Pokemon Journeys may be on hiatus due to the ongoing pandemic, but one corner of the world has only just started its adventure with Ash. Canada welcomed the brand-new Pokemon anime recently with its dubbed debut, and fans were quick to share their thoughts on the series. It turns out the dub is winning with most fans, but they have a major complaint which may never be addressed.
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For those who didn’t know, Canada welcomed the first episode of Pokemon Journeys the other week after a long wait. Japan has been airing episodes for months now barring its hiatus, so you can see why fans were eager for the dub to debut.
As you can see in the slides below, fans have given their blunt reaction to the dub, and it seems to be hitting the right notes with netizens. From the new actors to its composition, this English dub has little to critique, but fans are pretty unhappy with a singular fact:
The soundtrack keeps on changing… and it may never stop.
As you might have heard, the English dub of Pokemon has often been criticized for its changing soundtrack. Licensing issues have plagued the anime for years as music is often changed between the Japanese dub and any international one. As you can imagine, fans were hopeful that this new dub would fix the outstanding issue, but that did not happen this time around.
Of course, fans in the U.S. are waiting for their own chance to check out this role. Pokemon Journeys is slated to debut on Netflix in June, so audiences will not have to wait too long to see the dub.
Are you going to be checking out this dubbed anime when it debuts on Netflix? Let me know in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @MeganPetersCB to talk all things comics and anime!
Side by Side
The title card sequence in Pokemon Journeys are different between the two versions.
โ ๐Moon(ๆ)๐/Puyo Champions/#ThankYouAnipoke (@Moonbyum1) May 18, 2020
The dub uses the animation during the end of the episode preview this time around for it’s title card. #Anipoke pic.twitter.com/HcbPicXA0m
Actors on Fleek
The English VAs for this series is really good, too bad the soundtrack isn’t https://t.co/1yWqyaSASf
โ Neil โ๏ธ๐ก๏ธ (@Arkeus88) May 16, 2020
Good > Bad
Just finished watching episodes 1 & 2 of the Dub (Pokรฉmon Journeys) Overall, I am very impressed! Very solid
โ Raf ๐ฅ #ThankYouAnipoke (@ThePokeRaf) May 17, 2020
Pros โ :
– VAs
– Scripting/dialogue is almost the same as JP
– Opening is a bop
Cons โ:
– SOME of the OSTs
Looking forward to seeing the rest of the episodes! #Anipoke
A Hard Pass
i still don’t understand how the pokemon dub is like it is in the year of 2020.
โ Ary @ OG FF7 (@FullmetalAry) May 10, 2020
How is changing character names, editing footage, and changing soundtracks even acceptable today.
Say It Louder
Iโmma say it.
โ SuperMarioT (@SuperMarioT_YT) May 17, 2020
Goh in the Pokรฉmon English dub is pretty good. pic.twitter.com/v0ZW7cLqUF
A Better Breakdown
Ok hereโs my thoughts on EP02 of the Pokรฉmon Journeys English dub. Is it good so far? Letโs see:
โ โ๏ธMatty-Chan #ThankYouAnipoke ๐ก (@Matthew202X) May 17, 2020
Good dub voices for Goh, Chloe, & other characters? โ
Good English theme song? โ
100% of the Original JP music kept intact? โ
Dub script/Dialogue close to JP script? โ #Anipoke pic.twitter.com/BjwNa6JjoI
Soundtrack or Bust
Whatโs most frustrating about the current Pokemon Journeys dub is that it has far more potential than XY-SMโs dubs with the new voices, but the replacement soundtrack is as much of a plague as ever. https://t.co/p3hBWKAhUC
โ JPRPokeTrainer98 (@JPRPT98) May 16, 2020
