Pokémon Origins
Seen it?2013 | 1 seasons | 21 min | Family, Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, short, snackable episodes, about 1 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-Y7. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Follow Red as he travels through the Kanto region, encounters Team Rocket, battles his rival, and challenges the Pokémon League!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a modest audience; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 45K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Junko TakeuchiRed (voice)
- Takuya EguchiGreen (voice)
- Tomokazu SugitaTakeshi (voice)
- Minoru InabaOld Man Fuji (voice)
- Rikiya KoyamaSakaki (voice)
- Tokuyoshi KawashimaWataru (voice)
- Katsuji MoriDr. Ōkido (voice)
- Yui IshikawaReina (voice)