeated their names, Origin went to a more realistic cry-based sounds. Makes me wish that the original show started with that too, as animals repeating their species name is quite creepy.
The enjoyment really depends on how well you know the game. Some things may bother a bit, like battles still being in the style of the show. But overall, I think Origin did well in the fanservice area. Stuff like Nurse Joy's "We hope to see you again" and the white hand NPC made me really happy. Seeing Mega Charizard before the release was also really great. While I am a bit sad that E4 was just a montage, the Mewtwo fight was quite emotional and done great. I really liked that the towns were close to their game design. So instead of being huge like in the show, we got towns looking like their game counterparts.
Overall, Origin is a 90min long Pokemon commercial (similar to the show). It lacked a story and character development. It was pure fanservice, and Gen I fans probably enjoyed it a lot. It's really not recommended to watch it if you haven't played the game. You won't get anything out of it. I myself enjoyed it a lot and might rewatch the dub for Green.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Feb 18, 2008
Bleach is a good anime, but after 100 episodes it turns into a horrible anime.
For the story i give only 6 because the story gets lamer and lamer. I mean they fight, lose, train, fight, win, fight, lose, train, fight, win,.... it really gets lame.
The art..hm...only 5. its because many new characters look like the older characters. The one guy from Vizard looks like Kariya!
The characters get a nine because they look sooo cool. Hitsugaya with his Hyourinmaru, Byakuya and Senbonzakura, Matsumoto with her tit...Haineko, Ichigo with his Zangetsu,..The main character,Ichigo, has the characteristics of a good leading role.
The Enjoyment...its pretty low because I
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can't enjoy watching that! why? its because of fight, lose, train, fight, win, fight, lose, train, fight, win,...If they would make an arc longer, and add some episodes in which they are searching for the enemy or something like that. and not, ichigo runs! finds enemy. fight. Ichigo loses. Someone trains him. Ichigo fights again. Ichigo wins. a stronger enemy appears. . fight. Ichigo loses. Someone trains him. Ichigo fights again. Ichigo wins,...
so the overall would be Fair 6
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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