Pokémon in Japan
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| Pokémon in Japan | ||||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Continent | Asia | |||
| Original anime airdates | ||||
| EP001 | April 1, 1997 | |||
| AG001 | November 21, 2002 | |||
| DP001 | September 28, 2006 | |||
| BW001 | September 23, 2010 | |||
| XY001 | October 17, 2013 | |||
| SM001 | ||||
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The Pokémon (Japanese: ポケットモンスター, officially abbreviated as ポケモン) franchise originated in Japan in 1996 with the release of Pokémon Red and Green Versions. Most Pokémon media is created and distributed in Japan and then localized and further distributed in other countries of the world.
Pokémon video games
Most Pokémon video games are released in Japan prior to being released elsewhere, although many games are never translated out of Japanese, including games for Nintendo consoles and Japan-only consoles. Most games produced by The Pokémon Company International are not translated into Japanese, such as Camp Pokémon. Japanese-language games are exported to East Asia and Southeast Asia. Event Pokémon are released regularly at various events and at Pokémon Center stores in Japan as well.
Most Pokémon aracade games are released exclusively in Japanese arcades, rarely recieving a release in North America or Europe.
Pokémon anime
The Pokémon anime debuted on April 1, 1997 on TV Tokyo with the debut of Pokémon - I Choose You!. Prior to the Porygon incident, new episodes were aired every Tuesday evening at 7 PM. From 1998 to 2016, new episodes aired almost every Thursday evening at 7 PM. Since 2016, new episodes have aired starting at 6:55 PM. All dubs of the Pokémon anime are based on the original Japanese anime, as anime episodes generally air in Japan months in advance of the first international showings.
The Pokémon movies are regularly released theatrically each summer in Japan, being one of the few remaining countries where this is the case.
TV Tokyo
- Main article: TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo has aired new episodes of the Pokémon anime on Thursday evenings since 1998. On Sundays, a Pokémon variety show has aired on TV Tokyo—these include the Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station, Pokémon Sunday, and Pokémon Smash!. Oha Suta, a kids show that also airs on TV Tokyo, occasionally airs Pokémon-related news and content.
Kids Station
- Main article: Kids Station
Kids Station airs reruns of Pokémon episodes including those from earlier series.
Hulu
The Pokémon anime has been available on Hulu, a video streaming site, since August 1, 2012.
Pokémon manga
Most Pokémon manga is serialized in CoroCoro, and is published by Shogakukan. Many manga are published exclusively in Japan, and are not localized into other languages.
Pokémon Trading Card Game
The Pokémon Trading Card Game was originally published in Japan by Media Factory with the release of Expansion Pack in 1996, and continues to this day. Some cards are sold exclusively in Japan, and are not localized into other languages.
Pokémon merchandise
Pokémon merchandising has been handled by Takara Tomy. Many pieces of Pokémon merchandise are exclusive to Japan and are not sold at retail internationally.
Japan is currently home to all eleven, full-fledged, permanent Pokémon Center stores, operating throughout Japan. Nine Pokémon Stores are also located in Japan.
Community
Pokémon Wiki is the Japanese-language member of Encyclopædiæ Pokémonis. pokepale! and Pokeani were popular Japanese Pokémon fan sites.
Events
Many promotional events have been held in Japan for Pokémon video games and other media. These events included playable game demos, distribution of event Pokémon, and other incentives such as promotional cards from the Trading Card Game.
Pokémon Festa was held annually from 2002 to 2008.
Japan is one of two countries to have hosted the PokéPark, an amusement park dedicated to Pokémon which was open in 2005.
