Pokemon: Indigo League - Season 1 Champion's Edition (BD) [Blu-ray]

This blu-ray set, entitled “Pokemon: Indigo League - Season 1 Champion's Edition” contains episodes 1-52. I can only assume that the next Pokemon blu-ray (if and when it comes out) will contain both the last third of Indigo League and the Adventures on the Orange Islands episodes. That is probably why this first set stops at such a strange place. Even so, getting 52 episodes for roughly 50 dollars is a good deal for anime. The problem is that the title is a little deceptive, making it seem like this set contains the entire Indigo League.If you're looking to complete your Indigo League set on DVD, you need only buy Pokemon Season 1: Indigo League Part 3 like I did, since it picks up right where this blu-ray set leaves off. I say "complete," but if you've been following the Pokemon DVD releases, you know that there are some banned episodes. This blu-ray set is missing two episodes, while the DVD of part 3 is missing another two. However, this is no surprise and I'm not going to deduct any stars. We're probably not ever getting those episodes back because of their "offensive" content.While this blu-ray does not have the highest picture quality of any anime blu-ray I've ever seen, It is darn good. There is absolutely no shaking when the "camera" angle changes, even though there was a little of this on the DVD releases (and in several other DVDs of older anime). The sound quality is crystal clear and mixed perfectly. This season of Pokemon is over 20 years old, and naturally you can see some signs of age even in the picture quality of the blu-ray, such as the occasional jiggle or some muted background lighting. I think that overall they could have made the graphics and lighting even sharper, especially in the background. But it's better than Pokemon Indigo League has ever looked before.Perhaps in an effort to preserve as much of the original format aired as possible, they have reinserted the little clips of the characters saying “Don’t go away!” and “And now, back to our show!” that played before and after commercial breaks. They have also put the Pokerap segments back at the end of each episode, which was a nice surprise for me. There was a different part of the rap for each day of the week, and when you put them together it creates one whole rap with the original 150 Pokemon in it. Usually they just put the entire rap in a special features section on the DVDs.The box is red and designed to look like a pokedex. All the writing is on the otherwise clear slipcover. Inside the box is a single thick blu-ray case with all 6 discs inside, NONE of which are stacked on top of each other, and a little book with the first four chapters of Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 1 (2nd Edition) (Pokemon) for a sample of a completely different adaptation of the Pokemon video games. But we all know I bought this set for the little Pikachu Sweet Potato recipe card. :^)Overall, this is a very nice, reasonably priced set for a collector, or for someone who just wants to enjoy Pokemon in the highest resolution available. I hope they release more sets of this quality soon. Until then, we'll have to make do with the DVDs for the rest of the series.

Very nice little collectors edition for (most) of the first pokemon season on bluray. Please put the other older seasons on bluray. Please please please!

Having grew up watching some of the show, even reading the books for it, has remained a mainstay and has been enjoyed by family to this day. With many important lessons that need to be brought back into focus, the central themes remain much needed for childhoods.

I purchased for a close friend's birthday! They're a huge Pokemon fan and with the news of Pokemon TV shutting down, I went ahead and got this to help them grow their DVD collection. They also like collecting physical media for things like movies and shows so it was a win win.

What can I say. The original series in blu ray! A must-have for the collection. the Colors really pop on this rendition. Very happy to have.

Good journey with quality product

This is a great product but it arrived with the spine of the blu-ray case that holds the discs cracked in half. No 16:9 remaster so it looks original and sounds great. Overall a great product.

It is important to note that although there were 82 episodes in season 1 when it aired in Japan, the season was divided when it aired in the United States. 52 episodes aired as season 1 in the US, while the remaining 28 (a few were banned) were added on to season 2. Additionally, only the first 52 have been remastered in HD so far, which is why this Blu-ray stops at episode 52. 👍