Can You Say Pokémon? Can You Draw All The Pokémon? (1998 Subtitled Japanese HQ VHS Music Collection)

This is "Can You Say Pokémon? Can You Draw All The Pokémon?" (TGVS-39), an early Pokémon-related video. This video teaches you how to draw various Pokémon (Pikachu / Mew / Tangela / Dugtrio / Lucky / Poliwag / Butterfree / Ditto / Gastly / Mr. Mime / Oddish / Bellsprout) and how to pronounce their names. Since this was released while the first season of Pokémon the TV show was still airing and before Gold & Silver were released, the subject of this video seems to be focused on the first generation of Pokémon trading cards. The bizarre visual content, funny lines (in Japanese), and surprising good tunes make this an interesting watch for Pokémon (or kitsch) fans of all ages! The music in this was performed by "Suzukisan," which consists of "Imakuni?" (who worked as a illustrator & CG artist for many of the original TCG cards), Raymond Johnson (a German-born dancer & choreographer who appeared on many TV shows and choreographed many shows and commercials [& still has an active Twitter account]), and Kobayashi Sachiko (who is a famous Japanese singer, actress, & businesswoman). The lead song, "Can You Say Pokémon?," was first released almost a year before this tape hit the store shelves and was included on the first CD single featuring the first Pokémon theme song (which was quite different than that used internationally)! Apparently, this video tape was a very, very hot seller in Japan as it is quite common on the used marketplace and some previous uploads of segments from this video have gotten over a million views by the nostalgic Japanese that grew up with this. Enjoy this very unique Pokémon video tape! ________________________________________________ Chapters (by song): 00:00 - Can you say Pokémon? 05:18 - Can you draw all the Pokémon? 10:58 - Yes, it is morning! 12:02 - Gunya Gunya Gas Gas 15:21 - Oh, Electrode 15:58 - Crayon Dé Pokémon 20:42 - Can you say Pokémon? (Karaoke Version) Subtitles partially provided by Bulbapedia, partially AI generated, and all curated by Reely Interesting. They can be seen by hitting the "CC" button on your device. ________________________________________________ This was played back using a restored Victor HR-W1 W-VHS player. ________________________________________________ If you want to follow me for updates or want to help me afford to replace the sun with an infinitely looping animation of my face, please click the link below: https://linktr.ee/OpWorkshop