A Brief Review - Pokemon: The Origin

To gear up for the release of Pokemon X and Y, a 4-episode miniseries was released in Japan titled "Pokemon: The Origin".  The story revolves around the trainer from the original Pokemon games, usually known as Red, and his adventure to become the Pokemon Champion and capture all 150 Pokemon. 

For fans of the original games, this series is AMAZING.  I have gotten tired of the long-winded nature of the ongoing Pokemon anime, and while they could have made this miniseries longer, everything important is still covered in 4 episodes, and the creators did an extremely fine job.  I was sold as soon as Eevee appeared from its pokeball and jumped into Professor Oak's arms, but you can imagine my reaction when I saw this:

Red grows as a trainer, as does his rival Green.  The twist of this miniseries comes at the end, tying together the story from the original games to the new concept of Mega Evolution introduced in X and Y.  It's a nice touch, and done tastefully. 

While there are no openings or endings really to this series, the music is still excellent.  You may recall that the soundtracks to the original games made it onto my top 10 video game soundtrack list, and all of the music in this miniseries comes from those original tunes. 

If you are a Pokemon fan, definitely don't miss out on seeing this.  5/5 from me!