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Pokemon - Adventures on the Orange Islands Box Set Review

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.

Pokemon - Adventures on the Orange Islands Box Set Overview

After a stop in Pallet Town, Ash, Misty and Brock set out to find a rare and mysterious Pokéball for Professor Oak. Their quest leads them to the Orange Islands, where Ash decides to battle in the Orange League Tournament. With new friends to meet, new Pokémon to discover, and tough new trainers to challenge them, the adventures never end for Ash and his friends!

Includes 36 episodes of Pokémon fun and adventure!

Pokemon - Adventures on the Orange Islands Box Set Specifications

The Orange Islands continuity (1999) serves as a bridge between the longer Pokémon storylines about the Indigo League (1997) and Johto League (1999) adventures. Professor Oak sends Ash, Misty and Brock to the Orange Islands to retrieve the mysterious GS Pokéball found by fellow researcher Professor Ivy. When they reach her lab, moonstruck Brock decides to stay with the Professor and her three female assistants. Ash and Misty are soon joined by Tracey, a "Pokémon Watcher" in training who sketches. After the perpetually amorous Brock, he makes a rather bland companion, although the caricatures of Groucho Marx and Clint Eastwood they encounter liven things up a bit. The characters roam aimlessly from island to island, escaping the snares of the inept Team Rocket, who stalk them in a submarine disguised as a giant Magicarp and a balloon that looks like Meowth. Ash wins the Coral Eye, Sea Ruby, Spike Shell, and Jade Star badges, which qualify him for the Orange League Tournament, where he finally learns to make his recalcitrant Charizard obey him. These stories lack a narrative arc: Ash's battles at the various gyms don't escalate, nor is there any sense of urgency to the mission to return the GS ball. The adventure concludes with Ash, Misty, and Tracey returning to Pallet Town, just in time to encounter the long-absent Gary. Professor Oak invites Tracey to become his assistant, so Brock, who's been jilted by Ivy and her assistants, sets out with Ash and Misty for the Johto League. (Rated A, suitable for All Ages: minor cartoon violence. --Charles Solomon

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Customer Reviews

Classic Pokemon - Lazlo Falconi - South Dakota, USA
I bought this for my wife who loved the Indigo League back when it was on the air, as I did, and owns the box set of that. We watched the Indigo League and were excited to see that the Orange Islands arc was available on DVD.

For those of you who love Pokémon, but haven't seen this series, I'd recommend picking it up. It's just as fun as the first series, but it does seem a bit hokey. It's more like a parody of Pokémon than an actual new season, with Team Rocket getting even more over-the-top, and Ash becoming a bit more stereotypically anime. It also has a feeling of watching Scooby-Doo, with crazy inane plots, total non-sequiturs and just generally weird stuff. Pikachu and Togepi get much more screen time, it seems like after every line the camera cuts to a close up on one of them, and as Pokémon, they don't have much to say.

That said, it was a very enjoyable season with all the fun and wackiness we've come to expect from Pokémon. Anyone who enjoyed the first series will love this one, and it's a great addition to your collection.

Fab boxset for Pokemon Season 2 - popmanw - England, UK
Pokemon: Orange Islands box set is a great addition to the classic Pokemon DVD collection. The Orange Islands series was season 2 following the successful Indigo League season. Viz Media have done a great job at presenting these DVDs which all remain true to the original broadcasts. The episodes are well chaptered on the DVD system and it features a colourful menu system. A must by for any original Pokemon fan who wants an historic collection. I am from the United Kingdom (England) where box sets like this do not exist our side. I imported mine from the U.S. and works flawlessly on the multi-region DVD/HDD player. Five stars from me.

Quality stuff - A. L. Hrabovsky -
I grew up watching Pokemon on TV, and never saw very many of the Orange Island series. After I bought the first season, I knew I wanted more, so I koff'd up the twenty-seven dollars and sent it off. The second season is definitely not as good as the first. It seems the loss of Brock hit the writers hard, and Tracy is sometimes half-Brock, secretly swooning over Super Jenny from Pinkan island (home to the pink pokemon) and Ultra Strong Joy who travels the Orange Islands on kayak. He's a bit more of a creeper, too. Brock was up-front about his love for attractive women, while Tracy mostly just sits back and draws them. He's no Brock, but likable nonetheless. I definitely recommend this second season to people who enjoyed the first. Bonus: new theme song.

Pokemon -Adventure on Orange Island Box Set - L. Heichel - Corning, NY
The young adults that I purchased this for were excited when it arrived. They were not disappointed. It was every bit as fun for them to watch during their annual "POKEFEST" as it was when they remembered it from their youth. They had a great time.

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