To The Pokemon Company International,
As Pokemon fans, we are the people who watch your show, buy your products, and support your business. In 2006, you made a decision to close business with 4Kids Entertainment (now 4Licensing Corporation); the company originally responsible for producing the Pokemon tv series English dub. As an unfortunate effect of that, the voice actors on the show were replaced, leaving many fans disappointed and confused.
Since then, the current actors with DuArt Film & Video have worked hard to fill some very big shoes. Despite their efforts however, many fans still prefer the actors who worked with 4Kids. While a handful of them were recast for some minor roles, the three most prominent cast members; Veronica Taylor (Ash Ketchum & May), Eric Stuart (Brock & James), and Rachael Lillis (Misty & Jessie), have yet to make a starring or co-starring appearance.
These people have enjoyed the great privilege to work on the dub during its first eight successful years. Many fans feel a personal connection to them because of their time and dedication spent on Pokemon and their visits to anime conventions across the country. They have shown continued passion for voice acting, reflected in both their careers and communication with their fans. Therefore we petition;
Please recast Veronica, Eric, and Rachael.
Updates
November 14, 2013
The Pokemon Company International keeps choosing to ignore us but this surge of momentum proves they can no longer pretend we are invisible. They clearly miscalculated how many of us demand the return of the original cast who built this franchise from the ground up.
Reached 100 supporters
November 14, 2013
71 Comments
I don't mind the work TPCi is doing now, they've gotten much better compared to how they started, it was awful, but I feel like the 4Kids voices made more memories to people than TPCi is. Kids need to know the real voices behind the characters. It would make so much people happy again, including me to see this become a thing.
When you create characters so near and dear to our hearts and then snatch them away from us, you lose our business. Pokemon has a huge fanbase among college-aged and older people, and I (along with everyone my age that I know) has boycotted the show ever since the actors changed. Pokemon's TV success would skyrocket if you brought back the original actors.
Miss Taylor at least made Ash sound like what he should normally be. TPCi is losing a golden opportunity to have better sounding characters. FUNimation at least made this decision when dubbing the Slayers sequels.
I miss Veronica Taylor as Ash. The new voice actress makes his voice incredibly annoying and high - pitched. Also, Mrs. Taylor was just a better voice actress in general.
Please, TPCi. Veronica really misses playing the role. Sarah and the others could still remain, while playing other Pokemon and human characters, instead.
All original voice actors and actresses are needed back. As that saying goes, "Nothing is better than the original".
Tom Wayland as Meowth (voice, succeeding from the late Madeline Blaustein respectively)
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To The Pokemon Company International,
As Pokemon fans, we are the people who watch your show, buy your products, and support your business. In 2006, you made a decision to close business with 4Kids Entertainment (now 4Licensing Corporation); the company originally responsible for producing the Pokemon tv series English dub. As an unfortunate effect of that, the voice actors on the show were replaced, leaving many fans disappointed and confused.
Since then, the current actors with DuArt Film & Video have worked hard to fill some very big shoes. Despite their efforts however, many fans still prefer the actors who worked with 4Kids. While a handful of them were recast for some minor roles, the three most prominent cast members; Veronica Taylor (Ash Ketchum & May), Eric Stuart (Brock & James), and Rachael Lillis (Misty & Jessie), have yet to make a starring or co-starring appearance.
These people have enjoyed the great privilege to work on the dub during its first eight successful years. Many fans feel a personal connection to them because of their time and dedication spent on Pokemon and their visits to anime conventions across the country. They have shown continued passion for voice acting, reflected in both their careers and communication with their fans. Therefore we petition;
Please recast Veronica, Eric, and Rachael.
Updates
November 14, 2013
The Pokemon Company International keeps choosing to ignore us but this surge of momentum proves they can no longer pretend we are invisible. They clearly miscalculated how many of us demand the return of the original cast who built this franchise from the ground up.
Reached 100 supporters
November 14, 2013
71 Comments
The best seasons for me was from 1-8 because the voice actors are doing the job really good, 1 min openings, so many pokemon songs, pokeraps, etc. Please bring back the original voice actors, only in that way you increase the viewers!
I don't mind the work TPCi is doing now, they've gotten much better compared to how they started, it was awful, but I feel like the 4Kids voices made more memories to people than TPCi is. Kids need to know the real voices behind the characters. It would make so much people happy again, including me to see this become a thing.
When you create characters so near and dear to our hearts and then snatch them away from us, you lose our business. Pokemon has a huge fanbase among college-aged and older people, and I (along with everyone my age that I know) has boycotted the show ever since the actors changed. Pokemon's TV success would skyrocket if you brought back the original actors.
Miss Taylor at least made Ash sound like what he should normally be. TPCi is losing a golden opportunity to have better sounding characters. FUNimation at least made this decision when dubbing the Slayers sequels.
I miss Veronica Taylor as Ash. The new voice actress makes his voice incredibly annoying and high - pitched. Also, Mrs. Taylor was just a better voice actress in general.
Please, TPCi. Veronica really misses playing the role. Sarah and the others could still remain, while playing other Pokemon and human characters, instead.
All original voice actors and actresses are needed back. As that saying goes, "Nothing is better than the original".
Tom Wayland as Meowth (voice, succeeding from the late Madeline Blaustein respectively)
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The best seasons for me was from 1-8 because the voice actors are doing the job really good, 1 min openings, so many pokemon songs, pokeraps, etc. Please bring back the original voice actors, only in that way you increase the viewers!