Makoto Furukawa is a freelance Japanese voice actor and singer. His Twitter account is: @M_Furukawa929

PM2023 16 Press Release

On August 4th, 2023, the official Japanese AniPoke Twitter account posted an interview.

Comments from Makoto Furukawa, who plays Spinel:
This is my first Pocket Monsters role, but the dubbing session made me understand the "weight" of a series with as much history as this.

Spinel is an enemy opposing Liko and the other Rising Volt Tacklers, but the way he orders his Pokémon around from a distance makes him a type of Trainer we've rarely seen before, so me and the sound director agreed on how to play him during the dubbing sessions.

Spinel has appeared in 6 episodes so far and is characterized by how he carries out his plans step by step, I thought this conspicuous villain-like behavior was very interesting.

I'm very intrigued by the fact that his partner is a Blacky, a unique evolution of Eievui. I feel like there are parts to him that are still shrouded in mystery, so I myself am also looking forward to learning what kind of person Spinel really is and seeing how this will be depicted in the show.

I... definitely don't want to ask you to show Spinel your support (laughs), but I would really appreciate you keeping an eye on how Spinel will get involved with Liko and the other Rising Volt Tacklers in the future.

スピネル役・古川慎さんコメント
初めて参加させていただく「ポケットモンスター」の収録では、長い歴史のあるアニメ「ポケットモンスター」シリーズの“重み”を肌で感じています。
リコたちライジングボルテッカーズの前に立ちはだかる敵であるスピネルは、遠隔でポケモンたちに指示を出すというこれまであまり見ないタイプのトレーナーだったので、彼のキャラクター性をどう出していくのか、音響監督さんとも相談しながら収録していきました。6話に渡って登場し、段階を踏んで任務を遂行していくところにスピネルのキャラクター性が出ていますし、悪役らしさが際立っていて面白いなと思いました。

一方で、イーブイから特殊な進化をするブラッキーが彼のパートナーであることも気になります。まだまだ謎に包まれている部分が多いので、スピネルがどんな人物なのか、そしてこれからどう描かれていくのか、僕自身も楽しみにしています。

スピネルを応援してほしい…とは決して言いませんが（笑）。リコたちライジングボルテッカーズとどのような絡み方をしていくのか、是非注目して頂けたら嬉しいです。

Role	Media	Title
Voice Actor Arven	Video Game	Pokémon Masters EX
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 6	The Ancient Monster Ball   いにしえのモンスターボール   The Ancient Poké Ball!
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 12	The Future I Choose   わたしが選ぶ未来   The Future I Choose
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 13	A Sudden Picnic   ピクニックは突然に   An Unexpected Picnic!
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 14	Fly, Kaiden!!   とべ！カイデン！！   Fly! Wattrel!!
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 15	It's Someone You Can't See! Whosawhatsit?   みえないヤツだ！何者なんじゃ？   Someone We Can't See! Whosawhatsit?!
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 16	As Long As I'm With Kuwassu   クワッスとなら、できるよ   Quaxly, We Can Do It!
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 27	As Long As I'm With My Companions   仲間といっしょなら   As Long as I'm with My Friends
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 34	Respective Departures   それぞれの旅立ち   Respective Departures
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 44	The Plan for Capturing Rayquaza   レックウザ捕獲計画   The Plan to Capture Rayquaza
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 45	To a Place Far Far Away   はるか、遠くまで   From So Far Away
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 64	The Creeping Shadows on Mt. Napper   ナッペ山、しのびよる影
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 65	Liko and Amethio   リコとアメジオ
Voice Actor Spinel	PM2023 67	Shine, Terastallization! Liko VS Roy!!   輝けテラスタル！リコVSロイ！！
Voice Actor Arven	PPW 1	Breathing Out   息をふく   Breathe Out