Fukurow note, a singer-songwriter, has announced that their new song Your Back will be a tie-in song for an episode of the new series of POKÉTOON. The song will be released on Thursday, October 10th, 2024.
POKÉTOON is a series of short animated films that focus on a single Pokémon for each episode, bringing out the best of the Pokémon's charms while telling an original story while using a variety of unique art styles. Starting with Zuruggu and Mimikkyu in 2020, the eight previously released episodes on YouTube have been viewed more than 82 million times around the world (as of September 4th, 2024).
In addition to the four horizontal animations, four vertical animations that can be easily enjoyed on a phone are scheduled to be shown as part of the latest series. They will be released on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
The music video for Fukurow note new song Your Back will be released on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 at 18:00 JST.
POKÉTOON Website
POKÉTOON opened a special website at the same time as the release of the latest episode. A key visual was also unveiled as well. On the special site, Pawmo Pawmot Parmot! was posted, and new episodes will be added every Wednesday from now on.
In addition to Pawmo Pawmot Parmot!, the key visuals are lively depictions of cool and cute Pokémon, and it will be interesting to see how they will be incorporated in future releases.
Also, as a new initiative, music tie-ins will be the ending songs of the four horizontal episodes. There will be collaborations with unique artists such as Fukurow note, Taiyu Fujiwara, LustQueen, Yuina, and RUI・TAIKI・KANON. Each song will be a completely original song written by each artist specifically for the anime. It will be a surprise to find out which artist will be in charge of which episode. Taiyu Fujiwara's song Lucky Dance will be available for download from midnight on September 19th, 2024.