"Dennō Senshi Porygon" is the fifth episode to be banned in South Korea due to lightning flashes. After the episode aired, prior episodes with seizure-like effects were edited for rebroadcasting (especially the non-Japanese releases). Broadcast in Japan on April 11, 1998, host Miyuki Yadama went over the circumstances of the program format and the on-screen advisories at the beginning of animated programs, as well as showing letters and fan drawings sent in by viewers, most of whom were concerned that the incident would lead to the anime's cancellation. Before the resumption of broadcast, "Problem Inspection Report on Pocket Monster Animated Series" ( アニメ ポケットモンスター問題検証報告, Anime Poketto Monsutā Mondai Kenshō Hōkoku) was shown.
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Before the incident, the opening showcased one Pokémon image per screen, ending with the TV Tokyo red circle logo and the Chu! text, and the Dare da segment's lightning flash. The Dare da? segment was redone, starting with a black screen without the lightning flash and continuing on the blue screen without the lightning flash. The opening theme was redone, black screens showing various Pokémon in spotlights have been broken up into four images per screen, and opening animation omits the TV Tokyo logo and following text. After the hiatus, the time slot changed from Tuesday to Thursday. The TV Tokyo red circle logo and the Chu! (チュッ!) text have been removed from the Pokémon opening and ending credits, the lightning flash was removed from the Dare da? (だれだ?, Who Is It?) segment, and the station only reran the first 37 episodes of Pokémon until it returned on April 16, 1998, when it aired "Pikachu's Goodbye", which was the only episode promoted during those months. Īfter the airing of "Dennō Senshi Porygon", the Pokémon anime took a four-month hiatus. Although about 1 in 4,000 people are susceptible to these types of seizures, the number of people affected by this broadcast was unprecedented. Scientists believe the flashing lights triggered photosensitive seizures in which visual stimuli can cause altered consciousness. A study following 103 patients over three years found most viewers had no further seizures. Approximately 12,000 children reported mild symptoms of illness, but they more closely resembled symptoms of mass hysteria than a GTC seizure. Later studies showed that 5–10% of viewers had mild symptoms that did not need hospital treatment. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare held an emergency meeting to discuss the case with experts and gather information from hospitals. Officers acting on orders from the National Police Agency questioned the program's producers about its contents and production process. On December 17, the day after the broadcast, TV Tokyo issued an apology to the Japanese people, suspended the program, and said it would investigate the cause of the seizures. News of the incident spread quickly through Japan. A fraction of the 685 children treated were diagnosed with photosensitive epilepsy. Others had seizures while watching news reports rebroadcasting clips of the scene. Two people remained hospitalized for over two weeks. Although many recovered during the ambulance trip, over 150 viewers were admitted to hospitals. Japan's Fire Defense Agency reported a total of 685 viewers, 310 boys and 375 girls, were taken to hospitals by ambulances. Seizures, temporary blindness, convulsions, and lost consciousness were also reported. Īt this point, some viewers complained of blurry vision, headaches, dizziness, and nausea. Although red and blue flashes are shown earlier in the episode, a technique called "paka paka" makes this scene especially intense these flashes are extremely bright strobe lights, with blinks at a rate of about 12 Hz for about 5 seconds in almost fullscreen, and then for 2 seconds outright fullscreen. Towards the end of the episode, in a scene in which Pikachu uses a destructive Thunderbolt attack to stop a cyber missile, an explosion flashes red and blue lights rapidly. " Dennō Senshi Porygon" ( でんのうせんしポリゴン, Dennō Senshi Porigon, translated as "Cyber Soldier Porygon" or "Electric Soldier Porygon") aired only once on TV Tokyo in Japan on December 16, 1997, at 6:30 pm Japan Standard Time. Global removals "Dennō Senshi Porygon" (Episode 38)
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