Shoko Nakagawa announced earlier in her LIVE TOUR 2014 Greedy Revolution that a CD of the current ending theme DreaDrea (ドリドリ) would be released in 2015. Shoko-tan's staff Twitter account posted today that the release date of the CD would be February 18th, 2015. They also posted two videos of Shoko-tan dressed as Serena dancing to the ending theme song on YouTube but the videos are region restricted to Japan. The CD has been added to our database and will be updated when details become available. Images from Shoko Nakagawa LIVE TOUR 2014 Greedy Revolution (中川翔子 LIVE TOUR 2014『貪欲革命』) are also available on the Imageboard thread.

Standard Version

Mirrored Version

Sources: https://twitter.com/shoko_nkgw/status/531357842209378304, youtu.be/WiJoJzaGZXg and http://youtu.be/3p5o-XY78qE

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced that they will be preforming the Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions concert on January 17th, 2015. Tickets go on sale on November 7th, 2014 with prices ranging from $34 to $96USD. Tickets can be purchased at the Heinz Hall Box Office, online at pittsburghsymphony.org or by phone at 412-392-4900. A $1 donation to support arts education will be added to every ticket at the point of purchase.

We have created a content article for Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions detailing information about the tour similar to our Pokémon Live article. Requests for comments and information about the Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions tour were not returned by Princeton Entertainment.

Source: http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/The-Pittsburgh-Symphony-Orchestra-Presents-POKEMON-SYMPHONIC-EVOLUTIONS-117-20141103

To promote the new Pokémon movie, Rica Matsumoto appeared on today's episode of the anime talkshow Animemashite. During the interview she announced a new album of hers, scheduled for release around August. The album would contain covers of the opening songs for various anime she had starred in over the years, as well as one original song.

The album would also contain a Pokemon song. Since Rica had never done a theme song for any of the Pokémon movies, she wanted to do a cover of one for this album, deciding on Mamorubeki mono (守るべきもの), the theme song for Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation the Movie: The Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea, Manaphy, originally performed by Sowelu.



Source: Animemashite, July 14th 2014

The official movie website has updated with information on the feature film's opening theme and the short's ending theme. Translations follow:

The new anime opening theme and ending theme that premiered in the anime's Thursday May 29th broadcast will be the opening theme to the feature film "Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction" and the ending theme to the short "Pikachu, What Kind of Keys are These?"

The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie Opening Theme - "Megavolt" (メガV)
	Pokémon the Movie XY "The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie" Opening Theme "Megavolt" (メガV) Lyrics: Yusuke Composition: Hirokazu Tanaka Remix Arrangement: Mitsuki Shiokawa Original Arrangement: CHOKKAKU Vocals: Yusuke (Sony Music Records)

The popular opening theme "Volt" mega evolves as well! An even more powerful remix makes its debut!

"Pikachu, What Kind of Keys are These?" Ending Theme - "Peacsmile!" (ピースマイル！)
	Pokémon the Movie XY Short "Pikachu, What Kind of Keys are These?" Ending Theme "Peacsmile!" (ピースマイル！) Lyrics: PA-NON Composition and arrangement: Hirokazu Tanaka Vocals: J☆Dee’Z with Pikachu (Sony Music Records)

J☆Dee’Z and Pikachu sing an ending theme that will bring smiles to your faces! There's a cute and fun dance that goes with it too, so dance along!

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1251

The preview for Pokémon Get TV 33 revealed that J☆Dee'Z will be in that episode to perform the new ending theme for the Japanese Pocket Monsters XY anime. The official Sony Music information page for the group also revealed the title of the song to be "Peacsmile!" (ピースマイル!). J☆Dee'Z song "The X Straight and the Y Scenery" is the current ending theme for the Pocket Monsters XY anime. It's not known when the song will debut in the anime but it will be performed live during Pokémon Get TV 33.


Source: http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Jdeez/info/439863

The Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2: Super Music Collection launched on iTunes on May 13th, 2014 for $9.99 (£7.99). The CD set was originally released in Japan on July 25th, 2012.

Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2: Super Music Collection launches for iTunes

Starting today, Pokémon fans and collectors can complete a collection of a different sort with the iTunes launch of Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2: Super Music Collection.

From Kanto to Kalos, music lovers can now take a musical journey through all the regions of the Pokémon world and enjoy a full collection of digitally remastered soundtracks. The Super Music Collection features beautifully adapted and orchestrated versions of the original game music, composed by Junichi Masuda, Gō Ichinose, and Morikazu Aoki.

Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2: Super Music Collection is the final release in a series of digitally remastered video game soundtracks, which began last year with the release of Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: Super Music Collection and was followed by soundtracks from all six generations of the Pokémon video game

The Official Movie 17 Website has updated today with several new articles and their translation is below. It has been decided that the 4-member girls' band SCANDAL will be responsible for the theme song to "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie", which premieres this summer.

The Four-Member Girls' Band SCANDAL Will be Responsible for the Theme Song

The song is titled Meteor Shower at Dawn (夜明けの流星群) and part of it can be heard in the new movie trailer premiering in theaters April 19th.

All the members of SCANDAL are huge Pokémon fans. The first video game RINA (drummer and vocalist) bought in her life was "Pocket Monsters", and the first movie she went to see in a theater was "Pocket Monsters the Movie" (this was also the case with MAMI). Because of this, they feel very strongly about this song, and were extremely motivated about it.

Now for some comments from SCANDAL themselves:

HARUNA (Vocals and guitar) - Haruna Ono (小野春菜)

When I heard we were going to do the theme song this year, I got so happy I started jumping around with joy. While the four of us are from what you call the first generation of Pokémon fans, I still remember me and my friends excitedly looking forward to the very first Pokémon movie "Mewtwo Strikes Back" during the summer vacation when it first premiered as if it was yesterday. Every year since then, children have been falling in love with another such Pokémon movie during summer vacation, and I want our song to help burn this movie into the memories of the children that will be running the world in the future just like those older movies remain in our memories. 今回主題歌を担当させていただけると聞いたときは、飛び上がるぐらい嬉しかったです。ポケモン第一世代と呼ばれる私達ですが、夏休みのポケモン映画第一弾「ミュウツーの逆襲」が上映される時に友達みんなでワクワク待ち遠しくしていたのをつい最近のことのように覚えています。そんな長年に渡ってキッズ達に愛されてきた夏休みのポケモン映画、私達の記憶にずっと残っているようにこれからの未来を担う子供たちの記憶に焼きつくよう私たちの楽曲で更に盛り上げていければなと思います！

TOMOMI (Bass and vocals) - Tomomi Ogawa (小川ともみ)

Back when we were in grade school, Pokémon was always the subject when we had time off. It practically was our youth. I think there's a lot of children who will be watching "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie" as their first movie ever, and we're going to do our absolute utmost to make those children come back home as excited and emotionally moved as we were back then... or no, even more excited and moved than we were. We will be very happy if you enjoy the movie all the way till the end. 小学生の頃、休み時間の話題はいつだってポケモン。まさに私たちの青春そのものでした。今回の『ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY 「破壊の繭とディアンシー」』が初めて観る映画になる子供たちも沢山いると思います。あの頃の私たちが抱いた興奮と感動と同じくらい、いやそれを越えるものを持って帰って頂けるように、精一杯心を込めて作りました。ラストまで楽しんで頂けたら嬉しいです。

MAMI (Bass and vocals) - Mami Sasazaki (笹崎まみ)

Pokémon was the first movie I ever saw in my life. It was so intense I thought the Pokémon were going to jump out of the screen at any moment, and I still remember the tears that fell as I entered the world of movies way back then. I also really love the Pokémon video games and have played them all the way since "Pocket Monsters Red/Green" and "Pocket Monsters Blue" up to the recent "Pocket Monsters X/Y", and I'm incredibly happy I get to take part in the production of something as indispensable to my life as Pokémon. I think our song will cheer the Pokémon in the movie on. 生まれて初めて観た映画はポケモン。今にもポケモンたちが画面から飛び出してくるんじゃないかと思うくらいの迫力と子どもながらに映画の世界に入り込んでボロボロ泣いたのを覚えています。ポケモンのゲームも大好きで、『ポケットモンスター赤・緑』『ポケットモンスター青』の頃から最新作『ポケットモンスターX・Y』までプレイしているので、そんな自分の人生には欠かせないポケモンに携われて、とても嬉しいです！ポケモンたちの活躍を私たちの曲で応援できたらなと思います！

RINA (Drums and vocals) - Rina Suzuki (鈴木理菜)

We've been chosen to do the theme song for "Pokémon XY the Movie: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie"! Since the four of us were born right into the Pokémon generation, this makes us very happy. Pokémon was the very first video game I ever got as a birthday present, and if I look back on my childhood, I remember Pokémon always being part of it. It makes me very happy to think that the children who will be watching this as their first movie, and who make "Meteor Shower at Dawn" the first song they memorize, will have that song automatically play in their heads when they reflect back on their childhood after growing up. I'm also really looking forward to the live performance we'll be doing of the song! 今回、映画『ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY 「破壊の繭とディアンシー」』の主題歌を担当させていただくことになりました！ポケモン世代ド真ん中の私たちにとっても、とても嬉しいことです。誕生日プレゼントで初めてもらったゲームもポケモンで、思い返せばポケモンがそばにある幼少期でした。今回が初めて観る映画になる子供たちが、初めて覚えた歌が「夜明けの流星群」になって、それが大人になった時に子供の頃を振り返ると頭の中で自然に再生されたら嬉しいです。ライブでやるのも楽しみです！

A profile on SCANDAL

SCANDAL was formed in Osaka in 2006, and made their debut in 2008. The year after, their single "Girl S" (少女S) won the Best New Artist category at the Japan Record Awards. They set a new record as the fastest a girls' band has performed at the Nippon Budokan after debuting, and not too long ago, they topped even that achievement when they fulfilled their goal of holding a concert at the Osaka Jo Hall. Then, in June 2014, they will be performing the annual Yokohama Arena 2days concert as the first girls' band to do so in 23 years. Truly, they are the very model of Japanese girls' bands.

Director Yuyama's Location Scouting Report

This time, Director Yuyama chose Canada as the country he would go scouting in. He went there in search of the landscapes where Yveltal would sleep, where Xerneas would hide, and Diancie would journey.



The group continued onward to the town of Merrickville, which is known as "the Jewel of the Rideau".

The streets of this town were filled with locations we could use for the movie, with colorful buildings lining the picturesque scenery. Thanksgiving was just around the corner too, leading to the stores having lots of decorations on display. The entire city felt like one big, cute general store.

Director Yuyama and Art Director Akiba went to a local book store and bought reference material, so you'll get to see landscapes resembling this town in the movie.

For earlier parts, please go here:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

The "Get Pokémon with Namco!!" Campaign

Starting Friday April 11th, the "Get Pokémon with Namco!!" campaign will be held at Namco arcades all over Japan. Lots of games! Lots of prizes! Make sure to go to Namco!

Join the "Namco Pokémon Club" and get a "Puffy Pokémon Key Ring"
1) First, get registered
Go to a Namco arcade during the campaign period, enter the "Namco Pokémon Club" and receive a "Namco Pokémon Club Membership Card".

2) Get a collection
If you take the membership card to a Namco arcade, you'll receive a Pokémon sticker every day. First, select your favorite Pokémon among Harimaron, Fokko and Keromatsu. Then, collected one sticker for each of their evolved forms, and once you've reached their final form, you'll receive a "Puffy Pokémon Key Ring" featuring that very Pokémon you raised yourself. Then, if you get all three such key rings, you'll receive a "The Final Evolutions Gathered Together" key ring!

3) Get playing
By completing missions listed on your membership card, you'll receive "monster ball stickers". Once you've collected 3 or more monster ball stickers, you'll get a "Mega Evolution sticker".

Get exclusive Namco "Pokémon Kids" figures
Also, between Friday April 25th and Tuesday May 6th you can obtain the special limited Nacmo edition Pokémon Kids figures "Fokko: Pearl-coating Version", "Keromatsu: Pearl-coating Version" and "Harimaron: Pearl-coating Version" from special campaign vending machines for 500 yen a piece!! Get Pokémon with Namco!!

*Membership in the "Namco Pokémon Club" is free.
*You can receive up to one "Pokémon sticker" a day.
*The stickers are limited in number, and will only be available as long as supplies last.

Sources: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1185, http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/song_cast/, http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/locahan_report/ and http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1176

The Pokémon Black & Pokémon White: Super Music Collection was made available for purchase on iTunes on April 8th, 2014 for $9.99 (£7.99). The CD was originally released in Japan on October 20th, 2010. The iTunes collection contains 165 tracks but 8 tracks from the CD collection were not made available for purchase. The following tracks are not available on iTunes: Gate, Eye Contact! Businessman, Raimon City, Handsome Theme, Eye Contact! Parasol Lady, The Tourist Ship Royal Isshu and Shift Factory.

Pokémon Black & Pokémon White: Super Music Collection out now on iTunes

In 2011 the world was introduced to Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott, plus the Legendary Pokémon Reshiram and Zekrom, when Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version launched for the Nintendo DS family of systems.

Now fans can revisit the sounds of the Unova region thanks to a beautifully remastered soundtrack from Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version. The soundtrack contains music composed by, Junichi Masuda, Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Satō, Gō Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki, Minako Adachi, and Satoshi Nohara, and is arranged by Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Satō, Gō Ichinose, and Minako Adachi.

The Pokémon Company has released other digitally remastered soundtracks under the Super Music Collection title over the past few months. So far, the collection includes soundtracks from:

• Pokémon X & Pokémon Y
• Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen
• Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver
• Pokémon Ruby & Pokémon Sapphire
• Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl

Fans looking to complete their collections can look forward to the final release from the Pokémon musical archives soon:

• Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2

Source: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pokemon-black-pokemon-white/id839750839

Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire: Super Music Collection has been added to iTunes for purchase. The CD was originally released in Japan almost 11 years ago on April 26th, 2003. Each track can be purchased on iTunes for $0.99USD each (£0.79) or the entire collection can be purchased for $9.99USD (£7.99).


8 tracks that are on the Japanese CD are not included in the bundled iTunes collection. The tracks missing from iTunes collection are: Eye Contact! Shorts Boy, Eye Contact! Miniskirt, Twins, Eye Contact! Hiker, Gym, Got a Badge, Dive and SLATEPORT CITY. Our CD database has been updated with the English track title.

Pokémon Ruby & Pokémon Sapphire: Super Music Collection launches on iTunes today

Today, The Pokémon Company International released a digitally remastered soundtrack from the Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire video games.

Released in Europe in July 2003, Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire were set in the island region of Hoenn, based on a real-world location, with the composers—Junichi Masuda, Gō Ichinose, and Morikazu Aoki—taking much of their inspiration from the Japanese island of Kyushu. Over ten years after the games’ original launch, the soundtrack releasing today includes beautifully adapted and orchestrated versions of their music.

Fans looking to complete their collections can look forward to more from the Pokémon musical archives with upcoming Super Music Collections from:

• Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl
• Pokémon Black and Pokémon White
• Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2

Today’s launch follows other digitally remastered soundtracks in the Super Music Collection series. These have included Pokémon X & Pokémon Y, Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen, and most recently Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver.

Pokémon Ruby & Pokémon Sapphire: Super Music Collection can be downloaded on iTunes now at the following link: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pokemon-ruby-pokemon-sapphire/id820996217