Anime: Pocket Monsters Problem Inspection Report

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These donuts are great! This article is about a special episode of the Pokémon anime that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.
アニメ ポケットモンスター問題検証報告
検証番組 アニメ ポケットモンスター問題検証報告
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Anime: Pocket Monsters Problem Inspection Report
Inspection program: inspection report of the anime Pocket Monsters problem
First broadcast
Japan April 11, 1998
United States Unaired
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(Japanese: アニメ ポケットモンスター問題検証報告 "Anime: Pocket Monsters Problem Inspection Report") is an anime special about three minutes long. The special is about the EP038 incident.

The special was never released outside of Japan, likely due to only affecting Japanese viewers. It is known to have aired at least once.

Synopsis

The special begins with Miyuki Yadama formally greeting the viewers while surrounded by Pokémon dolls. Miyuki mentions that the Pocket Monsters anime will be starting again soon. Miyuki then mentions the details of the Denno Senshi Porygon incident and apologies for the issue and its effects on the viewers.

Miyuki continues by discussing the hiatus and the reason why the anime was taken off the air. She mentions that research was conducted into how the incident occurred with the help of doctors, the Japanese government officials, and the broadcasting stations. She highlights the main cause of the issue was a scene where the colors red and blue were rapidly switched at a rate higher than 24 frames per second. She then notes early hypothesis on whether strong lights had played a role, but were proven false. She mentions that the research found that striped or swirling patterns and the color red should be used with care.

The scene then switches to a board with letters, drawings, and postcards from viewers in support of the anime. After focusing on two of the drawings, Miyuki thanks the viewers for the letters of encouragement.

After the scene changes back, Miyuki makes a request for all viewers to watch television at a distance from the screen and in a room that is well lit. The special ends with a shot of the Pokémon around Miyuki.

Characters

Humans

  • Miyuki Yadama

Pokémon Dolls

Trivia

  • This is the only special to contain a person from the real world.


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