Killing Misty: A Story of Pokémon Myth and Misinformation
Channel: Funyarinpa Foundation
Date: 2024-03-23

Is it true that at the end of Pokémon Johto, Pokémon's head writer had to make a decision between keeping Misty or Team Rocket in the show? Is it true that because he hated Misty and thought of her as expendable, he murdered her in cold blood in the middle of a production meeting?

The answer is no. And this is a 33 minute video about why the answer is "no," how people came to believe it, and why misinformation is actually not cool at all. 


General Research Thanks To:
Dogasu (https://twitter.com/DogasusBackpack)
Dr. Lava (https://twitter.com/DrLavaYT)
HeiseiEtranger (https://karageko.com/)
Petsuchan (https://twitter.com/Petsuchan)
Rasenburst (@Critical_HitZ )

Translation:
WindiiGitlord (https://twitter.com/WindiiGitlord)
Entry 201: https://truthsjunkdrawer.blogspot.com/2024/02/entry-201.html

Thumbnail and Background Art:
Ankan (https://twitter.com/Legacy3211)

Voice Actors:
@scootusproductions8497 - Takeshi Shudo
@AliceLuna - Musashi or Jessierocketka
@yourMoonstone - Bulbagarden Post and Tumblr
@MercuryFalcon - Bulbagarden Posts
@YaroShien - Italian Forum
Stan Eshi (https://www.instagram.com/stuffpopcomics?igsh=b2JqYXE0eG9tM3F1&utm_source=qr) - Portuguese Forum
HarrysFiddlesticks (https://twitter.com/HarryFiddlestik) - Bulbagarden Post and Italian Forum
BloodAdept - German Forum


The Rabbit Hole (aka, sources from the video):

Shudo's AnimeStyle Columns (unencrypted, so use archive.org): 
General: https://web.archive.org/web/20240114203828/http://www.style.fm/as/05_column/05_shudo_bn.shtml
Entry 201: https://web.archive.org/web/20231014142043/http://www.style.fm/as/05_column/shudo201.shtml

Dogasu's Backpack:
General Site: https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/
The Mythical Third Movie: https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/movies/2000_pm_lord_unknown_tower_entei/pm_lord_unknown_tower_entei_mythical_third_movie.html
Twitter Thread on Yuyama's Otomedia Interview: https://twitter.com/DogasusBackpack/status/1628011680180617223

Dr. Lava's Cut Content:
General Site: https://lavacutcontent.com/
Pokemon’s Head Writer: Booze, Pills, and Ending Ash’s Story: https://lavacutcontent.com/takeshi-shudo-ending-pokemon/
DYKG, Lugia's Creation: A Story of Drugs, Alcohol, and Obsession. Ft. maxmoefoe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQbKwNmsTes

HeiseiEtranger:
https://karageko.com/2017/10/28/in-memory-of-screenwriter-takeshi-shudo-shin-bungeiza/

Shudo Visuals:
Minky Momo Maniacs: https://peertube.fenarinarsa.com/w/nF9ZDeGonHiwuW5oNL392L
Nearly comprehensive list of photos: https://twitter.com/Petsuchan/status/1436002473127432197

PokeBeach's 2008 Interview with Masamitsu Hidaka: https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points

Archive of Musashi and Jessierocketka's site: 
https://web.archive.org/web/20101007090208/http://www.freewebs.com/rocketshipper/entry2.htm

Japanese Animation as an Industry by Masakazu Kubo: https://www.jef.or.jp/journal/pdf/specialreport2_0207.pdf

Variety's Article on Pokémon Horizons debuting on Netflix: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/pokemon-horizons-netflix-ash-ketchum-1235927798/

#pokemon 
#anipoke 
#retroanime 

0:00 Introduction
3:10 Who Killed Misty?
13:15 Shudo Didn't Kill Misty
17:37 Shudo and Misty
24:30 Misinformation and You!