Pokémon: The Origin Rebroadcast Announced on BS12
The rebroadcast gives a new generation of viewers access to a rare alternate-universe Pokémon anime that directly adapts the original games and contains a piece of franchise history in Mega Charizard X's debut.
Key Facts
- Pokémon: The Origin will rebroadcast on BS12 Twelvi starting August 2, 2026, at 19:00.
- The four-episode special originally aired on TV Tokyo in 2013 to promote Pokémon X and Y.
- The anime adapts the story of Pokémon Red and Green with Red (voiced by Junko Takeuchi) as the protagonist, distinct from the main Satoshi-led series.
- The special features the first animated appearance of Mega Charizard X, a form kept secret until the broadcast.
- The cast includes Tomokazu Sugita as Brock, replacing Yuji Ueda from the main anime.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Free-to-air broadcaster BS12 Twelvi announced on July 23 that it will rebroadcast the 2013 original anime special Pokémon: The Origin. The four-episode series originally aired on TV Tokyo to commemorate the release of Pokémon X and Y for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the first anime to adapt the story of the original Pokémon Red and Green games, with protagonist Red voiced by Junko Takeuchi rather than the long-running Satoshi of the main anime series. The cast also includes Takuya Eguchi as Green, Katsuji Mori as Professor Oak, and Tomokazu Sugita as Brock, replacing Yuji Ueda from the Satoshi-era show. The rebroadcast begins August 2 at 19:00 on BS12. The special is notable for featuring the first animated appearance of Mega Charizard X, a form that did not exist in the original games and was kept secret until the episode aired. At the time, only Mega Charizard Y had been announced under the generic name Mega Charizard, making the reveal of the black-and-blue variant a surprise for fans.
The rebroadcast is part of BS12's "Sunday Anime Theater" programming block, which airs at 19:00 on Sundays. The announcement was made on July 23 via the station's official social media account.
The original four-episode special was produced to commemorate the release of Pokémon X and Y for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the first anime to adapt the story of the original Pokémon Red and Green games, with Red as the protagonist. The series is aimed not only at children but also at adults who grew up playing the original games, targeting all Pokémon fans.
The full cast list includes:
- Red: Junko Takeuchi
- Green: Takuya Eguchi
- Professor Oak: Katsuji Mori
- Brock: Tomokazu Sugita (replacing Yuji Ueda from the main anime)
- Giovanni: Rikiya Koyama
- Reina: Yui Ishikawa
- Lance: Tokuyoshi Kawai
- Old Man Fuji: Minoru Inaba
The Denfaminicogamer article notes that the special "faithfully recreates content from the original game" and is "different from the anime that featured Satoshi as the protagonist." The article also describes the Mega Charizard X reveal as a "surprise" that was "kept hidden" before the episode aired, making the work "a landmark work for the first appearance of Mega Charizard X."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.