Japan's latest export to U.S.: `Pokemon' Viewers won't see cartoon episode that was blamed for making kids sick: [Metro Edition]

Coming this fall to a TV set near you the show that felled several hundred kids.

In Japan, "Pokemon" is a top-rated children's cartoon that has spawned $4 billion in commercial tie-in sales. Most Americans, however, know it only for an incident in December, when hundreds of Japanese children needed medical treatment after watching a segment that featured colored strobe lights.

By the fall, U.S. viewers will be able to see the show for themselves, when "Pokemon" becomes available in TV markets covering more than 85% of the country. The episode that caused seizures and other illnesses will not be shown.