Michael Haigney discusses localizing early seasons of Pokémon
I recently had a chance to interview Michael Haigney, localizer and voice actor in the early seasons of the Pokémon anime. We talk about his career in entertainment, as well as his new podcast, "Original Pokeman".
Michael's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/original-pok%C3%A9man/id1615998907
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Chapters:
00:00 Teaser/intro
01:24 First shows worked on
02:36 Getting into anime
04:34 Starting work on Pokémon
05:32 The localization process
07:22 Character voices
09:40 Being part of the initial Pokémon wave
12:48 Advancing technology
13:57 Other 4Kids shows
15:54 Michael's Podcast