the anime of Pokemon, like other entertainment media, have been victims of censorship of various kinds, which have caused inconsistencies in the episodes depending on the region or even their complete elimination. Such is the case of 2 episodes of the era of Pokemon Black & Whitewho managed to get out of censorship limbo thanks to the fans.
Throughout the last 27 years, there have been many world disasters that have affected anime and videogames to such an extent that they have been censored so as not to offend sensibilities, such as the attack on the Twin Towers, which led to multiple censorship of media content, such as Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and, precisely, the anime of Pokemon.
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Why was the battle between Team Rocket and Team Plasma censored from Pokemon?
In 2011, one of the worst natural disasters in Japan was recorded, the great earthquake and tsunami that hit the region and triggered a nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima.
As a result of this event, The Pokémon Company suspended the broadcast of episodes 23 and 24 of the anime of Pokemon focused on Pokemon Black & Whitewhich would air around those dates.
Unfortunately, there was never any new talk about the airing of these episodes, which were animated and have voices, but which never came to light, so it is not known what happened in them other than Team Plasma and the Team Rocket would fight a great fight to obtain a mineral with great powers, thanks to the trailer for both episodes.
The advance clearly shows the reasons why they banned this episode, which would include one of the most intense battles in the anime, which even put the lives of thousands of people at risk and The Pokémon Company did not want this to be impertinent in the midst of the tragedy in Japan.
It is already known what happened in the battle of Team Plasma and Team Rocket in Pokemon
It was thought that the community would be left wanting to know what happened in these episodes, but this month there was great news, as the franchise community came together to discover this anime secret.
Last weekend the user ObjectionMan (Maku Atherton) drew attention, who through the forums of the site specialized in Pokémon Bulbapedia claimed to have found a person who had in his possession the script in Japanese for said episodes and who was willing to to sell them.
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Thus, the user asked the community for help to get this lost piece in the anime of Pokemon. Of course, the fans heeded the call and after verifying that it was legitimate, they quickly organized a fundraising campaign.
However, shortly thereafter it was canceled and everyone who supported got their money back. Many thought that the agreement had been frustrated, but it was not negative, but rather that the original seller finally decided to share the script with the community for free, which is now available online with its respective English translation. . You can find pictures of the script and its translation at this page.
Obviously, there is no video or illustrations or animation, but being able to know what happened in this hole in the history of the anime of Pokemon It’s something very significant for the fans.
The history has been made today. ?
Finally, after 12 years, the script for two LOST episodes of the Pokémon anime, “Team Rocket VS Team Plasma (Part 1 & 2)”, is finally available for EVERYONE! ?https://t.co/9I5UxIchIOThanks to the great work of @bulbagarden‘his being… pic.twitter.com/puTM9DiFxd
— ?? Annet ?? (@Akilvers) May 1, 2023
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