Pokémon Origins

I have to say, this is a Pokémon anime that I never get bored of watching.

I occasionally watch shows to observe the relationships between characters.

For instance, Red meets a girl named Reina at Lavender Town, and it turns out that she is a volunteer for the Pokémon House. Long story short, when the townspeople send off Red, Mr. Fuji (the Founder of the Pokémon House), tells Red to come see him if he runs into any trouble. Right after that, Reina says "And come back again, ok?". What does that tell me? She enjoys being around Red.

In the fourth episode, Reina appears in a couple scenes. In the first scene, she tells Mr. Fuji about the rumours that surround a Cerulean Cave. Despite the nature of the conversation, Reina is very calm. In her next (and final scene), she is alarmed that Red is heading to the same cave. She asks Mr. Fuji if Red is going to be all right. She doesn't ask about Red's Pokémon. Just Red. That's something that speaks volumes. However, Mr. Fuji is able to calm down the young volunteer enough for her to show us a little smile on her face.

Now, I find it is very realistic in terms of the visual quality. The ONLY moment I found to be cartoonish was when Red and Blue started their Pokémon Battle at Route 1. One second, they are standing so close to each other, they could knock each other out, and the next second, they slide 10-15 feet backwards in a single slide. Again, that's the ONLY cartoonish moment. The rest is fairly realistic.

If you played Red and Blue versions, this anime is going to be a nice break from the regular anime.

And, yes. Koffee- I mean, Koffing, makes an appearance. Thanks, regular anime! I can't think of Koffing without thinking about coffee!

I grew up with the original Pokémon (Seasons 1-5) and I still love it to this day. It was nice to go back to where it all started since right now I couldn't stand Best Wishes and the more recent XY. However, I feel that just 4-5 episodes is just WAY too short to fully tell a Pokémon story. In the regular show every episode was worth the watch as it was more than just formula, it felt like reading a novel. They made Red to be too perfect unlike Ash who really felt more alive. Sorry fans of this one, but Ash's faults were there for a purpose not to drive you crazy. And the whole "win only one tournament" was there for a reason as well. Here the ultra condensed version is just mostly action, very little adventure, comedy, and drama and that's it. I liked how they played it out in the fashion of the Gameboy Games, but the reason I preferred the anime more, is that it had more life. Characters thought, had deep psychology, and made tough if difficult decisions. Here we don't get that as much. Finally, I felt that the mega stone thing was out of place. The creators should stick where it was back then and what it should be.

Pokémon Origins is the most faithful and grounded adaptation of the games yet, and it's still the best series that's been made about the ip. It's beautifully animated, the writing is on point at making the characters more flawed but not stupid (*cough cough, Ash Ketchum*) and also the way that everything just plays out is a great adaptation overall.

Pokémon Origins does what the base anime didn't, capture the heart and soul of the games, and with brilliant execution to top it off. It really feels like a labor of love as opposed to the main series which feels more rushed and mandatory, and without the passion involved in this story.

The very first time I played Pokemon I was about 13 years old and the first game I played was Pokemon Blue, then I played the Special Pikachu Edition which was a tribute to the anime, but had little in common with it. The character of Red is very similar to his gaming counterpart, but he is not as stupid and idiotic as Ash is in the anime. Blue is similar in the games as well, but he doesn't have that jackass personality as Gary Oak in the anime, and has no cheerleaders cheering him on.

At first I thought that it was gonna be as boring as the anime. Truth is, the anime WAS boring after Johto Journeys and Ash has barely won any tournaments except for one in the anime. An interesting thing in this mini-series is that the Pokemon don't talk unlike in the anime when Pikachu says "Pika pika".

The Team Rocket of this short is faithful to the team in the games and have absolutely nothing to do with the two bumbling morons from the anime. Professor Oak sounds a lot better than in the anime as well. Most battles were awesome especially the one at the end which I will NOT mention. That is for all of you to see, not for me to tell.

This is EXACTLY what the anime should have been like, because unlike Ash, Red was more determined and smarter. For old Pokemon fans, this is the BEST thing to see.

I've always been a fan of pokemon and I feel this is a good show. There are some strong points but on the other hand, I do feel it misses some points the original series had.

I've read some of the other reviews and some say they dislike pokemon saying their names. Honestly, I miss that. I don't know how it was for everyone but I did like pokemon saying their own names. It was what set pokemon apart from the other pocket monsters. I also felt like in a way, it gave the pokemon personally. I watched a bit of pokemon when the main character Dawn and it was fun watching Piplup and his struggles. Here, there is no development of pokemon or the characaters. They just seem to be the typical pokemon formula: having a rival who thinks he's better than you are. Then again, if we come from the perspective of just any person playing the game, it makes sense to have the bland character.

And it is better in some aspects: there is no team rocket and meowth. I always hated those parts. Ash was not great in the original series. He is quite annoying, and never seems to learn. Additionally, after the first season, pikachu becomes more and more boring. I didn't keep up with the original series but compared to that, this is pretty awesome.