In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the broadcast of the TV animation "Pokemon," a theater screening project "Summer Memories, Let's Get 'Em! 25th Anniversary Pokemon Movie Festival" will be held. The period is from August 11 to September 8. The films to be screened at the theaters will be decided by fans' votes.
The "Pokemon" TV animation series began in 1997. The adventures of Satoshi and Pikachu are still continuing 25 years later. To commemorate their adventures, a theatrical screening project of the past Pokemon movies will be held.
The voting period for this first-ever project is from today, June 17 to 23:59 on July 1. The three films with the most votes will be screened. Voting can be done through the voting form on the official Pokémon Movie website (https://www.pokemon-movie.jp/filmfes ).
Voting will be open to the 23 films from the first film "Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back" to the 23rd film "Pokémon Coco the Movie" ("Pokémon the Movie: VICTINI and the Black Hero Zekrom" and "Pokémon the Movie: VICTINI and the White Hero Reshiram" are the only films that will receive votes. Hero Reshiram" will each receive a vote).
The three films to be screened will be announced during the "Pokémon" broadcast on TV Tokyo on July 15 (*The content of the broadcast is subject to change). An announcement video (https://youtu.be/h9IWX3nCnrQ) is also available.
The list of films up for voting is as follows
1998 "Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back
1999 "Pokémon the Movie: The Birth of Lugia the Phantom Pokémon
2000 "Pokémon the Movie: Entei, King of the Crystal Tower
2001 "Pokémon the Movie: Celebi: The Time-Breaking Encounter" (Pokémon the Movie)
2002 "Pokémon the Movie: Latias and Latios, Guardians of the City of Water" (Pokémon the Movie)
2003 "Pokémon the Movie: Advanced Generation, Jirachi: The Seven-Night Star" (Japanese only)
2004 "Pokémon the Movie: Advanced Generation: Deoxys, Visitor of the Rivendell" (Pokémon the Movie)
2005 "Pokémon: The Advance Generation" (Pokémon the Movie: Mew and Lucario, the Hero of the Waves)
2006 "Pokémon Rangers and Manaphy, Prince of the Blue Sea" (Pokémon Ranger and Manaphy)
2007 "Pokémon Diamond Pearl: Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai" (Pokémon Diamond Pearl the Movie)
2008 "Pokémon: Diamond Pearl the Movie - Giratina and the Bouquet of Ice and Sky: Shaymin" (Pokémon: Diamond Pearl the Movie)
2009 "Pokémon: Diamond Pearl the Movie - Arceus and the Ice Sky" (Pokémon the Movie: Arceus and the Ice Sky)
2010 "Pokémon the Movie: Diamond Pearl - Zoroark, Champion of Shadows" (Pokémon the Movie: Diamond Pearl)
2011 "Pokémon the Movie: Viktini and the Black Hero Zekrom" (Pokémon the Movie: Best Wishes)
2011 "Pokémon the Movie: Viktini and Reshiram the White Hero" (Pokémon the Movie: Best Wishes)
2012 "Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs.
2013 "Pokémon the Movie: Best Wishes, Genesect: Mewtwo Awakening" (Pokémon the Movie)
2014 "Pokémon The Movie XY: Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie"
2015 "Pokémon The Movie XY: Hoopa, the Super-Monster of the Ring"
2016 "Pokémon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion and the Karakuri Magiana"
2017 "Pokémon the Movie: Kimi ni Kimekame!
2018 "Pokémon the Movie: Everyone's Story"
2019 "Mewtwo Strikes Back: EVOLUTION"
2020 "Pokémon Coco the Movie"
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【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
【Expertise】
・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
