Pocket Monsters Movie 16 Debuts in 2nd Place at the Box Office
The latest Pocket Monsters movie debuted in Japanese theaters on July 13th, 2013. The 16th movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) and its short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (ピカチュウとイーブイフレンズ) were unable to beat Disney Pixar's Monsters University (モンスターズ・ユニバーシティ) whi...
Movie 16 Premiere / Ikimono-gakari Performs 'Egao' on Ongaku no Hi
The movie premiere for Pocket Monsters Movie 16 Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) took place at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo, Japan on June 30th, 2013. This is the final movie in the Best Wishes saga. In attendance at the premiere was: Heisei Nobushi Kobushi (...
Pocket Monsters XY (ポケットモンスター ＸＹ) - New Anime Series Revealed
The official TV Tokyo page for the Pocket Monsters anime has updated to reveal that the next series will be called Pocket Monsters XY (ポケットモンスター ＸＹ) and it will debut on October 17th, 2013. Story Translation Pikachu and Satoshi arrive in Miare City at the center of Kalos region. There they e...
World Hobby Fair '13 Summer (次世代ワールドホビーフェア’13 Summer)
The World Hobby Fair '13 Summer (次世代ワールドホビーフェア’13 Summer) took place at Makuhari Messe on June 29th and 30th, 2013. Pokémon had a large booth at the fair this year which included a stage show hosted by Pokémon Smash International Division members Neese and Maru. Two different battles from Pokémon X ...
Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening Trailer
The official YouTube page for TV Tokyo has posted a trailer for Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening (ミュウツー ～覚醒への序章～), an OVA that will be airing as part of the 2-hour special on July 11th, 2013. For more information about the OVA, click here to read the summary. Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awak...
Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening (ミュウツー ～覚醒への序章～)
An official site has launched for Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening (ミュウツー ～覚醒への序章～), an OVA that will be airing as part of the 2-hour special on July 11th, 2013. Story Translation Having finished his mountain rescue mission, Virgil of the Pokémon Rescue Squad is on the way back to his b...
Jirachi Event Distribution in Japan
The July 2013 issue of Corocoro revealed that a special Jirachi event distribution will take place in Japan from July 1st, 2013 until July 31st, 2013 for the players of Black, White, Black 2 and White 2. The official website has revealed the details and it will coincide with the airing of the anime ...
Movie 16 - Press Reading
The press reading for this years movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) took place on June 11th, 2013. In attendance was Shoko Nakagawa (中川翔子) who voices Nymphia, Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) who voices Red Genesect, Reiko Takashima (高島礼子) who voices Mewtwo, former AKB48 m...
Banpresto booth at the 32nd Prize Fair reveals new Merchandise and confirms new Anime series
A Banpresto booth at the 32nd Prize Fair (第32回プライズフェアレポ バンプレブース) has revealed the upcoming lineup of merchandise that will be released by the company. A new line of toys called I Love Gothic will be released later in the year in Japan. The I Love Eievui promotion will continue in November and Decemb...
Pokémon Smash 137
Episode 137 of Pokémon Smash, Marvel! Mountain of the Giant Kekking!! / A Special Feature on Mewtwo, with a Mighty Battle Starring the Mewtwo You Get with the Special Pre-Order Ticket! / Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku Perform 'Let's Hold Hands'! (驚異！ 巨大ケッキングの山！！ / ミュウツー大特集、映画特別前売券で貰えるミュウツーの強力バトルも！ / 私立恵比寿中学...
Pokémon Smash 136
Episode 136 of Pokémon Smash, Stray Pokémon Hitokage / A Special Report on 'Pokémon X & Y', Where Masuda Announces Surprising News! / A Collaboration Project with the Pokémon Center, Which will Soon Celebrate its 15th Anniversary, Comes to Fruition!? / The Latest Movie News! ( はぐれポケモン・ヒトカゲ / 「ポケモンXY...
Red Genesect Movie 16 Event Distribution
The event download for Movie 16 - Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) has been announced. An alternate colored Genesect will be distributed to players of the Japanese versions of Black, White, Black 2 and White 2 that visit participating theaters that are showing the mo...
Pokémon Smash 135
Episode 135 of Pokémon Smash, Fighting Pokémon! The Big Battle! / The 'PokéSma Genesect Army' is Hard at Work Today as Well, Aiming for 1 Million Members! / Nymphia Nakagawa Appears!? / EbiChu Takes the Stage for the Pokémon Battle! (かくとうポケモン！ だいバトル！ / 軍団員100万人を目指す「ポケスマゲノセクト軍団」が今回も大活躍！ / ニンフィア中川登場！？...
New Mewtwo Form
Oha Suta just finished airing in Japan revealing a new trailer for Movie 16 and a new video revealing Mewtwo's new form has been posted by the Official Pokémon YouTube account. Reveal Video Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tSVBVQzNMg Trailer Video The trailer reveals that the ...
Ikimono-gakari to sing theme song for Movie 16
The official Pokémon movie site has revealed that the theme song fr the upcoming movie "Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo" will be 笑顔 (Egao, Smile) by Japanese pop rock band Ikimono-gakari. A clip from the song will be heard in the movie trailer to be released April 18th. The singl...
Daisuke to perform opening theme to Decolora Adventure
Anime news website Animeanime has announced that the upcoming series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Decolora Adventure, which premiers April 25th, will feature an all new opening song: Summery Slope (夏めく坂道) by pop singer Daisuke. "I am very happy to be able to do a collaboration project...
Nagoya Railroad's 'Pokémon Campaign 2013' / McDonalds Happy Set Poster Giveaway
Like earlier years, Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) will be holding a tie-in campaign related to the upcoming Pokémon movie, starting Saturday March 23rd. The popular 'Pokémon Stamp Rally Along the Meitetsu 2013 Spring', where children can gather stamps from various stations along the line to qualify ...
Movie 16 Pre-order Tickets / Mewtwo Pre-order Distribution
The Japanese Pocket Monsters movie site as well as the official Japanese Pokémon wesite have updated with most of the details of the upcoming Movie 16 pre-order ticket distribution. Mewtwo will be distributed to those that pre-order tickets from April 20th, 2013 until July 12th, 2013. The actual...
April 2013 Corocoro
Images from the April 2013 issue of Corocoro have leaked and they reveal new information about the anime and the upcoming Scramble U game. Click on image for higher resolution Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Da! (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2 Da!) Satoshi, Iris and Dent return for the final...
Pokémon Smash 126
Near the end of Pokémon Smash, Shoko-tan revealed that she will be the voice of Nymphia (ニンフィア) in this summer's movie short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (ピカチュウとイーブイフレンズ). She then drew a picture of Nymphia. Click on image for higher resolution Iris' Kairyu - Data Broadcast Distribution ...
