It’s officially the dawn of a new era for Pokémon.
Just three months after it was announced that Ash Ketchum would be stepping down as the anime’s main character after 25 years, we now have our first look at the franchise’s next series Pokémon Horizons — as well as the new characters that will fill the Ash and Pikachu-shaped holes in our hearts.
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Just three months after it was announced that Ash Ketchum would be stepping down as the anime’s main character after 25 years, we now have our first look at the franchise’s next series Pokémon Horizons — as well as the new characters that will fill the Ash and Pikachu-shaped holes in our hearts.
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- 3/24/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
In an early issue of Hidenori Kusaka's 1997 manga "Pokémon Adventures," based on the game by Satoshi Tajiri, the definition of a Pokémon was laid down as merely "a mysterious species not recorded in traditional biological taxonomies." A look around the Pokémon universe, however, finds no animals that have been recorded in traditional biological taxonomies, either. There are no cats and dogs in this world, only Pokémon. Some have theorized that Pokémon takes place in a distant future, a post-post-apocalyptic world where animals evolved into superpowered creatures. Others simply repeat to themselves it's just a show and fans should really just relax, understanding that Pokémon exists in a fantasy world.
In this world, 10-year-olds are offered the opportunity to leave home with a bindle with a superpowered animal in their charge, all in the hopes of garnering the honor (there is no cash prize) of becoming a Pokémon Master.
The volume...
In this world, 10-year-olds are offered the opportunity to leave home with a bindle with a superpowered animal in their charge, all in the hopes of garnering the honor (there is no cash prize) of becoming a Pokémon Master.
The volume...
- 8/27/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
"Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution" is the Japanese-produced computer-animated feature directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara, streaming on Netflix February 27, 2020:
"....scientist 'Dr. Fuji' is hired by 'Giovanni', leader of 'Team Rocket', to utilize his expertise in cloning in order to create a living weapon based on an eyelash from legendary 'Pokémon Mew'.
"Soon after the weapon is created, it gains sentience and is named 'Mewtwo'. Several years later, Mewtwo has fully awakened from a long slumber in a laboratory on 'New Island', and learns of his origin as Mew's clone from Dr. Fuji.
"Infuriated that Fuji and his colleagues see him as nothing more than an experiment, he unleashes his psychic powers and destroys the laboratory, killing Fuji and the rest of the scientists. Giovanni, witnessing the carnage convinces Mewtwo to work with him to hone his powers.
"However, after Mewtwo learns of his purpose...
"....scientist 'Dr. Fuji' is hired by 'Giovanni', leader of 'Team Rocket', to utilize his expertise in cloning in order to create a living weapon based on an eyelash from legendary 'Pokémon Mew'.
"Soon after the weapon is created, it gains sentience and is named 'Mewtwo'. Several years later, Mewtwo has fully awakened from a long slumber in a laboratory on 'New Island', and learns of his origin as Mew's clone from Dr. Fuji.
"Infuriated that Fuji and his colleagues see him as nothing more than an experiment, he unleashes his psychic powers and destroys the laboratory, killing Fuji and the rest of the scientists. Giovanni, witnessing the carnage convinces Mewtwo to work with him to hone his powers.
"However, after Mewtwo learns of his purpose...
- 1/24/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
2019 looks set to be the biggest year yet in the history of the Pokémon franchise. We’ve got Detective Pikachu hitting cinemas in less than a month, Pokémon Go still breaking records and the hugely anticipated next full installment in the RPG series Pokémon Sword and Shield. But that’s not all, because we’re also getting a CG remake of Pokémon: The First Movie.
First released in Japan in 1998, the film went on to get a domestic theatrical release in November 1999 and proved to be a global box office hit. Now, 20 years on from its original debut, directors Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara have reimagined the movie as Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution, and today brings our first proper look at it.
Judging by the trailer, the pic seems to be a pretty close recreation of the original plot. But the real draw for fans will be the new 3D CGI aesthetic.
First released in Japan in 1998, the film went on to get a domestic theatrical release in November 1999 and proved to be a global box office hit. Now, 20 years on from its original debut, directors Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara have reimagined the movie as Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution, and today brings our first proper look at it.
Judging by the trailer, the pic seems to be a pretty close recreation of the original plot. But the real draw for fans will be the new 3D CGI aesthetic.
- 4/11/2019
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Zombillenium announced as opener; China named as guest country, Guillermo del Toro to return.
French animator and illustrator Arthur de Pin’s child-friendly comedy-horror tale Zombillenium (pictured) - set against the backdrop of an amusement-terror park were the staff are a motley crew of vampires, zombies and werewolves - will open this year’s edition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, running June 12-17 this year.
It is among nine special event screenings including Pixar’s Cars 3, which will be proceeded by a presentation of footage from Mexico-set, Day of the Dead-inspired drama Coco in the presence of director Lee Unkrich, producer Darla K. Anderson and co-director Adrian Molina; Despicable Me 3 and The Big Bad Fox And Other Animals.
Zombillenium will also compete in the 10-title feature film competition.
Other contenders for Annecy’s Cristal for best feature film include Iranian director Ali Soozandeh’s Tehran Taboo, exploring sexuality...
French animator and illustrator Arthur de Pin’s child-friendly comedy-horror tale Zombillenium (pictured) - set against the backdrop of an amusement-terror park were the staff are a motley crew of vampires, zombies and werewolves - will open this year’s edition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, running June 12-17 this year.
It is among nine special event screenings including Pixar’s Cars 3, which will be proceeded by a presentation of footage from Mexico-set, Day of the Dead-inspired drama Coco in the presence of director Lee Unkrich, producer Darla K. Anderson and co-director Adrian Molina; Despicable Me 3 and The Big Bad Fox And Other Animals.
Zombillenium will also compete in the 10-title feature film competition.
Other contenders for Annecy’s Cristal for best feature film include Iranian director Ali Soozandeh’s Tehran Taboo, exploring sexuality...
- 4/25/2017
- ScreenDaily
Tokyo – Japan World Cup star Atsuto Uchida has voiced a character in the new Pokemon film, the first athlete to take on such a role in the popular franchise. Pokemon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, will be released by Toho in Japan on July 19, and is the 17th installment in the series. The film's producers are hoping that Uchida's participation and the hype around the World Cup will provide some extra buzz around its release. Photos Goal! Hollywood's Best Soccer Movies Right-back Uchida, one of Japan's brighter spots in the
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- 6/23/2014
- by Gavin J. Blair
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Miramax Films
NEW YORK -- This fifth installment in the commercially declining kiddie franchise -- those tykes are fickle in their attentions, don't you know -- is unlikely to win many new converts to the Pokemon phenomenon. But "Pokemon Heroes" is a reasonably entertaining entry that, thanks to its exotic setting and several new characters, should prove engaging for the Small Fry and not too painful for their adult chaperones. Being shown as part of the family weekend at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, it will be released theatrically May 16 via Miramax.
This edition, co-directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Jim Malone, again finds Pokemon trainer Ash, his pet Pikachu and the rest of his gang battling -- as our current president would put it -- some evildoers, in this case a pair of sexy thieves cutely named Annie and Oakley. The nefarious duo, wearing skirts so short that if this were a live-action film would garner an R rating, are in pursuit of something called the Soul Dew, located in a city on water named Altomare that bears more than a slight resemblance to Venice. Helping Ash and Pikachu in their struggle against the pair are two new Pokemon, Latia and Latios, who possess both psychic powers and the ability to disguise themselves as humans. Unfortunately, they also sound like a pair of high-pitched seagulls; hopefully, the action figures certain to be found in a toy store near you will be blissfully silent.
After a short introduction for those parents who till now have been spared the Pokemon experience, the action kicks into high gear with an entertaining water sports contest, with the plot rolling along quickly for the 80-minute running time. Less convoluted and more streamlined than earlier entries in the series, "Pokemon Heroes" also displays decent animation quality, especially in its depiction of the exotic watery city, as well as an admirable ecological message.
NEW YORK -- This fifth installment in the commercially declining kiddie franchise -- those tykes are fickle in their attentions, don't you know -- is unlikely to win many new converts to the Pokemon phenomenon. But "Pokemon Heroes" is a reasonably entertaining entry that, thanks to its exotic setting and several new characters, should prove engaging for the Small Fry and not too painful for their adult chaperones. Being shown as part of the family weekend at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, it will be released theatrically May 16 via Miramax.
This edition, co-directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Jim Malone, again finds Pokemon trainer Ash, his pet Pikachu and the rest of his gang battling -- as our current president would put it -- some evildoers, in this case a pair of sexy thieves cutely named Annie and Oakley. The nefarious duo, wearing skirts so short that if this were a live-action film would garner an R rating, are in pursuit of something called the Soul Dew, located in a city on water named Altomare that bears more than a slight resemblance to Venice. Helping Ash and Pikachu in their struggle against the pair are two new Pokemon, Latia and Latios, who possess both psychic powers and the ability to disguise themselves as humans. Unfortunately, they also sound like a pair of high-pitched seagulls; hopefully, the action figures certain to be found in a toy store near you will be blissfully silent.
After a short introduction for those parents who till now have been spared the Pokemon experience, the action kicks into high gear with an entertaining water sports contest, with the plot rolling along quickly for the 80-minute running time. Less convoluted and more streamlined than earlier entries in the series, "Pokemon Heroes" also displays decent animation quality, especially in its depiction of the exotic watery city, as well as an admirable ecological message.
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