Pokemon: BW Adventures in Unova Set 1

Disclaimer: This review contains potential spoilers.I was pleasantly surprised with the B&W series - characters, story, and the new theme songs. For those who haven't seen the series yet, B&W takes place in the Unova Region, which is inspired by New York City. (Junichi Masuda, game director for the Pokémon series, confirmed this bit of historical trivia in various interviews).I should note that I have a vested interest in B&W since I'm a New Yorker. I had pretty high expectations for the series going in, and at the end of the first 12 episodes, I was very satisfied. Ash, Iris, and Cilan meaningfully embody the melting pot for which NYC is famous. As New York is the epitome of heterogeneity, it pleased me immensely that the heroes of the series reflected that diversity. Other than that, I'm glad that the time-honored themes that has carried this series so far still feature at the heart of each episode (especially with respect to friendship and striving towards a goal).As for the DVDs themselves - the packaging is simple, and there are no special paper inserts and no bonus features on the discs. But honestly, for the price, having the episodes alone is worth every penny. And of course, it's terrific that I now own a small piece of PokéHistory with Pokémon's monumental foray into a region inspired by NYC.

Season 1: Indigo League - 3 dvd box setsSeason 2: Adventures in the Orange Islands - 1 dvd box setSeason 3: The Johto Journeys (no box set available, 41 episodes)Season 4: Johto League Champions (no box set available, 52 episodes)Season 5: Master Quests - 2 dvd box setsSeason 6: Advanced - 2 dvd box setsSeason 7: Advanced Challenge (no box set available, 52 episodes)Season 8: Advanced Battle (no box set available, 52 episodes)Season 9: Battle Frontier - 2 dvd box setsSeason 10: Diamond and Pearl - 3 dvd box setsSeason 11: DP Battle Dimension - 3 dvd box setsSeason 12: DP Galactic Battles - 4 dvd box setsSeason 13: Sinnoh League Victors - 3 dvd volume setsSeason 14: Black & White - 4 dvd volume setsSeason 15: BW Rival Destinies - 3 dvd volume setsSeason 16 Part 1: BW Adventures in Unova* - 1 dvd volume of 25 episodesSeason 16 Part 2: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond* - 1 dvd box set of 20 episodes, not announced yet.Season 17: XY - current season, no dvds. 43 episodes aired so far.*halfway through the season the title switched to BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond.After season 12, they stopped doing box sets. So from season 13 and on, they are all individual volumes sadly.

As the title states, this set contains the first 12 episodes of Pokemon B/W. Here is the list of the episodes -1. In the Shadow of Zekrom2. Enter Iris and Axew3. A Sandile Gusher of Change4. The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice5. Triple Leaders, Team Threats6. Dreams by the Yard Full7. Snivy plays Hard to Catch8. Saving Darmanitan from the Bell9. The Bloom is on Axew10. A Rival Battle for Club Champ11. A Home for Dwebble12. Here Comes the Trubbish SquadThe episodes are on 2 discs with 6 per disc. There are no extras on the discs, which isn't a surprise, since the set is so cheap. It would be nice to have some character profiles or something, but not really a big deal to me. The episodes are done in widescreen and look amazing.Overall, a nice set for a really good price.If they keep the releases at 12 episodes for each set, then there should be 4 sets for the 48 episodes of Pokemon B/W.

This is my children's favorite of all of the Pokemon series. They both enjoyed it because there was less of Team Rocket. Both my son and daughter are so sick of the Team Rocket spin in every episode of the newer seasons. My daughter told me that it is getting really old watching Team Rocket try to steal something and then get knock into the air yelling "We are blasting off again." I have to admit that whenever I sit down and watch with them I wonder why the writers have two adults stalking children. I know that there are some people that like the Team Rocket story line but have to wonder what kind of message is being sent.

A good price for this set but I wish they would release all of black and white seasons in bigger sets like they did with the advanced and diamond and pearl seasons.

This only gives you 12 episodes, but as of now if you buy this, it's really worth it. It's cheap! I wish they would combine this and volume 2 together for 24 episodes, but it looks like they are breaking them up to have a total of 4 volumes.Still doesn't make sense why other regions have complete season box sets and we have to have them broken down into small volumes. Plus we still don't have seasons 3, 4, 7 and 8 in box sets. Plus with Master Quest box sets being very rare, they made need to re-release them for fans to get them.Anyway, get this if you are a fan and would like to complete your Pokemon-on-dvd box sets!I made other reviews for Battle Dimension, Galactic Battles and Sinnoh League Victors. So look them up if you want!

These episodes are so fun! I like the Generation 5 pokemon, but the older and newer Generations are not as good as this one.

Price was a bit high but still love this

This DVD set features the first 12 episodes of Pokemon Black and White. In that time Ash meets his new friends Iris and Cilan, catches a total of four new Unova Region Pokemon and earns his First Gym Badge.

Great start to a new season. This boxset features the debuts of Paul, Zoey, Nando and more. My son particularly liked the intense Gym battle just before the end.

Great dvd

I was actually given the wrong season at first. After contacting them they were very quick to reply and got a new one out to me as quick as possible. Even sent me a pre paid label so I didn't have to pay to ship the old one back. It came in excellent condition and works great!

Love it try to complete my collection.