The New York Anime Festival is an annual anime convention held at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. It features exclusive and extensive anime screenings, guests from America and Japan, manga, cosplay, video games, live-action Japanese cinema, fashion, food, and the cultural treasures that gave birth to Japanese pop culture.

Pokemon.com has announced two new pieces of information on the upcoming movie Pokémon - Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

A new ad has been placed on the main page of Pokemon.com advertising information about 'Spiky Eared Pichu' with the tag line: "Look closely... What Pokémon could it be?".

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I noticed that the movie Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life is coming out! But, when exactly do you think it will air?

We think it will air this year. Actually, we don't just think, we know - stay tuned for more details!

I was sending an e-mail to Enigma Distribution, and if what they did say is true, than are we getting new dvd's of pokemon to November (probably Pokemon 10 and / or 11)

Shaymin will soon be available to catch through a special item distribution. You'll need to get Oak's Letter via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to find the special Pokemon, and Shaymin will appear in Land Forme when you first encounter it - but it can change into Sky Forme when you get a special item in Floaroma Town!

Oak's Letter will be available from Spetember 28th through November 8th, 2009.

The latest volumes of the popular Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure have been announced. Below are the descriptions and release dates for the upcoming titles.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Vol. 5
Who will catch the Legendary Pokémon Dialga? Hareta's battle with Mitsumi comes to an end, but will Mitsumi stay loyal to Team Galactic or her old friend Hareta? Either way, the race to find the Legendary Pokémon Dialga continues! Cyrus, Team Galactic's leader, is determined to catch Dialga and seize its power for himself. Can Hareta and his friends beat Cyrus to the final prize?

MSRP: $7.99 - Rated A for All Ages
Length: 192 pages
ISBN: 1-4215-2923-8
In stores: Oct. 6, 2009


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Vol. 6
Tournament of Trainers! Hareta and Koya fight! And then they fight in the tournament to determine the best trainer in Sinnoh! Which of Hareta's Pokémon will evolve during the heated battle? Who is that mysterious man in the stands cheering Hareta on? And why is Koya talking to...his briefcase?!

MSRP: $7.99 - Rated A for All Ages
Length: 192 pages
ISBN: 1-4215-3170-4
In stores: Mar. 2, 2010

idk if yew new it already but heres the release dates

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, will delight young as well as adult fans with the release of the company’s first POKÉMON poster collection today! The POKÉMON “posterzine” is rated ‘A’ for All Ages and carries an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $9.99 CAN.

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the site contains an error with the title lol just saying hahahhaha

Pokemon.com announced the title of the twelfth Pokémon movie today, Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life. Originally announced during the Locarno International Film Festival in August, the title was speculated to be the official title. Below is the press release.

dditionally, Nintendo will debut a new WiiWare™ game at the booth: Pokémon Rumble. Pokémon Rumble lets you battle with Pokémon like never before. Up to four players at once can team up and unleash powerful attacks as enemies surround them in this action-packed game.

SAN DIEGO - Aug. 14, 2009 - The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo of America Inc. revealed today that Pokémon™ HeartGold Version and Pokémon™ SoulSilver Version for the Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems will be released in spring 2010 in the United States and Europe. These newest entries for the best-selling video game franchise were announced amid the biggest Pokémon video game event of the year and in front of the top Pokémon video game and trading card game players in the world at the 2009 Pokémon World Championships.

Piazza Grande, from the left: Masakazu Kubo, producer and Kenjiro Ito, producer of the film "Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Arceus and the Jewel of Life"

The Pokémon Arceus has been discovered! Little is known about the Normal-type Pokémon, bit it's been confirmed that the rare Pokémon is number 493 in the National Pokedex. And what other mysteries surround this PPokémon?

Arceus is heading to Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Pearl, and Pokémon Platinum Version games, but like Shaymin and Darkrai, Arceus is a Pokemon that won't appear during normal gameplay.

In addition to Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Pearl, and Pokémon Platinum Version, Arceus will make an appearance in the next Pokemon movie, as well as in future Pokemon Trading Card Game expansion!

For fans of the beloved Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon video game series, this fall promises to be an especially thrilling one. Nintendo of America has confirmed an Oct. 12 release date for the new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky game, a feature-packed adventure created exclusively for the portable Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems.