{"rewrite":{"id":"r_631c5279428b7e1c3bdefb5f","clusterId":"c_bf52a241273b6f56da1815bb","slug":"pokemon-the-origin-rebroadcast-announced-on-bs12","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Pokémon: The Origin Rebroadcast Announced on BS12","summary":"Free-to-air broadcaster BS12 Twelvi announced on July 23 that it will rebroadcast the 2013 original anime special Pokémon: The Origin. The four-episode series originally aired on TV Tokyo to commemorate the release of Pokémon X and Y for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the first anime to adapt the story of the original Pokémon Red and Green games, with protagonist Red voiced by Junko Takeuchi rather than the long-running Satoshi of the main anime series. The cast also includes Takuya Eguchi as Green, Katsuji Mori as Professor Oak, and Tomokazu Sugita as Brock, replacing Yuji Ueda from the Satoshi-era show. The rebroadcast begins August 2 at 19:00 on BS12. The special is notable for featuring the first animated appearance of Mega Charizard X, a form that did not exist in the original games and was kept secret until the episode aired. At the time, only Mega Charizard Y had been announced under the generic name Mega Charizard, making the reveal of the black-and-blue variant a surprise for fans.","whyItMatters":"The rebroadcast gives a new generation of viewers access to a rare alternate-universe Pokémon anime that directly adapts the original games and contains a piece of franchise history in Mega Charizard X's debut.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe rebroadcast is part of BS12\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;Sunday Anime Theater\u0026#34; programming block, which airs at 19:00 on Sundays. The announcement was made on July 23 via the station\u0026#39;s official social media account.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original four-episode special was produced to commemorate the release of \u003cem\u003ePokémon X\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eY\u003c/em\u003e for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the first anime to adapt the story of the original \u003cem\u003ePokémon Red\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGreen\u003c/em\u003e games, with Red as the protagonist. The series is aimed not only at children but also at adults who grew up playing the original games, targeting all Pokémon fans.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full cast list includes:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed: Junko Takeuchi\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen: Takuya Eguchi\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessor Oak: Katsuji Mori\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrock: Tomokazu Sugita (replacing Yuji Ueda from the main anime)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiovanni: Rikiya Koyama\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReina: Yui Ishikawa\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLance: Tokuyoshi Kawai\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Man Fuji: Minoru Inaba\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Denfaminicogamer article notes that the special \u0026#34;faithfully recreates content from the original game\u0026#34; and is \u0026#34;different from the anime that featured Satoshi as the protagonist.\u0026#34; The article also describes the Mega Charizard X reveal as a \u0026#34;surprise\u0026#34; that was \u0026#34;kept hidden\u0026#34; before the episode aired, making the work \u0026#34;a landmark work for the first appearance of Mega Charizard X.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"BS12 will rebroadcast the 2013 special Pokémon: The Origin from August 2. It's the first anime to follow the original Red/Green games and secretly debuted Mega Charizard X.","twitterPost":"Pokémon: The Origin, the 2013 special where Red meets Brock voiced by Tomokazu Sugita, gets a free-to-air rebroadcast on BS12 starting August 2. A rare look at the games' story without Ash.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"BS12 Twelvi announced a rebroadcast of the 2013 Pokémon special The Origin, which adapts the first games with Red as protagonist and features the debut of Mega Charizard X. The four episodes air from August 2.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/?p=1589962\",\"title\":\"Rebroadcast of 'Pokémon: The Origin' Announced on BS12! Original Anime Featuring Red (CV: Junko Takeuchi) as Protagonist, Different from the Satoshi-Era Anime\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2607232q\",\"title\":\"Rebroadcast of 'Pokémon: The Origin' Announced on BS12! 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