Pokémon Origins, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: The Origin (ポケットモンスター THE ORIGIN Poketto Monsutā Za Orijin?), is a Japanese anime television special based on Nintendo's Pokémon franchise. Unlike the on-going television series, this special features the setting and characters from the original video games Pokémon Red and Blue. Animation is handled by Production I.G, Xebec, and OLM, Inc., and the special is split into four parts, each directed by a different director from these studios. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo on October 2, 2013, ten days before the release of the X and Y video games,[1][2][3][4][5] and will be streamed internationally on Nintendo's Pokémon TV service from November 15, 2013.[6]
