Pokémon anime, TCG return to Russia: First releases to begin with XY

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Pokémon anime, TCG return to Russia: First releases to begin with XY

The Russian TV channel 2X2 signed a five-year contract with Pokémon Company International to broadcast the popular animated series and movies. Previously, the first season of the Pokémon Black & White series had aired Nov. 6, 2012 on TNT and no seasons following the 14th season had been announced on any channel.

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[Meowstic]

I'm not Anti-Russian or anything, but this is bad timing considering the unease between Russia and Ukraine right now.

 

[CynthiaLover]

I'm not Anti-Russian or anything, but this is bad timing considering the unease between Russia and Ukraine right now.

Same goes here. I'm not Anti-Russian either, but the timing is terrible, to say the least. I hope they rethink this before it explodes in their faces.

 

[Muur]

Maybe it will increase moral there.

 

[Olaf-symbiote]

The Russian government is almost like the evil teams from the Pokémon games. Maybe Game Freak could use it as a basis for the Gen 7 team.

 

[Alexey]

I expect the quality of the dub to be horrible. Also, the demand for the TCG isn't great, so I'm not sure if it'll sell good