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Watch The First Episode Of Pokémon Origins Anime Online
Pokémon Origins is a recent Pokémon anime series that looks to the original Pokémon Red and Blue Game Boy games for inspiration. The first episode is now available to watch online.
You can watch the first episode of the show by heading to the Pokémon TV website. According to a tweet from the official Pokemon twitter account, the second episode will be available on Monday. You can check out a trailer for the special below.
The series follows the exploits of the Game Boy games' protagonist, and follows the game's structure for the story of the show. I haven't watched it myself, but I have heard a lot of good things from those who have. It's a different take on an animated Pokémon, much different from the show starring Ash Ketchum and Pikachu.
When Pokémon Black and White 2 released, we spoke with the Pokémon games' current directors and asked them about the relationship between the show and the games. They said, "Basically it’s the same place. Looking at it as a parallel world, or in some select spots being a parallel world might be more accurate." You can read that full interview here.
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