I am writing to state my feelings on Pokemon having new voice actors for all of the characters. When I first heard the new voices I was very upset, I had quickly turned the TV off because I couldn't stand to watch it. I still feel that way, and I still cannot bare to watch Pokemon with the new voice actors. It just isn't right, and it's obviously not the same. You want to know what it's like, for me, to just hear the new voices? It's like some stranger has put on a James, or Ash costume and just pretended to be them. Made feeble attempts to sound like them. But hiring new voice actors that "sound like" the old voice actors just isn't good enough. We Pokemon fans want our old voice actors back. Becausing sounding like something isn't the same as being something. Veronica Taylor was Ash's voice. Rachael Lillis was Jesse (and Misty's) voice. Maybe you don't understand how upset a large proportion of th e Pokemon fandom is about changing the VAs. And maybe that's!
 why you won't do anything to get them back. But can't you just think about what the fans want, please? We, after all, watch (or used to watch) the show.

    Because of the new VAs I have missed a whole season of Pokemon. I'll probably have to miss the Diamond and Pearl season too if the old VAs aren't brought back. In a way, it is my fault for not watching. I could watch it. But I just can't. The new VAs make it very hard for me so I just can't. Okay. Do I sound dramatic? I think I do. But this is something I really believe in. I really want our old Pokemon voice actors back. They were all doing such an excellant job, they shouldn't have been let go. The new VAs could easily do the voices of other Pokemon characters. Like the new gym leaders, or trainers Ash meets on his journeys. They don't have to be fired. They can still be on board. But please, just give the new VAs new jobs and the old VAs the job they used to have.

Please try.

Sincerely,
Samantha J.