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Released: 2008-09-16

Avg. Customer Review: 3.5 Star
Media: DVD
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Product Description
Ash heads for the Sinnoh region, reuniting with Brock and meeting a new friend Dawn who is a pokÂemon coordinator-in-training.
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This 99-episode adventure from 2006 features characters, places, and Pokémon from the Sinnoh region, the setting for the Diamond and Pearl edition of the video game. Ash, Pikachu, and Aipom set out from Pallet Town in hopes of winning battles and badges. Almost immediately, they meet up with Brock, who has become a skilled Pokémon healer, and Dawn, an argumentative 10-year-old who wants to become a star Coordinator. Professor Rowan presents Dawn with a Piplup, a penguin-like Pokémon, while Ash acquires a Grass-type Turtwig. Brock befriends a Croagunk, a frog-like Poison Pokémon who slaps him and drags him away whenever he begins romancing Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny, or some other hapless girl. Ash acquires a rival in Paul, a rude trainer who treats his Pokémon with neither respect nor affection: Their competition runs through the series. Most of the episodes represent Poké-business as usual. Ash tries entering a Contest with Dawn, but his focus on battle moves rather than grace quickly gets him eliminated. Dawn learns how to use a Pokéball and begins developing routines for the Contest circuit. Jessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket build increasingly elaborate machines to capture Pikachu and other Pokémon, but invariably go down in flames. Ash fails in his initial attempt to win the Coal Badge from Roarke of the Oreburg Gym, but with 82 episodes to go, he doesn't need to hurry. (Rated A, suitable for All Ages: minor cartoon violence.) --Charles Solomon

(1. Following a Maiden's Voyage! 2. Two Degrees of Separation! 3. When Pokémon Worlds Collide! 4. Dawn of a New Era! 5. Gettin' Twiggy with It! 6. Different Strokes for Different Blokes! 7. Like it or Lup It! 8. Gymbaliar! 9. Setting the World on its Buneary! 10. Not on My Watch Ya Don't! 11. Mounting a Coordinator Assault! 12. Arrival of a Rival! 13. A Staravia Is Born! 14. Leave it to Brocko! 15. Shapes of Things to Come! 16. A Gruff Act to Follow! 17. Wild in the Streets!)

Product Details
Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl Box Set 1
  • DVD: 0 pages (2008-09-16)
  • Publisher: VIZ VIDEO
  • Label: VIZ VIDEO
  • Encoding: Region 1
  • Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: VIZ VIDEO
  • DVD Release Date: 2008-09-16
  • Run Time: 374
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 Star based on 4 reviews
  • Sales Rank in Music: #36721
Customer Reviews
Avg. Customer Review: 3.5 Star

Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: Pokemon Fun for All Ages! 2009-06-16
Comment: Ok, First. These DVDs (along with every other Pokemon DVDs) are only in English. There is no Japanese like some reviewers are ranting about. But, why should you want the Japanese version? The Japanese version is exactly like the English version except for the voices, names of Pokemon, Humans, Places and Terms being in Japanese, with the occasional Japanese joke instead of an understandable English one. If you are an American (or any other non-Japanese) Pokemon fan and play the games, then what reason is there to watch it in a way you wouldn't understand? Japanese language doesn't trump everything in English. The English voices sound perfectly fine to me and I like them. Ash's voice is the only one I think could be a little better, but it's still very tolerable.

With that done, I will move onto the product itself.

The D/P DVD box sets are basically 2 volumes in one. It contains 2 DVD cases with around 8-9 episodes each for a total of 17-18 episodes each box set (depending on which volume).
The packaging is pretty simple & basic, but gets the job done. So are the Menus (Luckily, there is no ads before the Menu screen, just a VIZ logo); you get the choice to either: (1) play every episode in order, or (2) choose which episode from either the beginning or mid-point. The Openings and Credits are present also, except that the Credits play only a non-vocal song, unlike when it airs on TV (Thankfully).

The Video and Sound quality are very clean and excellent. No qualms here.

These DVDs do not contain any extras. Just the episodes. I have no problems with this, I bought these DVDs for the episodes and they deliver (not to mention, most DVD extras plainly fail!).

If you love to watch Pokemon, I recommend getting the DVDs!
If you are new to the show, I suggest, at the very least, to watch the "Indigo League" season first (can find them in a total of 3 box sets). That is when main characters such as Ash, Pikachu, Brock and Team Rocket get introduced. You will have an easier time getting into D/P then (being familiar with the games helps too!).
Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: Pokemon Anime Buyers Guide: 2009-03-03
Comment: If you want to collect some or all of the pokemon anime episodes on dvd, then here is a comprehensive guide that will help explain the progression of the pokemon series and the current availability in box set form.

Season 1: Indigo League (available in 3 dvd box sets, 79 episodes)

Season 2: Adventures in the Orange Islands (1 dvd box set, 35 episodes)

Season 3: The Johto Journeys (*no box set available, 41 episodes)

Season 4: Johto League Champions (*no box set available, 52 episodes)

Season 5: Master Quests (2 dvd box sets, 64 episodes)

Season 6: Advanced (2 dvd box sets, 40 episodes)

Season 7: Advanced Challenge (*no box set available, 52 episodes)

Season 8: Advanced Battle (*no box set available, 54 episodes)

Season 9: Battle Frontier (2 dvd box sets, 47 episodes)

Season 10: Diamond and Pearl (2 dvd box sets, 51 episodes)

Season 11: D/P Battle Dimension (tba)

Season 12 D/P Platinum (tba)

* = can be found on vhs and single disc dvd containing 3-6 episodes ea.
Customer Rating: 1 Star
Summary: complete disappointment 2009-02-05
Comment: If you have seen the product description and planning to buy it on the basis that it is in Japanese, please just buy something of your second choice.

This is NOT IN JAPANESE.

In other words, do not trust the description provided.

I am terribly disappointed in Amazon's incapability in providing accurate informatin despite the first review (which most people tend to not read).
Customer Rating: 3 Star
Summary: No Japanese language option 2009-02-02
Comment: The products details include the following:
"Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Language: Japanese
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1"

Unfortunately, there is no Japanese language option. My 9-year old loves watching Pokemon every Saturday morning at 9:00 AM, so I thought I'd buy her the DVDs and let her hear the dialog in the original Japanese. The only language on the discs is English. She enjoys the cartoons nonetheless, so it's not a total loss.

If I'd have known this were the case, I probably would have gotten her something else. For now she'll have to stick with Tonari no Yamada-kun (My Neighbors, the Yamadas), Tonari no Totoro, and Howl's Moving Castle for her Japanese language fix.
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