Japanese Voice Actor Rokuro Naya Has Died
Japanese Voice Actor Rokuro Naya (納谷六朗) died on November 17th, 2014 at the age of 82 due to pneumonia. He was born on October 20th, 1932 in Tokyo, Japan. He was most known for his roles as Aquarius Camus in Saint Seiya and Bunta Takakura in Crayon Shin-chan. Pocket Monsters anime fans will recogniz...
Pokémon Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Mega Special Animation
During today's broadcast special of The Sky-Rending Visitor Deoxys (裂空の訪問者 デオキシス), a Pokémon Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Mega Special Animation also aired. That special anime was also posted to YouTube and can be viewed below. Pokémon Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Mega Special Animation (『ポケットモンスター オメガ...
BS Japan Movie 7 Special Broadcast
On November 16th, 2014 at 7pm, BS Japan will be airing a special broadcast of the 7th Pocket Monsters movie The Sky-Rending Visitor Deoxys (裂空の訪問者 デオキシス). As part of that broadcast, a new special short anime will be shown and information on Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire will also be ...
Pokémon Diancie Princess of the Diamond Domain
The official Pokémon website has posted the Movie 17 English dubbed prequel short Pokémon Diancie Princess of the Diamond Domain as part of the launch website for the 4th XY TCG expansion set Phantom Forces. While on a journey to search for Xerneas, Diancie is awakened by a cry for help and g...
Japanese Voice Actress Kazuko Yanaga Has Died
Japanese talent agency 81 Produce has announced that voice actress Kazuko Yanaga (弥永和子) died on November 1st, 2014 at the age of 67 due to Sepsis. She was born on April 14th, 1947 in Fukuoka, Japan and was married to fellow voice actor Hōchū Ōtsuka. She was the Japanese dub over voice for Sigourney...
Canada's Pokémon Video Game Event / Movie 17 Cinema Showing
Nintendo of Canada has announced that a special screening of Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon will take place in Toronto for Canada's Pokémon Video Game Event and it is free for the first 650 people. Canada's Pokémon Video Game Event Join Nintendo of Canada at Bloor HotDocs Cinema i...
Turner Networks Removes Channels from DISH as Contract Deadline Passes
Viewers of the English Pokémon anime that watch the show via American satellite company DISH will unable to watch the channel Cartoon Network due to a contract dispute between Turner and DISH. Cartoon Network airs the latest episodes of the Pokémon anime on Saturday mornings, but DISH Network subscr...
Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ Website updates
The official website for Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ has updated with some new info. Translations of the full site follows: Story We shall peruse a new story of Mega evolution... where the setting moves from the Kalos Region to the Houen Region Alan c...
European Licensing Programme takes shape with new team at The Pokémon Company International
The Pokémon Company International announced a lot of new license deals with merchandise companies today in Europe. Below is the press release with the full details. European Licensing Programme takes shape with new team at The Pokémon Company International Evergreen brand going strong with t...
Pokémon The Movie XY 2 Teaser Trailer
The official Japanese Pokémon Movie website has updated to announce that Pokémon The Movie XY 2 will be released in theaters in Japan in the summer of 2015. A brief teaser trailer was also posted which featured Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. This is the same teaser trailer was shown at the end of...
Voice Actor Iemasa Kayumi Dead at 80
Japanese voice actor Iemasa Kayumi (家弓家正) died on September 30th, 2014 but his passing was finally announced on October 8th, 2014. He was born on October 31st, 1932 in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. He was most known for his role as Kurotowa (クロトワ) in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ). More r...
Pokémon Live! Musical
Last week marked the 14th anniversary of the Pokémon Live! Musical premiering in the United States. Pokemon Live! was a multi-million dollar musical stage show featuring the adventures of Ash, Brock, Misty, Pikachu, Giovanni, Team Rocket and the mechanical Pokémon, MechaMew2. It premiered on Broadwa...
Pokémon Season 1 and 2 / Ruby and Sapphire Limited Edition DVD Collections
Beyond Home Entertainment has announced 2 new DVD box sets for Australia. Both sets will be released on November 19th, 2014, just a few days before the launch of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Limited Edition Collection is a 23 disc set that features the entire Pokémo...
Shokotan Announces 'DreaDrea', the New Ending Theme for Pocket Monsters XY
Shoko Nakagawa updated her blog earlier today, mentioning that she'll be singing the new ending song for Pocket Monsters XY. A translation follows: Shoko Nakagawa will be singing the ending theme for the TV anime series Pocket Monsters XY starting with the episode airing Thursday October 16th!! T...
Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ Website and Story
TV Tokyo has launched a Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ mini site with details about the upcoming special that airs on November 6th, 2014. Story We shall peruse a new story of Mega evolution... where the setting moves from the Kalos Region to the Houen Re...
Rocket Gang Secret Empire Season 2 Under Development
Pocket Monsters XY Sound Director Mima Masafumi (三間雅文) posted the following Tweet on his Twitter account on September 5th, 2014. He indicates that a new season of the The Rocket Gang Secret Empire (ロケット団ひみつ帝国) is in the preliminary development stages. He hopes to revive the series and its now being ...
Pokémon TCG Launch in Russia / XY Anime Debuts on 2X2
The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo Russia have announced that the Pokémon Trading Card game will launch in Russia on October 6th, 2014. XY Theme Decks and Booster packs deaturing 10 cards in the Russia language will be sold at participating stores. Those that visit Comic Con Russia 20...
Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ November 6th, 2014
At the end of Pokémon Get TV #46, it was revealed that Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ (ポケットモンスター XY 特別編 最強メガシンカ ～Act II～) will air on TV Tokyo on November 6th, 2014. The brief teaser trailer also revealed that, starting with Pocket Monsters XY #42 on September 4th,...
Pocket Monsters Movie 17 Debuts in First Place
Pocket Monsters Movie 17 The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie (破壊の繭とディアンシー) debuted in first place for the weekend of July 19th, 2014. The movie was shown in 357 screens across Japan and ticket sales on 360,190 viewers totaled 559,908,500 yen (5.5million USD). Disney's Maleficent (マレフィセント) took sec...
Meet Pikachu at the Roppongi Hills Observation Deck - Pikachu Cafe Menu
Further details about the Poke'mon the movieXY Exhibit ~Meet Pikachu at the Roppongi Hills Observation Deck~ (Poke'mon the movieXY展 ～六本木ヒルズ展望台でピカチュウに会おう！～) have been announced. As we reported on last month, the grand exhibition of historical Pokémon movie highlights, from the original "Mewtwo Strike...
