Pokémon Horizons S1 Dub Titles

[Yash]

I say good riddance to those more "unique" dub titles. It was a horribly out-of-date practice that produced a bunch of terrible puns, confusing references, and titles that generally did a poor job of representing what happened in the actual episode itself. The Japanese version has its own share of terrible episode titles, sure, but for every one clunker of a title the Japanese version has I'd say the English version has something like ten.

There's a reason the rest of the North American anime industry stopped making up their own dub titles decades ago.

Yeah, I can't remember the last time I've seen a Pokemon episode dub title that was genuinely clever. (of course, not like I actively comb through them)

This isn't even the first time TPCI has eschewed with the lame puns/references, Black and White also had fairly straight translations most of the time (my favorite being "Ash and N: A Clash of Truth and Ideals!" just for the One Piece/DBZ-esque nature of it somehow being retained for the overly-localized dub).

 

[snowmint]

Season 1 had more or less direct translated titles. Smh but it is what it is.

 

[Eitarou]

Dude, they didn’t say every title was a direct translation.

 

[BigDocFan]

S1E17: Special Training Time!
Airs Feb 27 on CBBC

S1E18: Flying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher!
Airs Feb 27 on CBBC

S1E19: The Bittersweet Truth
Airs Feb 27 on CBBC

S1E20: Kabu's Battle Training!
Airs Feb 28 on CBBC

 

[Poke Trey]

Most of these will come out on Pokémon day too no less. It'll be a good day indeed

 

[BigDocFan]

Most of these will come out on Pokémon day too no less. It'll be a good day indeed

Too bad America aren't airing the episodes for another week or so

 

[RetroPokeFan]

Really looking forward to Episode 18. Still easily one of my favourite episodes of the first half explaining how Friede met Captain Pikachu and Crispin Freeman's gonna nail it.

 

[PaperSplash]

Dude, they didn’t say every title was a direct translation.

S1E17: Special Training Time!
Airs Feb 27 on CBBC

S1E18: Flying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher!
Airs Feb 27 on CBBC

S1E19: The Bittersweet Truth
Airs Feb 27 on CBBC

S1E20: Kabu's Battle Training!
Airs Feb 28 on CBBC

Well, given the newest batch of titles, it would seem that you called it, Eitarou.

 

[Poke Trey]

Yeah besides 20, the others weren't direct translations. Good enough, I guess.

 

[abcboy]

In Australia, 9Go! will be premiering Horizons with an eight-episode marathon on February 27 from 8 a.m. to noon, per TV Tonight.

In Canada, Cartoon Network will be premiering Horizons with the first two episodes on March 2, per TV schedules.

 

[Poke Trey]

Aussies get 8 and we get 2 to start with...
I'm not mad, not mad at all.

 

[JohtoKid103090]

In Australia, 9Go! will be premiering Horizons with an eight-episode marathon on February 27 from 8 a.m. to noon, per TV Tonight.

In Canada, Cartoon Network will be premiering Horizons with the first two episodes on March 2, per TV schedules.

Aussies get 8 and we get 2 to start with...
I'm not mad, not mad at all.

What about the US on Netflix?

 

[Poke Trey]

What about the US on Netflix?

Might be 12 as usual.

 

[Nicolas721]

The Netflix release model deserves the flak but...is the BBC model any better? Episodes are released without any fanfare, so nobody is ready to talk about them when they are, I have never seen such a low engagement for the dub (Of course, the west being a bigger fan of Ash than Japan also hurts).

 

[abcboy]

HZ021: The Lonely Hatenna
"After rescuing a wild Hatenna, Liko contemplates her own feelings—and makes a new friend!"
Airs March 27 (9Go!)
Source: 9Go! Sydney Program Guide

HZ022: Charge! Galar Mine!
"Inside Galar Mine, Liko and the others find a Pokémon that doesn't seem happy to see them!"
Airs March 28 (9Go!)
Source: 9Go! Sydney Program Guide

HZ023: Fiery Galarian Moltres
"Faced with an enraged Galarian Moltres, Liko comes up with a different kind of strategy."
Airs March 29 (9Go!)
Source: 9Go! Sydney Program Guide

 

[Nicolas721]

So it's likely they are released on BBC during the next week.

HZ022: Charge! Galar Mine!

Wow, they are really taking seriously the "keep the Japanese episode name" convention, with double exclamation points and all.

 

[Poke Trey]

HZ021: The Lonely Hatenna
"After rescuing a wild Hatenna, Liko contemplates her own feelings—and makes a new friend!"
Airs March 27 (9Go!)
Source: 9Go! Sydney Program Guide

HZ022: Charge! Galar Mine!
"Inside Galar Mine, Liko and the others find a Pokémon that doesn't seem happy to see them!"
Airs March 28 (9Go!)
Source: 9Go! Sydney Program Guide

HZ023: Fiery Galarian Moltres
"Faced with an enraged Galarian Moltres, Liko comes up with a different kind of strategy."
Airs March 29 (9Go!)
Source: 9Go! Sydney Program Guide

So, Australia is giving us new episodes next soon. It really is a back and forty between countries at this rate. Also, sticking to the JP titles like glue, even with the use of exclamation points too.

 

[Fabio92]

There was a "leak" somewhere and those episodes are already available in English dub:
HZ 24 - Reunion at the Ancient Castle
HZ 25 - Rivals in the Dark of Night
HZ 26 - Terapagos's Adventure

 

[Die-Hard Dragon Devotee]

There was a "leak" somewhere and those episodes are already available in English dub:
HZ 24 - Reunion at the Ancient Castle
HZ 25 - Rivals in the Dark of Night
HZ 26 - Terapagos's Adventure

Where? Just curious.

 

[Poke Trey]

There was a "leak" somewhere and those episodes are already available in English dub:
HZ 24 - Reunion at the Ancient Castle
HZ 25 - Rivals in the Dark of Night
HZ 26 - Terapagos's Adventure

What other country is far ahead of even the UK and Australian releases?