Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ Website updates
The official website for Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ has updated with some new info. Translations of the full site follows: Story We shall peruse a new story of Mega evolution... where the setting moves from the Kalos Region to the Houen Region Alan c...
European Licensing Programme takes shape with new team at The Pokémon Company International
The Pokémon Company International announced a lot of new license deals with merchandise companies today in Europe. Below is the press release with the full details. European Licensing Programme takes shape with new team at The Pokémon Company International Evergreen brand going strong with t...
Pokémon The Movie XY 2 Teaser Trailer
The official Japanese Pokémon Movie website has updated to announce that Pokémon The Movie XY 2 will be released in theaters in Japan in the summer of 2015. A brief teaser trailer was also posted which featured Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. This is the same teaser trailer was shown at the end of...
Voice Actor Iemasa Kayumi Dead at 80
Japanese voice actor Iemasa Kayumi (家弓家正) died on September 30th, 2014 but his passing was finally announced on October 8th, 2014. He was born on October 31st, 1932 in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. He was most known for his role as Kurotowa (クロトワ) in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ). More r...
Pokémon Live! Musical
Last week marked the 14th anniversary of the Pokémon Live! Musical premiering in the United States. Pokemon Live! was a multi-million dollar musical stage show featuring the adventures of Ash, Brock, Misty, Pikachu, Giovanni, Team Rocket and the mechanical Pokémon, MechaMew2. It premiered on Broadwa...
Pokémon Season 1 and 2 / Ruby and Sapphire Limited Edition DVD Collections
Beyond Home Entertainment has announced 2 new DVD box sets for Australia. Both sets will be released on November 19th, 2014, just a few days before the launch of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Limited Edition Collection is a 23 disc set that features the entire Pokémo...
Shokotan Announces 'DreaDrea', the New Ending Theme for Pocket Monsters XY
Shoko Nakagawa updated her blog earlier today, mentioning that she'll be singing the new ending song for Pocket Monsters XY. A translation follows: Shoko Nakagawa will be singing the ending theme for the TV anime series Pocket Monsters XY starting with the episode airing Thursday October 16th!! T...
Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ Website and Story
TV Tokyo has launched a Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ mini site with details about the upcoming special that airs on November 6th, 2014. Story We shall peruse a new story of Mega evolution... where the setting moves from the Kalos Region to the Houen Re...
Rocket Gang Secret Empire Season 2 Under Development
Pocket Monsters XY Sound Director Mima Masafumi (三間雅文) posted the following Tweet on his Twitter account on September 5th, 2014. He indicates that a new season of the The Rocket Gang Secret Empire (ロケット団ひみつ帝国) is in the preliminary development stages. He hopes to revive the series and its now being ...
Pokémon TCG Launch in Russia / XY Anime Debuts on 2X2
The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo Russia have announced that the Pokémon Trading Card game will launch in Russia on October 6th, 2014. XY Theme Decks and Booster packs deaturing 10 cards in the Russia language will be sold at participating stores. Those that visit Comic Con Russia 20...
Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ November 6th, 2014
At the end of Pokémon Get TV #46, it was revealed that Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ (ポケットモンスター XY 特別編 最強メガシンカ ～Act II～) will air on TV Tokyo on November 6th, 2014. The brief teaser trailer also revealed that, starting with Pocket Monsters XY #42 on September 4th,...
Pocket Monsters Movie 17 Debuts in First Place
Pocket Monsters Movie 17 The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie (破壊の繭とディアンシー) debuted in first place for the weekend of July 19th, 2014. The movie was shown in 357 screens across Japan and ticket sales on 360,190 viewers totaled 559,908,500 yen (5.5million USD). Disney's Maleficent (マレフィセント) took sec...
Meet Pikachu at the Roppongi Hills Observation Deck - Pikachu Cafe Menu
Further details about the Poke'mon the movieXY Exhibit ~Meet Pikachu at the Roppongi Hills Observation Deck~ (Poke'mon the movieXY展 ～六本木ヒルズ展望台でピカチュウに会おう！～) have been announced. As we reported on last month, the grand exhibition of historical Pokémon movie highlights, from the original "Mewtwo Strike...
Director Yuyama's Scouting Report Video / XY Anime Summer 2014 Preview Trailer
The official Japanese YouTube account has posted the video that the Director Yuyama's Scouting Reports are based on. The video shows locations in Southern Ontario, Canada including: Toronto, Ottawa, The Thousand Islands, Niagara Falls, the Bruce Peninsula and Niagara on the Lake. Full details are av...
Official Movie Website Updates with More Info on Movie 17 Tie-in Campaigns
The official Pokémon movie website has updated with info on a number of upcoming movie tie-in events. Translations follow: McDonald's Special Happy Set Gifts On Saturday July 12th and Sunday July 13th only, you can get a Special Pokémon DVD jam-packed with Pokémon information, and on Saturday July...
Hong Kong XY Anime Debut, Charizard Distribution / USA and Australian Nationals Shiny Mamoswine
The Pocket Monsters XY (寵物小精靈XY) anime series will debut in Hong Kong on July 13th, 2014 on TVB Jade in Cantonese. The free-to-air channel will simultaneously broadcast the show in HD and SD. The series will also be available on the Internet at myTV. The series will also being airing in Taiwan on ...
The Official Movie Website Updates to Celebrate the 17th Movie's Premiere
The official Pokémon movie website has received a visual update to celebrate that it's currently July, the month the movies will finally premiere. Character profiles The character profile page has been updated to showcase the Pokémon the characters own. The Movie Short Likewise, the short pag...
Pokémon the Series: XY, Vol. 1 and 2 on iTunes
The Pokémon Company has posted the latest Pokémon the Series: XY English dub episodes on iTunes for purchase in North America and the United Kingdom. The Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova (Box Set 1) was just revealed by Viz Media for release in North America on September 23rd, 2014, so fans will have...
Oha Suta - June 12th, 2014 / Movie 17 Press Reading
On Thursday June 12th, 2014 episode of Oha Suta, host and Pokémon alumni Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) presented clips and footage from the 17th Pocket Monsters movie that featured Diancie. Footage from the Movie 17th Press Reading which took place on Wednesday June 11th, 2014 was also shown. All of the gu...
Oha Suta - Thursday June 5th, 2014
On Thursday June 5th, 2014 episode of Oha Suta, Office Chief Taka and Producer Toshi presented this episode's installment of Oha Oha Ranking. It was a crossover/promotion segment for Pokémon Get TV. Taka insisted on doing the presentation. He then presented "Office Chief Taka's 3 Favorite Pokémon". ...
