Original Rocket Gang Motto (Japanese)

Team Rocket Aka Rocket Gang's Original motto in Japanese!

Enjoy

[JankyHB]

I love they refer to themselves as the "Lovely Charming Villians". Even before everyone loved them they were fully aware of their role in this show.

[maggies.]

as a nostalgic English dub enjoyer, this is just as stunning and beautiful. I have been thoroughly enlightened.

[ZakWolf]

Interesting how for that first attempt at dubbing the "If you ask us..." section of the motto, they had Jessie say "Don't be frightened, little boy" and James say "Allow us to introduce ourselves." Two episodes later, they started dubbing that part of the motto as "Prepare for trouble! Make it double!" But since it's shorter than the Japanese equivalent, by the time the Orange Islands saga began they started coming up with different variations of "Prepare for trouble! Make it double!" to allow for the longer length.

[paponvichchattrapronvichia]

I wonder if the writers know at time if if they were writing something as memorable as Romeo and Juliet

[lupinvash]

Man, since 96, Megumi Hayashibara and Shinichiro Miki has forever been Musashi and Kojiro.

[asdowo]

*Musashi and Kojiro

Japanese History: Badass samurai

Pokemon: Clowns

[comeausautomotiveradioshow]

It’s funny to listen to to KojiroS VA and have him VOICE A character that says the exact same words many years later I looking at you zamasu

[jtsmith]

JPN (OLM, 1997)
“What is that?!”
“If you ask us this or that.. The pity of the world is what responds!”

ENG (4Kids, 1998)
“What the- Who are THEY??!”
“Don’t be frightened little boy, Allow us to introduce ourselves!”

And the rest as they say, Is history.

[JoNotReally]

Besides now just finding out their real names,
I just realized they are named after Musashi Miyamoto and Sasaki Kojiro.

[Lucas_inTheLIGHT]

James’ Japanese voice actor is also the voice actor for Zamasu in Dragonball Super

[popipopipopopippo]

Nanda kanda to kikare tara...
Kojiro: ...Kotaete ageru ga yo no nasake!
Musashi: Sekai no hakai o fusegu tame!
Kojiro: Sekai no heiwa o mamoru tame!
Musashi: Ai to shinjitu no aku o tsuranuku!
Kojiro: Raburii chaamii na kataki yaku!
Musashi: Musashi!
Kojiro: Kojiro!
Musashi: Ginga o kakeru Roketto dan no futari niwa!
Kojiro: Howaito hooru, shiroi ashita ga matteruze!
Nyaasu: Nya-nte na!

[waynewilliams]

Perhaps it's just me, but I find the original (Japanese-translated) motto makes more sense than the English adaptation.

[poppie]

The debut of my favourite anime characters.

[giveitarub]

Seeing clips like this just bugs me more that I can't find japanese version easily. English is alright but this just feels so much less corny

[hmmm]

Their Japanese names seem like a reference to Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro 😯

[MUGZCAT.]

I swear both the original english and Japanese sound so good. Way better than the ones we have in Journeys

[Greenpoptartover]

That explains why James always was carrying a rose in the early days!

[Ookami]

Team Rocket voice acting is PEAK in dub & sub Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!!! 🚀🚀🚀

[Ali_Ali-]

I didn't know James' name was Kojiro!

[Barbar-barbaro]

Sorry, but I’ve known them as Jessie and James for so long that hearing them being called anything else just sounds wrong.