SOVA has made many strides in this past year. However, the recent months have unraveled many new twists and turns about the situation. We have hit Pokémon USA (PUSA) with our voices - Through phone calls, personal projects and letters, they know our stance and they know that we are far from giving up.
Two members of SOVA contacted TAJ Productions, the company now dubbing the anime and spoke to the president, Larry Juris.¹ These two phone calls caused a mess among SOVA members, even non-members, and have lead many to believe that Larry himself was personally responsible for the initial voice acting change.
Though the point of getting in contact with TAJ Productions was to address the concerns of the decreasing quality that show currently holds, we have come to realize that voicing our opinions there was not the best idea. With TAJ's unprofessionalism regarding the situation and the fact that we are not TAJ's customers, we felt that they cannot do anything about the situation. However, they know that SOVA is around and our group has grown stronger from these calls.
SOVA has yet to hit one more place: Cartoon Network. Why focus attention on a TV channel? Cartoon Network is the middle man, the one who supplies the show from PUSA to us.² This channel prides itself in being the only network to air new episodes of Pokémon. However, they are not fully aware of the voice acting change and the eight wonderful years that the original voice actors have given the fans. Yes, we have made our phone calls. But phone calls + letters + projects = an even louder voice; A voice that PUSA has heard and one that will soon be screaming once Cartoon Network brings our views to their attention.
¹ Two phone calls made on March 14, 2007 by Mistress Puff and xdeadpan
² To see further information about Cartoon Network's position in this situation, see here.
Letters sent to Cartoon Network should have the general idea that your original letters encompassed. You may want to add how the new Diamond and Pearl season is a perfect opportunity to bring back the original voice actors. All personal projects (art work/fan art, posters, scrap books, poems are very much encouraged) and paper bags should now be sent to this address as well.
Cartoon Network
Atten: Bob Higgins
1050 Techwood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30318
USA
Phone calls are very much encouraged during this time in addition to letters and anything else you send Cartoon Network's way. Cartoon Network's viewer response line is toll free and all you do is leave a message. Additional guidelines and things you might want to mention can be found here.
1-877-827-2671
If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us or post a message on our very active SOVA thread.