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Beyond Home Entertainment has announced that a Pokémon Movie Collection - Collector's Tin Blu-Ray Set will be released in Australia and New Zealand on December 2nd, 2015. The limited edition set comes with the first three movies in High Definition. The movies will also be released individually as DVD's on the same day. The movies were previously released by Warner Home Video in the early 2000's. This is the first time that the English dubbed versions of the first three movies are available to purchase on Blu-Ray anywhere in the world. Our DVD/Blu-Ray Database has been updated with all the details for these releases.

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The official Pokémon movie blog has updated. We have added a section collecting every single blog entry for easy browsing. Translations follow:

Event Report #13: A Report from the "Stage Greetings! To Celebrate the Movie Becoming a Major Hit! With an Outbreak of Pikachu" Held Saturday August 14th!

Stage greetings just got held to commemorate that that the double feature "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Archdjinni of Rings - Hoopa/Pikachu and the Pokémon Musicians" became such a major hit!

The greetings were held in the Yokohama Minato Mirai area, where the "Dancing? Pikachu Outbreak-Chu" is currently taking place. As a special service, there was also a Pikachu outbreak at the "Aeon Cinema Minato Mirai"!
This is a status report from this Pikachu-filled stage greeting, where guest voice actor Shoko Nakagawa also appeared!

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The movie has just finished screening in the theater, and the audience are standing by for the stage greeting, having all turned into Pikachu themselves!



The moderator, Annnouncer Konno from TV Tokyo, walks in!
Her Pikachu hairband is super cute!



She was followed by Shoko Nakagawa, aka Shokotan, the voice of Mary!



Today, the blockbuster "The Archdjinni of Rings: Hoopa" passed the 1.8 million attendees mark!
Shokotan even went to see it twice!



Announcer Konno:
Yokohama is currently filled to the brim with the Pikachu from the "Dancing? Pikachu Outbreak-Chu", but there's a huge outbreak of Pikachu in the movie as well, isn't there?

Shokotan:
There is! There's a whole ton of them!
When all those Pikachu appeared, what really left an impression on me was that each and every one of them were moving completely independently of each other! Since this in a movie, you get to fully enjoy the various Pikachu in gorgeous animation, including Pikachu you don't normally see, like Madame Pikachu and Doctor Pikachu!

Announcer Konno:
Every time you watch the movie, you discover new things, so I'd love for you to go see it both two and three times!
Also, the thing is, lots of Pikachu have come to this theater as well!



Shokotan:
Yes, I was really looking forward to that! It looks like it's finally time!
These stage greetings filled with Pikachu take place today only!

Let's all call for them! Ready? Aaaand!

"Pikachuuuuuu!"



It's a Pikachu...



It's a Pikachu...!



It's a Pikachu...!!



It's a Pikachu... Outbreak!!!!



The theater explodes with excitement!





Shokotan gets a commemorative photo as well!



And then another one together with Announcer Konno!







These Pikachu are really obedient and nice little fellows!
They move according to Shokotan's signals,



"Face right!"

and dance along as Shokotan sings "DreaDrea", the ending theme to the "Pocket Monsters XY" anime!



DreaDreaDream Power!

This was a fun stage greeting with a total of 20 Pikachu, one that even allowed for the audience to take photos!



The double feature "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Archdjinni of Rings - Hoopa/Pikachu and the Pokémon Musicians" has now exceeded 1.8 million attendants! It's a massive hit!

Hurry up and get yourself to a theater before summer vacation ends!

Tweet from Shoko-tan


Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/pokemovie_ch/?p=1778
The official Pokémon movie blog has updated. We have added a section collecting every single blog entry for easy browsing. Translations of the new entry follows:

Appear! Movie Details #16: "The Aged Traveler"'s Model Sheets Appear!



Barza and Mary's great-grandfather.
He's the person who sealed Hoopa's true power in the "Prison Bottle" when it went on a rampage in Désser City 100 years ago, but his story continued after that!


Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/pokemovie_ch/?p=1715
The official Pokémon movie blog has updated. We have added a section collecting every single blog entry for easy browsing. Translations of the new entry follows:

Appear! Movie Details #15: Read It All in One Go During Obon Break! It Will Make You Want to Watch the Movie Once Again! A Special Reference Guide to the Pokemon Movie Channel!

The currently screening movie "The Archdjinni of Rings: Hoopa" is a huge hit!
These are our recommendations for both those who are wondering whether to go see the movie or those who can't make up their mind if they want to see it again or not!

Here is a presentation of the reading material currently published in the "Pokémon Movie Channel" that will make you enjoy the movie even more!

#1: A Special Movie Pre-Premiere Interview with Director Yuyama


A personal interview with Director Yuyama about the movie's highlights.
He goes deeply in detail about both this year's movies' thematics and the less glamorous bits of their production.
Recommended reading material for the kind of people that want to enjoy every single bit of a movie.



A Special Movie Pre-Premiere Interview with Director Yuyama #1
A Special Movie Pre-Premiere Interview with Director Yuyama #2
A Special Movie Pre-Premiere Interview with Director Yuyama #3
A Special Movie Pre-Premiere Interview with Director Yuyama #4



#2: The long-running serialization with a total of 14 parts! The Dubai Location Scouting Report!


This year, material was gathered on Dubai for use as the model for the movie's setting, "Désser City".
This is a status report from that location scouting!
If you've already watched the movie, you might find scenery that feels somewhat familiar!?
And if you didn't travel anywhere during Obon Break... this can put you in the traveling mood, if only in spirit!

Part 1: To the Desert City!
Part 2: Baptism by Fiery Heat and the Marble Mosque
Part 3: The Persian Gulf and Arabian Life Now and Then
Part 4: Gold Coffee and the Water of Life
Part 5: To Old Dubai!
Part 6: Arabian Surprises
Part 7: Souks! Souks! Souks!
Part 8: Prayer and Sunset
Part 9: Into the Desert
Part 10: The Desert of the Red Sand
Part 11: The Burj Khalifa and World Records
Part 12: The Fjords of the Middle East
Part 13: Palm Jumeirah and the Valley of Buildings
Final Part: The Location Scouting is Done



#3: Various event reports focusing on the guest voice actors


The Pokémon movie has a variety of guest voice actors creating an extravagant lineup this year as well!
We have lots of detailed reports from the events that hyped up the Pokémon movie, such as the pre-premiere and the premiere day stage greetings! Those of you who didn't attend, make sure to check these out!

Summer Means Pokémon! A Report from the Premiere Day's Stage Greetings: Part 1
Summer Means Pokémon! A Report from the Premiere Day's Stage Greetings: Part 2
A Report from the Pre-Premiere
An Account From the Public Dubbing



#4: Have fun looking at the model sheets!


We've presented model sheets for the movie in "Appear! Movie Information"!
It's a good idea to take a second look at the model sheets after you've watched the movie, too!

"Barza"'s Model Sheets Appear!
"Barza: Young"'s Model Sheets Appear!
"Mary"'s Model Sheets Appear!
"Mary: Young"'s Model Sheets Appear!
"The Traveler"'s Model Sheets Appear!
Concept Art for "Arkhē Valley and its Residents" Appear!
The "Prison Bottle"'s Model Sheets Appear!
"Désser City" Concept Art Appears!
"Désser Tower" Concept Art Appears!
Concept Art for "The Short's Setting" Appear!

The Pokémon Summer is still not over!
The currently screening double feature "Pokémon the movie XY: The Archdjinni of Rings - Hoopa/Pikachu and the Pokémon Musicians" is a huge hit!

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/pokemovie_ch/?p=1755
The official Japanese Pokémon website has revealed details on the upcoming TV special "The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act IV~".

The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act IV~ will air this fall! What is this green, Pokémon-like thing that appeared in the trailer for next year's Pokémon movie!?


A special episode of the currently airing, popular anime "Pocket Monsters XY", titled "The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act IV~", will air this fall! Incredibly, the green Pokémon-like thing that appeared in the trailer for next year's Pokémon movie has also been confirmed to appear! What kind of role will it play in the story? Play close attention to the upcoming information!



Story

Alan's journey in pursuit of becoming the strongest once again takes him to the Kalos region. Wanting to become even stronger, he bets his Mega Ring and Mega Stone on being able to defeat 10 Mega Evolution users in a row.
Alan throws himself into battle. Manon is worried sick about Alan. And Manon's partner, Hari-san the Harimaron, meets a mysterious being. It all leads up to something seriously major...
We've finally reached the final act of the story! Don't miss the shocking climax!!



Characters



"Alan"
A Trainer who travels around to "master Mega Evolution and stand on the top as the strongest".
Although he studied Mega Evolution with Professor Platane once, he...
His partner Lizardon can mega evolve into Mega Lizardon X.

"Manon"
A new Trainer just starting her journey.
She refers to her partner Harimaron as "Hari-san", and always asks it for help.
She travels together with Alan out of a desire to to one day mega evolve herself.

"Daigo"
The Champion of the Houen Region.
He spends his time researching the roots of Mega Evolution.
His partner is an alternate-colored Metagross,
and he has an amazing battle with Alan, using his mega evolved Mega Metagross against Alan's Mega Lizardon X.

"Fleur-de-lis"
A celebrity in the Kalos Region working for Fleur-de-lis Labs.
He gave Alan his Mega Ring and Mega Stone and told him to become stronger if he wanted to protect the people important to him.
It appears he's conducting research on Mega Evolution energy and the Kalos Region's legends, but......?

"Pachira"
A member of the Kalos Region's Elite Four, her partner is a Hellgar.
She and her mega evolved Mega Hellgar stand blocking Alan and Mega Lizardon X's way.
She has the appearance of a news anchor, but is also apparently on friendly terms with Fleur-de-lis!

Voice Cast

Alan: Kensho Ono
Manon: Mikako Komatsu
Daigo: Kenichi Suzumura
Platane: Hiroshi Tsuchida

Staff

Executive Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Director: Tetsuo Yajima
Series Construction: Atsuhiro Tomioka
Character Design: Toshihito Hirooka
Executive Animation Director: Toshihito Hirooka
Art Director: Katsuyoshi Kanemura
Color Keys: Noriyuki Yoshino
Director of Photography: Tairin Suzuki
Editor: Toshio Henmi
Music: Shinji Miyazaki
Sound Recording Director: Masafumi Mima

This story is centered around a young Trainer named Alan and his partner Lizardon.
"To master Mega Evolution, to defeat all mega evolved Pokémon and stand on top as the strongest":
That is the goal of Alan's journey.

In order to accomplish this, they engage in Mega Evolution Battles against powerful opponents.
They even battle Zumi of the Kalos Region's Elite Four's Mega Kamex....

Also, on their journey they encounter the newbie Trainer Manon and end up traveling together with her.

Trailer


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2014/09/140919_a01.html?i001=news
The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow:

We Will Hold Stage Greetings! To Celebrate the Movie Becoming a Major Hit! With an Outbreak of Pikachu! And Shokotan!



To celebrate that the double feature "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Archdjinni of Rings - Hoopa/Pikachu and the Pokémon Musicians" became such a major hit, we will hold screenings with stage greetings!

The screenings will be held at "Aeon Cinema Minato Mirai" in the Yokohama Minato Mirai district, where the "Dancing? Pikachu Outbreak-Chu" is currently taking place! As a special service, there will also be a Pikachu outbreak at the theater!? Guest voice actor Shoko Nakagawa will also be there, so this will definitely be a fun stage greeting!

Enjoy a Pikachu-filled stage greeting in Yokohama, where you can currently meet lots of Pikachu!

Date and time:
Saturday August 15th right after the 8:30am screening and right before the 11:20am screening.
*The screenings use a seat reservation system, audience must leave the theater after the screening.
*You will be denied admission into the auditorium if all seats are sold out.

Speakers:
Shoko Nakagawa, Pikachu (lots)
*Please note that the guests' schedules are subject to change.

Location:
Aeon Cinema Minato Mirai, Theater 8
Yokohama World Porters 5F, 2-2-1 Shinko, Naka, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Online ticket sales start at Wednesday August 12th at 9pm!
Box office ticket sales start at Thursday August 13th!

For further information on how to purchase tickets etc, please see the Minato Mirai Aeon Cinema WEB site

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1917
The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow:

"It's the Home Stretch! The Summer Means Pokémon!! Appear! Guide" Will Air on TV Tokyo Saturday August 15th



A special Pokémon movie program titled "It's the Home Stretch! The Summer Means Pokémon!! Appear! Guide" will air on TV Tokyo Saturday August 15th!

Shoko Nakagawa and Shinichi Shinohara, who appear as guest voice actors in the movie "The Archdjinni of Rings: Hoopa", will present both highlights and hidden secrets from the movie! This is of course a must-see for those of you who have already seen the movie, but also for those of you who still haven't gone to the theater yet!

In addition, we will also bring you the hottest Pokémon news from this summer, including information on both the "Summer Vacation Pokémon Carnival" currently being held in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro, as well as on the "Dancing? Pikachu Outbreak-chu" being held from Saturday August 8th to Sunday August 16th in the Yokohama Minato Mirai aera!

The program airs on TV Tokyo Saturday August 15th from 4:55pm to 5:15pm!

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1912
The official Pokémon movie blog has updated. We have added a section collecting every single blog entry for easy browsing. Translations of the new entry follows:

Appear! Movie Details #14: "Mary: Young"'s Model Sheets Appear!



Mary grew up in Arkhē Valley together with Hoopa after its true powers had been confined.
Here we're presenting the model sheets for her at that age.
She even plays pranks on others together with Hoopa, which she sometimes gets scolded for!?


Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/pokemovie_ch/?p=1708
The official Pokémon movie blog has updated. We have added a section collecting every single blog entry for easy browsing. Translations of the new entry follows:

Quote Central: Memorable Lines from Pokémon Movies #15



Latias, we're going to rescue your brother.
Please show me the way there!


-Satoshi,
"The Guardian Gods of the Water Capital, Latias and Latios", 2002


Satoshi learns from Latias' "dream projection" that Latios, Vongole and Kanon have all been captured by the phantom thief sisters Zanner and Lyon. As he sets off together with Latias to save them, he speaks this line.

This quote was submitted by "setsuna", who included the following comment:
Satoshi being kind enough to say "your brother" instead of "Latios" makes me think he's developed feelings of consideration towards her.
Thank you for your contribution!



We want to hear your "Memorable Lines from Pokémon Movies"
We are now taking suggestions for "Memorable Lines" from past Pokémon movies!
We want your favorite "wise words", "inspired sayings"... or even utter nonsense.
To send in a suggestion, choose "Quote Central" from the Apply page and list the following:
"Movie title" - "Name of character or Pokémon that said the line" - "The line itself"
In addition, please also list "Roughly when in the movie the line is spoken (how many minutes in)" if you know this before submitting.

Submitted content will be chosen for publication by the official Pokémon movie site. Not all submissions will be published.
In addition, please understand we may edit the submitted text to make it easier to read.

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/pokemovie_ch/?p=1746
The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Our previous news article about this Happy Set is available by clicking here. Translations follow:

Pokémon Appear in McDonald's Happy Sets All Across Japan



Pokémon will appear in McDonald's Happy Sets all across Japan this summer as well!

This time the Happy Sets also contain Pokémon that play major roles in the movie, with toys like the "Pikachu Spinning Ring Toss", the "Hoopa Racket w/ Counter", "Mega Rayquaza Bowling", etc.
Visit McDonald's with your family or friends this summer vacation and get toys!


Pikachu Spinning Ring Toss - Fokko Princess Key Baton - Keromatsu Flying Disc - Arceus Mitt & Ball
Dedenne Star Water Gun - Mega Rayquaza Bowling - Harimaron Catch-a-Cup - Hoopa Racket w/ Counter


And there's more! The toys come in Happy Set boxes featuring three different designs, including a Pikachu design one!
I wonder what box you will receive?


*The toys are limited in number and will only be available while supplies last.
*You can not choose which Happy Set box you'll receive.

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1903