I was a HUGE fan of Pokemon as a kid. I mean a HUGE fan. I had the cards, the games, the toys, I went to the movies and watched the show religiously, I even went to a Pokemon musical (which was really cheesy even then). I still enjoy the video games and bust out the cards occasionally, but I haven’t viewed the anime in forever, dismissing it as uncool quite a long time ago. However, I think I’d like to see it again, just for kicks, nostalgia if you will.

However, I found out that the DVD sets suck. They are supposedly 4KIDS English only, no extras, no banned episodes, cuts everywhere and VHS Quality video. While this is how I watched them as a kid, I thought that they might get better treatment on DVD. I was wondering how the Japanese DVDs are, and if there were any preservation projects for Pokemon. I know there are probably tons of other projects much deserving…but Pokemon was a cultural icon, and I think versions with Japanese video and choice of English or Japanese with subtitles would be nice 😄. I was even wondering about the movies. particularly the first 2 or 3. I think they were pan and scanned for the English DVD releases which is annoying. Thanks if any of you can help (why am I asking this on a star wars board again?)