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Corocoro Online has updated with the second part of the Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Legend/Legend Collaboration Artwork Project. Translations follow:
The rookie that won the right to write the "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Comicalization" for the Corocoro Comic magazines drew this with intense passion!!
"Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution", the full 3DCG remake of the legendary movie that served as the starting point for the Pokémon movie series, finally premieres Friday July 12th!!
To celebrate this return of the legend itself, legendary manga artists and celebrities that love Pokémon have drawn pictures based on "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution"!
For this second installment, the rookie who won the right to write the "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Comicalization" and "Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo! I Am Here" manga for the Corocoro Comic magazines due to his love for Pokémon, Machito Gomi, joins the project!! He wrote the "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution" comicalization printed in the June and July issues of Monthly Corocoro Comic, and also did the "Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo! I Am Here" comicalization printed in the August issue of "Corocoro Comic Special"!!
Corocoro Comic's up-and-coming creator Machito Gomi's "Satoshi, his friends and the Pokemon", which is filled to the brim with love for Pokémon, is here!!
A mass assembly of Satoshi, his friends and the Pokémon!!
Satoshi with Pikachu, Zenigame, Fushigidane and Lizardon. Takeshi with Rokon. Kasumi with Togepy and Koduck. The entire nostalgic group Pokémon fans are so deeply familiar with is here!!
The nostalgic yet all-new "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution" gets going!!
This is what Gomi felt as he put all his heart and soul into this drawing!
We also have a special comment from Gomi!!
Pokémon has always been part of my life; I've always watched the games, the anime and the movies!
I'm very glad I was able to get an opportunity like the one I got here!!
I'd be really happy if I'd be able to continue encountering lots of Pokémon, just like Satoshi does!!
-Machito Gomi
Next week we'll present a picture drawn by Kosaku Anakubo, the author of "Pocket Monsters Corocoro Ver." and the first ever Pokémon manga creator!!
Look forward to seeing what kind of drawing we'll get!!
Product description:
"Monthly Corocoro Comic, July Issue"
Release date: Friday June 14th, 2019
Price: 528 yen + tax
Source: https://corocoro.jp/56003/
The "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution" Premiere Celebration Project! Part 2: Machito Gomi, The Rookie Who Won the Right to Write the "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Comicalization", Draws "All Present! Satoshi, Kasumi, Takeshi and Their Pokémon!!"
The rookie that won the right to write the "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Comicalization" for the Corocoro Comic magazines drew this with intense passion!!
"Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution", the full 3DCG remake of the legendary movie that served as the starting point for the Pokémon movie series, finally premieres Friday July 12th!!
To celebrate this return of the legend itself, legendary manga artists and celebrities that love Pokémon have drawn pictures based on "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution"!
For this second installment, the rookie who won the right to write the "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Comicalization" and "Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo! I Am Here" manga for the Corocoro Comic magazines due to his love for Pokémon, Machito Gomi, joins the project!! He wrote the "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution" comicalization printed in the June and July issues of Monthly Corocoro Comic, and also did the "Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo! I Am Here" comicalization printed in the August issue of "Corocoro Comic Special"!!
Corocoro Comic's up-and-coming creator Machito Gomi's "Satoshi, his friends and the Pokemon", which is filled to the brim with love for Pokémon, is here!!
Artwork theme: "All Present! Satoshi, Kasumi, Takeshi and Their Pokémon!!"
A mass assembly of Satoshi, his friends and the Pokémon!!
Satoshi with Pikachu, Zenigame, Fushigidane and Lizardon. Takeshi with Rokon. Kasumi with Togepy and Koduck. The entire nostalgic group Pokémon fans are so deeply familiar with is here!!
The nostalgic yet all-new "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution" gets going!!
This is what Gomi felt as he put all his heart and soul into this drawing!
We also have a special comment from Gomi!!
Pokémon has always been part of my life; I've always watched the games, the anime and the movies!
I'm very glad I was able to get an opportunity like the one I got here!!
I'd be really happy if I'd be able to continue encountering lots of Pokémon, just like Satoshi does!!
-Machito Gomi
Next week we'll present a picture drawn by Kosaku Anakubo, the author of "Pocket Monsters Corocoro Ver." and the first ever Pokémon manga creator!!
Look forward to seeing what kind of drawing we'll get!!
Product description:
"Monthly Corocoro Comic, July Issue"
Release date: Friday June 14th, 2019
Price: 528 yen + tax
Source: https://corocoro.jp/56003/
The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow:
Limited to 3 million attendants throughout Japan! If you go see the movie, you get two Mewtwo gifts!
The Special Pokémon Card Game Promo Card "Armored Mewtwo"
and
The Special Pokémon Ga-Olé Ga-Olé Disk "Mewtwo"
*Note that each theater will have a limited number of gifts.
*There is no age limit for receiving the gifts.
*The gifts are not for sale. Please do not resell.
Attendance Gift #1:
The Special Promo Card "Armored Mewtwo"
The first of the two attendance gifts is
the Special Pokémon Card Game Promo Card
"Armored Mewtwo"!
This is a special card you can only obtain at the theater!!
This is a full art holo card!
Despite its powers being restrained, "Armored Mewtwo" is still strong.
It has high HP and a move that deals immense damage,
a combination only "Armored Mewtwo" could have!
Who is Armored Mewtwo? Click here to find out
What is the Pokémon Card Game?
Use cards to have fun fighting exciting Pokémon battles with your favorite Pokémon!
The Pokémon Card Game is a card game where you battle using your favorite Pokémon.
You use a set of 60 cards, called a "deck", to have a Pokémon battle with your opponent, and the first player to make 6 of the opponent's Pokémon faint wins.
The cool Pokémon art on the cards make your battles even more exciting!
Get started with the Pokémon Card Game!
Mewtwo and Mew form the ultimate tag team!
Their Ability "Perfection"
allows them to use every
move a Pokémon GX or EX on your bench or in your discard pile knows.
That truly is perfect!
Product information:
Name: Pokémon card Game Sun & Moon Expansion Pack "Miracle Twins"
Content: 5 cards *inserted at random
Manifacturer's suggested retail price: 150 yen + tax
Now on sale!
For more information on the "Pokémon Card Game", check the official website
Attendance Gift #2:
The Special Ga-Olé Disk "Mewtwo"
The second of the two attendance gifts is
the Special Ga-Olé Disk "Mewtwo"
which can be used with Pokémon Ga-Olé!
This is a special Legendary Pokémon Mewtwo Ga-Olé disk
you can only obtain at the theater!!
Believe it or not, its PokéEne is an amazing 4100!
This is the first appearance of a Mewtwo that can use "Psychic"
in Ga-Olé!
We've taken a scene from the movie
and turned it into a cool Ga-Olé Disk!
What is Pokémon Ga-Olé?
Enjoy Pokémon battles featuring direction filled with intensity and realism!
Pokémon Ga-Olé is a kids' amusement game machine where you can enjoy super intense Pokémon battles on a huge 50 inch monitor!
*Fight super intense battles using disks!
*Catch Pokémon and turn them into disks!
*Legendary and mythical Pokémon show up one after another!
You can play it at toy stores and amusement facilities all over Japan!
How to play Pokémon Ga-Olé
*Hammer the buttons to battle furiously!
*Catch Pokémon and turn them into disks!
*Use your victory "roar" to keep battling strong Pokémon!
(These screenshots are from a version still in development)
Product information:
Name: "Pokémon Ga-Olé"
Description: Kids' amusement game machine
Play cost: 1 battle for 100yen (tax included) + 100 yen per disk dispensed (tax included)
Number of players: 1
Machine size: (width) 724mm x (length) 855mm x (height) 1822mm/ (weight) 155 kg
Dispensed product (Ga-Olé Disk) size: (width) 45mm x (length) 73mm x (height) 3.6mm
Play time: 3-4 minutes per battle/up to 3 battles (approx. 10 minutes)
Producer: Takara Tomy Arts/Marvelous
Distributor: Takara Tomy Arts/Marvelous
For more information on "Pokémon Ga-Olé", check the official website
Source: https://www.pokemon-movie.jp/present/
Attendance Gifts
Limited to 3 million attendants throughout Japan! If you go see the movie, you get two Mewtwo gifts!
The Special Pokémon Card Game Promo Card "Armored Mewtwo"
and
The Special Pokémon Ga-Olé Ga-Olé Disk "Mewtwo"
*Note that each theater will have a limited number of gifts.
*There is no age limit for receiving the gifts.
*The gifts are not for sale. Please do not resell.
Attendance Gift #1:
The Special Promo Card "Armored Mewtwo"
The first of the two attendance gifts is
the Special Pokémon Card Game Promo Card
"Armored Mewtwo"!
This is a special card you can only obtain at the theater!!
This is a full art holo card!
Despite its powers being restrained, "Armored Mewtwo" is still strong.
It has high HP and a move that deals immense damage,
a combination only "Armored Mewtwo" could have!
Who is Armored Mewtwo? Click here to find out
What is the Pokémon Card Game?
Use cards to have fun fighting exciting Pokémon battles with your favorite Pokémon!
The Pokémon Card Game is a card game where you battle using your favorite Pokémon.
You use a set of 60 cards, called a "deck", to have a Pokémon battle with your opponent, and the first player to make 6 of the opponent's Pokémon faint wins.
The cool Pokémon art on the cards make your battles even more exciting!
Get started with the Pokémon Card Game!
Mewtwo and Mew form the ultimate tag team!
Their Ability "Perfection"
allows them to use every
move a Pokémon GX or EX on your bench or in your discard pile knows.
That truly is perfect!
Product information:
Name: Pokémon card Game Sun & Moon Expansion Pack "Miracle Twins"
Content: 5 cards *inserted at random
Manifacturer's suggested retail price: 150 yen + tax
Now on sale!
For more information on the "Pokémon Card Game", check the official website
Attendance Gift #2:
The Special Ga-Olé Disk "Mewtwo"
The second of the two attendance gifts is
the Special Ga-Olé Disk "Mewtwo"
which can be used with Pokémon Ga-Olé!
This is a special Legendary Pokémon Mewtwo Ga-Olé disk
you can only obtain at the theater!!
Believe it or not, its PokéEne is an amazing 4100!
This is the first appearance of a Mewtwo that can use "Psychic"
in Ga-Olé!
We've taken a scene from the movie
and turned it into a cool Ga-Olé Disk!
What is Pokémon Ga-Olé?
Enjoy Pokémon battles featuring direction filled with intensity and realism!
Pokémon Ga-Olé is a kids' amusement game machine where you can enjoy super intense Pokémon battles on a huge 50 inch monitor!
*Fight super intense battles using disks!
*Catch Pokémon and turn them into disks!
*Legendary and mythical Pokémon show up one after another!
You can play it at toy stores and amusement facilities all over Japan!
How to play Pokémon Ga-Olé
*Hammer the buttons to battle furiously!
*Catch Pokémon and turn them into disks!
*Use your victory "roar" to keep battling strong Pokémon!
(These screenshots are from a version still in development)
Product information:
Name: "Pokémon Ga-Olé"
Description: Kids' amusement game machine
Play cost: 1 battle for 100yen (tax included) + 100 yen per disk dispensed (tax included)
Number of players: 1
Machine size: (width) 724mm x (length) 855mm x (height) 1822mm/ (weight) 155 kg
Dispensed product (Ga-Olé Disk) size: (width) 45mm x (length) 73mm x (height) 3.6mm
Play time: 3-4 minutes per battle/up to 3 battles (approx. 10 minutes)
Producer: Takara Tomy Arts/Marvelous
Distributor: Takara Tomy Arts/Marvelous
For more information on "Pokémon Ga-Olé", check the official website
Source: https://www.pokemon-movie.jp/present/
The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow:
Standing in their midst is the youngest of them all, first grader Hanna-chan (age 6).
She became a Cinderella, getting to sing the initial lines "Aruki-tsuzukete doko made yuku no? Kaze ni tazunerarete tachidomaru" solo after the audition judges, which included Seiji Kameda, fell completely in love with her singing voice.
From here on, the Pokémon Kids 2019 will be involved with the movie and its music, and will also be singing "Kaze to issho ni" on TV shows and at various events.
Sources: https://www.pokemon-movie.jp/song/
The Pokémon Kids 2019
The Pokémon Kids 2019 were selected from nearly 1000 applicants from the general public.Standing in their midst is the youngest of them all, first grader Hanna-chan (age 6).
She became a Cinderella, getting to sing the initial lines "Aruki-tsuzukete doko made yuku no? Kaze ni tazunerarete tachidomaru" solo after the audition judges, which included Seiji Kameda, fell completely in love with her singing voice.
From here on, the Pokémon Kids 2019 will be involved with the movie and its music, and will also be singing "Kaze to issho ni" on TV shows and at various events.
| The Pokémon Kids 2019 | |
|---|---|
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Hanna (Age 6, first grader) |
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Momoka (Age 10, fifth grader) |
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Yuri (Age 9, third grader) |
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Minato (Age 8, second grader) |
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Sara (Age 9, third grader) |
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Akari (Age 10, fifth grader) |
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Haruko (Age 9, fourth grader) |
Sources: https://www.pokemon-movie.jp/song/
Anime Expo 2019 takes place in Downtown LA at the Los Angeles Convention Center and adjacent areas, such as JW Marriott and Microsoft Theater on July 4th, 2019 to July 7th, 2019. As part of the Expo, there will be an exclusive screening of the new Pocket Monsters movie Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution!. This special showing will be ahead of the Japanese theater release which is scheduled for July 12th, 2019.
Joining the event for their first overseas convention appearances are directors Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara. Additionally, voice actress/singer Rica Matsumoto (Ash) will participate in the event! They will also participate in autograph sessions (schedule TBA).
Time: 3:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Room: LACC / Main Events (Hall B)
Source: http://www.anime-expo.org/2019/06/10/anime-expo-to-host-exclusive-screening-of-pokemon-mewtwo-strikes-back-evolution/
Anime Expo to Host Exclusive Screening of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution!
We’re excited to announce an exclusive screening of the 22nd film in the Pokémon franchise, “Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution,” to be held at Anime Expo 2019!Joining the event for their first overseas convention appearances are directors Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara. Additionally, voice actress/singer Rica Matsumoto (Ash) will participate in the event! They will also participate in autograph sessions (schedule TBA).
Event Details:
Date: Thursday, July 4th, 2019Time: 3:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Room: LACC / Main Events (Hall B)
Profiles:
| Profiles and details | |
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About Kunihiko Yuyama Kunihiko Yuyama is best known for his work on the Pokémon series, having directed 21 films so far, from Pokémon: The First Movie to the upcoming Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution. His other works include Magical Princess Minky Momo and The Three Musketeers Anime. Yuyama is also the general director of the Pokémon animated television series. |
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About Motonori Sakakibara Motonori Sakakibara co-directed Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, overseeing the CGI for the film. Sakakibara also co-directed Rudolf the Black Cat (2016) with Kunihiko Yuyama. In addition, he directed BBC’s Tinpo series (2019) and Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (2013), and co-directed Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001). |
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About Rica Matsumoto Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer Rica Matsumoto has played Ash, the main character of the Pokémon the Series, since 1997. She is also the singer of many of the theme songs for the series. Her fifth single, Mezase Pokémon Master, which includes songs from the first season of Pokémon the Series, is the best-selling single ever released by a voice actor, having sold over 1 million copies in Japan. Additionally, she has appeared in various stage plays such as The Wizard of Oz. |
Source: http://www.anime-expo.org/2019/06/10/anime-expo-to-host-exclusive-screening-of-pokemon-mewtwo-strikes-back-evolution/
Corocoro Online has updated with the first part of the Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Legend/Legend Collaboration Artwork Project. Translations follow:
Ryouji Minagawa, creator of "ARMS" and "Spriggan", put his heart and soul into this drawing!!
"Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution", the full 3DCG remake of the legendary movie that served as the starting point for the Pokémon movie series, finally premieres Friday July 12th!!
To celebrate this return of the legend itself, legendary manga artists and celebrities that love Pokémon have drawn pictures based on "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution"!
And believe it or not, for this first installment, the legendary artist that has fascinated so many fans with his powerful action scenes and attention to detail in series like "Spriggan" and "ARMS", and who is currently serialized in "Monthly Shonen Sunday" with the super popular high sea action romance "Dante, Ocean King", Ryouji Minagawa, joins the project!!
Mewtwo has been fighting in a variety of places, having been equipped with armor that controls and restrains his power by the Rocket Gang's boss Sakaki.
Ryouji Minagawa has put that scene on paper with intense energy!!
Armored Mewtwo takes on the enormous Iwark, remaining completely calm. This spectacular scene makes you truly feel the sensation of Armored Mewtwo's vibrant and lively movement as Iwark towers over it while bursting out of the ground!
The super intense battle scene is now complete!!!
We also have a special comment from Minagawa, who's a huge fan of Pokémon!!
Me and Pokémon go way back. I've been addicted since Red/Green on the Game Boy, I've been diligently watching the anime ever since episode 1, and I went to see the first Pokémon movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back. That was 21 years ago!
I was surprised when I heard they were remaking Mewtwo Strikes Back in full CG, but the fact that they involved me in all this by having me draw this picture is just...
This is an incredible honor. I'm so happy I stayed a fan of Pokémon!
I drew this picture trying to imagine how Mewtwo wearing this sturdy and complex armor has changed things after these 21 years.
I'm really looking forward to this movie!
-Ryouji Minagawa
Next week we'll present a picture drawn by Machito Gomi, who won the right to write the "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Comicalization" and "Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo! I Am Here" manga for the Corocoro Comic magazines!!!
Look forward to seeing what kind of drawing we'll get!!
The "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution" Premiere Celebration Project! Part 1: Ryouji Minagawa of "ARMS" Fame Draws "A Fierce Battle! Armored Mewtwo VS Iwark!!"
Ryouji Minagawa, creator of "ARMS" and "Spriggan", put his heart and soul into this drawing!!
"Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution", the full 3DCG remake of the legendary movie that served as the starting point for the Pokémon movie series, finally premieres Friday July 12th!!
To celebrate this return of the legend itself, legendary manga artists and celebrities that love Pokémon have drawn pictures based on "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution"!
And believe it or not, for this first installment, the legendary artist that has fascinated so many fans with his powerful action scenes and attention to detail in series like "Spriggan" and "ARMS", and who is currently serialized in "Monthly Shonen Sunday" with the super popular high sea action romance "Dante, Ocean King", Ryouji Minagawa, joins the project!!
Artwork theme: "A Fierce Battle! Armored Mewtwo VS Iwark!!"
Mewtwo has been fighting in a variety of places, having been equipped with armor that controls and restrains his power by the Rocket Gang's boss Sakaki.
Ryouji Minagawa has put that scene on paper with intense energy!!
Armored Mewtwo takes on the enormous Iwark, remaining completely calm. This spectacular scene makes you truly feel the sensation of Armored Mewtwo's vibrant and lively movement as Iwark towers over it while bursting out of the ground!
The super intense battle scene is now complete!!!
We also have a special comment from Minagawa, who's a huge fan of Pokémon!!
Me and Pokémon go way back. I've been addicted since Red/Green on the Game Boy, I've been diligently watching the anime ever since episode 1, and I went to see the first Pokémon movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back. That was 21 years ago!
I was surprised when I heard they were remaking Mewtwo Strikes Back in full CG, but the fact that they involved me in all this by having me draw this picture is just...
This is an incredible honor. I'm so happy I stayed a fan of Pokémon!
I drew this picture trying to imagine how Mewtwo wearing this sturdy and complex armor has changed things after these 21 years.
I'm really looking forward to this movie!
-Ryouji Minagawa
Next week we'll present a picture drawn by Machito Gomi, who won the right to write the "Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Comicalization" and "Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo! I Am Here" manga for the Corocoro Comic magazines!!!
Look forward to seeing what kind of drawing we'll get!!
Dante, Ocean King vol 7
Story: Fukuro Izumi
Art: Ryouji Minagawa
Price: 670 yen + tax
Format: B6
Pages: 212
Details: https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09129086
Source: https://corocoro.jp/53631/
