More DVDs Coming To America! :: News

Reported by Angelic Lapras King on Sun 17 Feb 2008 17:36:55 UTC
Last updated by Angelic Lapras King on Sun 17 Feb 2008 17:44:21 UTC
Section: Videos and DVD's

Not your bog standard single volume releases, but 2 boxsets! Also, CNToo to show movies 8&9 again...

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A line up of upcoming DVDs from Viz Media, the guys that give America Pokemon goodness on DVD, has been annonced, and among the many Naruto releases, there are 2 Pokemon DVDs coming! Continuing the trend of Boxsets of the first Season, there will be 2 more boxsets released, one for The Orange Islands and one for Battle Frontier.

The First Battle Frontier Boxset will be 540 mins long, so about 23 episodes, and will be released on 24th June 2008. The Orange Island Boxset meanwhile will be a whooping 760 mins long (So about 35 episodes) and will be released first on 20th May 2008, both at a suggested retail price of $39.98. Could this mean that the old structure of single volume Pokemon DVDs could be well and truly dead? It does look that way.

Meanwhile, the UK still waits for more Pokemon DVDs (Though you can always import the American DVDs if you own one of those fancy Multi Region DVD Players), while still having those Chronicles DVDs that America are still waiting on. On the brightside, Cartoon Network Too is showing the 8th and 9th movies again this Half Term. Here are the dates and times.

Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 11am 18/02/08

Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea 11am 19/02/08

Also not forgetting, CNToo are still showing new episodes of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, so it's not all bad.

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Neo Wario-MY ENCHILADA! on Sun 17 Feb 2008 17:44:11 UTC.

It was my half term this week. 1am? Wow, early. I want those DVDs!

Angelic Lapras King on Sun 17 Feb 2008 17:45:27 UTC.

Typo. lol.

on Sun 17 Feb 2008 18:24:34 UTC.

Wouldn't that mean that buying the orange islands set is much better value for money?

on Sun 17 Feb 2008 19:01:06 UTC.

Urgh, skipping Jhoto? Nintendo hate 2nd gen.

Bulbaboi444 on Sun 17 Feb 2008 21:28:56 UTC.

Please Cartoonnetwork SHOW POKEMON DESTINY DEOXYS IT IS THE BEST ONE YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Angelic Lapras King on Sun 17 Feb 2008 23:03:26 UTC.

Richie, Orange Islands came before Johto. I m sure they re releasing both old and the most recent seasons at the same time. ;)

on Mon 18 Feb 2008 01:54:30 UTC.

itll be cool to buy them without seeing them on cartoonetowrk

on Mon 18 Feb 2008 15:46:11 UTC.

wait is it out for the uk

on Mon 18 Feb 2008 16:45:54 UTC.

Not yet. Don't hold your breath for a UK release, either.

on Mon 18 Feb 2008 16:48:03 UTC.

@ALK: Hm, s'pose that's true. Just with "Pokémon Battle Frontier" bit 'n'all (That's like two seasons missing, isn't it?). That coupled with the fact they skipped the Johto starters in Pokemon Battle Revolution's credits, makes it seem like they don't wanna give 2nd gen the same recognition as the others.

dandoc2 on Mon 18 Feb 2008 19:53:01 UTC.

ah damnit Well i went away from pokemon for a few years trying to grow up but ive come back Bought myself season 1 part 1+2 and orange league series Look forward to re-release of all the johto series' as they are impossible to get hold of nowadays

on Mon 18 Feb 2008 23:08:40 UTC.

woo, its coming to america i didnt know that the orange islands had it in discs...

r.e.d. on Wed 20 Feb 2008 21:30:04 UTC.

ive seen pokemon ranger and the temple of the sea, but i want to see lucario and the mystery of mew

Misanthropy on Thu 21 Feb 2008 16:51:49 UTC.

wait a minute the episodes in the orange islands are 36 episodes but there are 3 episodes from season one left off the season one dvd boxset for some reason, hope they are put on the orange islands boxset

wobbanut on Fri 22 Feb 2008 00:38:56 UTC.

FINALLY. Now I can finally see "Channeling the Battle Zone" and the Deoxys special. I've already got the separate Orange Island DVDs, so I don't plan on getting the box set. I'll ONLY get the box set if they include "Beauty and the Beach", which I hear aired during that time.

on Fri 22 Feb 2008 16:39:49 UTC.

Heavilly cut, yes. If they did include it, I'm sure it would have been in the Indigo boxset. I still want a Seizure Boxset. 24 episodes, all 'Electric Soldier Porygon'.

Joe_Pokemon2015- MEGA RAYQUAZA! on Sat 23 Feb 2008 02:08:00 UTC.

Just remember to check local listings for times in your area- Dialga tried to tell us at 4pm Pacific (it's at Eastern) the 10th movie is shown!

Voltorb2005 on Sun 24 Feb 2008 16:13:04 UTC.

And I suppose it WONT be out in the UK (like usual). What is it with nintendo/american companies missing out britain!?

dandoc2 on Wed 02 Apr 2008 18:37:06 UTC.

"And I suppose it WONT be out in the UK (like usual). What is it with nintendo/american companies missing out britain!?" Well import it lol

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