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| Movies & Specials Guide | The Archdjinn of the Rings,
Hoopa
This is the first time a placeholder title hasn't been given to a movie before its star was revealed. At the time of its reveal it was known simply as "Pokémon the movie XY 2015."
In the teaser trailer, the second "o" in "Pokémon" is animated to look like one of Hoopa's rings.
View detailed information about each home release here.
Gross-to-date: 2,610,000,000 yen (as of September 23rd, 2015)
Number of Days in Theaters: 42 days
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Pikachu Short
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("The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa") "Hoopa and
the Clash of Ages" |
("Pikachu and the Pokemon Band") TBA |
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Third Synopsis
One hundred years ago, the desert city of Dessert City suffered extensive damage due to a battle between pokemon. The battle broke out because of the existence of a certain pokemon... However, that pokemon was sealed away by an unknown person and the city returned to its previous state.
While on their journey, Satoshi, Pikachu, and their friends meet Hoopa, a phantom pokemon who has "Rings that can call forth anything you want" as well as Mary, the young woman who's been taking care of it. Everyone is surprised and happy when this rascally Hoopa uses its mysterious Rings to call forth donuts and other things it likes. This harmless pokemon likes to tease Satoshi and Pikachu by calling them "Saton" (サトーン) and "Pikan" (ピカーン). It becomes good friends with our heroes and eventually joins them on their journey.
Satoshi and his friends arrive in Dessert City and meet Mary's older brother, Balza. However, something seems to be wrong with Balza. Upon closer inspection they see that he's holding the "Confinement Urn" that was used to seal the pokemon who destroyed Dessert City so long ago! A dark presence seeps out from the urn and turns into a dark shadow before long. This shadow gradually takes the shape of Hoopa's true form, "Unbound Form." Or, in other words, "Super Hoopa!"
It turns out that the pokemon who let loose 100 years ago was Super Hoopa! Hoopa's true power was sealed in the urn where its long confinement transformed it into pure rage and now it's been revived as the black shadow Super Hoopa! The unbound Super Hoopa starts to go on a rampage and calls forth legendary pokemon from each of its six Rings: Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, and Kyurem! If this keeps up the city will be in real trouble! In order to protect the city Hoopa uses its Rings to call forth new legendary pokemon and make them "Appear~!"
Legendary vs. Legendary! This battle will cut through the earth, divide the seas, and warp the skies! Can Satoshi and his friends protect Dessert City together with the legendary pokemon that Hoopa made "Appear~"? And how will the battle between Hoopa and Super Hoopa go? The biggest battle in Pokemon movie history is about to begin!
Previous synopses
One hundred years ago, the desert city of Dessert City suffered extensive damage due to a battle between pokemon. The battle broke out because of the existence of a certain pokemon... However, that pokemon was sealed away by an unknown person and the city returned to its previous state.
While on their journey, Satoshi, Pikachu, and their friends meet Hoopa, a phantom pokemon who has "Rings that can call forth anything you want" as well as Mary, the young woman who's been taking care of it. Everyone is surprised and happy when this rascally Hoopa uses its mysterious Rings to call forth donuts and other things it likes. This harmless pokemon likes to tease Satoshi and Pikachu by calling them "Saton" (サトーン) and "Pikan" (ピカーン). It becomes good friends with our heroes and eventually joins them on their journey.
Satoshi and his friends arrive in Dessert City and meet Mary's older brother, Balza. However, something seems to be wrong with Balza. Upon closer inspection they see that he's holding the "Confinement Urn" that was used to seal the pokemon who destroyed Dessert City so long ago! A dark presence seeps out from the urn and turns into a dark shadow before long. This shadow gradually takes the shape of Hoopa's true form, "Unbound Form." Or, in other words, "Super Hoopa!"
It turns out that the pokemon who let loose 100 years ago was Super Hoopa! Hoopa's true power was sealed in the urn where its long confinement transformed it into pure rage and now it's been revived as the black shadow Super Hoopa! The unbound Super Hoopa starts to go on a rampage and calls forth legendary pokemon from each of its six Rings: Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, and Kyurem! If this keeps up the city will be in real trouble! In order to protect the city Hoopa uses its Rings to call forth new legendary pokemon and make them "Appear~!"
Legendary vs. Legendary! This battle will cut through the earth, divide the seas, and warp the skies! Can Satoshi and his friends protect Dessert City together with the legendary pokemon that Hoopa made "Appear~"? And how will the battle between Hoopa and Super Hoopa go? The biggest battle in Pokemon movie history is about to begin!
Previous synopses
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For the first time ever!
A performance made up entirely of pokemon cries!! The pokemon will produce a wonderful harmony! Can Pikachu and the others pull it off?
A performance made up entirely of pokemon cries!! The pokemon will produce a wonderful harmony! Can Pikachu and the others pull it off?
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Great "Appear~!" Operation!!
(フーパのおでまし大作戦！！) is a series of "Laugh-Out-Loud Short Cartoons" that will
begin airing on the morning variety show Oha Suta every Thursday morning
starting April 23rd. You can find out more about it here. |
Appear, the Small Djinn Hoopa (おでまし小魔神フーパ) is a special that will be made available as a pre-order bonus for those who buy an advanced ticket from Seven-Eleven stores. You can find out more about it here. |
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| The team for this year's movie took a trip to the United Arab Emirates to find inspiration for the film's setting. You can read about the team's trip to the UAE here. | Character model sheets and other pre-production artwork can be found here. |
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| "A Special Interview with Director Yuyama Right Before the Movie Comes Out" (映画公開直前企画湯山監督スペシャルインタビュー) was an interview posted on the official website for the movie. | |
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This is the first time a placeholder title hasn't been given to a movie before its star was revealed. At the time of its reveal it was known simply as "Pokémon the movie XY 2015."
In the teaser trailer, the second "o" in "Pokémon" is animated to look like one of Hoopa's rings.
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| Japanese Premiere Date | July 18th,
2015 |
| American Premiere Date | December 19th, 2015 |
| Ending Theme (The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa) |
Tweedia (Tweedia) by Yasuda Rei |
| Ending
Theme (Pikachu and the Pokemon Band) |
Gao Gao All-Stars (ガオガオ・オールスター) by Little Glee Monster |
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TBA
View detailed information about each home release here.
|
"The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" |
| Ending Credits |
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| Original
Story 原案 |
Tajiri
Satoshi (田尻智) Masuda Jun'ichi (増田順一) Sugimori Ken (杉森 健) |
| Supervisor スーパーバイザー |
Ishihara
Tsunekazu (石原恒和) Kubo Masakazu (久保雅一) |
| Animation Supervisor アニメーション監修 |
Kotabe
Youichi (小田部羊一) |
| Executive Producer エグゼクティブプロデューサー |
Asai
Mitome (浅井認) Miyahara Toshio (宮原俊雄) |
| Producer プロデューサー |
Shimodaira
Satoshi (下平聡士) Matsuyama Susumu (松山進) Arai Kenichi (新井賢一) Okamoto Junya (岡本順哉) |
| Animation Producer アニメショーンプロデューサー |
Kamei
Yasuteru (亀井康輝) |
| Animation Coordinator アニメーションコーディネーター |
Nomoto
Gakuji (野本岳志) Yoshikawa Chouji (吉川兆二) |
| Assistant Producers アシスタントプロデューサー |
(知
久敦) Muratsubaki Takurou (村椿拓郎) Sakamoto Koutarou (坂本鼓太郎) (折方崇志) (海野千春) (石本順也) (山内未來) |
| Desk デスク |
(波
多邊万里子) (宮下瑞穂) (佐々木真依子) |
| Screenplay 脚本 |
Tomioka Atsuhiro (富岡淳広) |
| Storyboard 絵コンテ |
Yuyama
Kunihiko (湯山邦彦) Mouri Kazuaki (毛利和昭) Sekino Masahiro (関野昌弘) Yoshikawa Hiroaki (吉川博明) Kou Yuu (紅 優) Fukazawa Kouji (深沢幸司) Owada Jun (大和田 淳) Oohara Minoru (大原実) |
| Animation Director 演出 |
Iijima
Masakatsu (飯島正勝) Yoshikawa Hiroaki (吉川博明) (室谷靖) (秋山朋子) Sekino Masahiro (関野昌弘) Owada Jun (大和田 淳) Hakata Masatoshi (博多正寿) |
| Animation Director for the Trailers 予告演出 |
Miura
You (三浦陽) |
| Art Cooperation 設定協力 |
GAME
FREAK inc. The Pokémon Company |
| Character Design キャラクターデザイン |
Ichiishi
Sayuri (一石小百合) Hirooka Toshihito (広岡トシヒト) Matsubara Norihiro (松原徳弘) Satou Kazumi (佐藤和巳) |
| Chief Animation Director 総作画監督 |
Satou
Kazumi (佐藤和巳) Mouri Kazuaki (毛利和昭) Nakano Satoshi (中野悟史) |
| Sound Director 音響監督 |
Mima Masafumi (三間雅文) |
| Music 音楽 |
Miyazaki
Shinji (宮崎慎二) |
| Production 制作 |
Pikachu
Project (ピカチュウプロジェクト) |
| Distribution 配給 |
Toho (東宝) |
| Director 監督 |
Yuyama Kunihiko (湯山邦彦) |
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"Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" |
| Ending Credits |
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| Original
Story 原案 |
Tajiri
Satoshi (田尻智) Masuda Jun'ichi (増田順一) Sugimori Ken (杉森 健) |
| Supervisor スーパーバイザー |
Ishihara
Tsunekazu (石原恒和) Kubo Masakazu (久保雅一) |
| Animation Supervisor アニメーション監修 |
Kotabe
Youichi (小田部羊一) |
| Executive Producer エグゼクティブプロデューサー |
Asai
Mitome (浅井認) Miyahara Toshio (宮原俊雄) |
| Production 製作 |
Kubo
Masakazu (久保雅一) Itou Kenjirou (伊藤憲二郎) Harold George Meij (ハロルド・ジョージ・メイ) (遠藤孝一) (遠藤真郷) Tsuzuki Shinichirou (都築伸一郎) |
| Running in 連載 |
Shogakukan
(小
学館) Monthly CoroCoro Comics (月刊コロコロコミック) Supplemental CoroCoro Comics (別冊コロコロコミック) CoroCoro Ichiban! (コロコロイチバン！) Weekly Shonen Sunday (週刊少年サンデー) Pokemon Fan (ポケモンファン) Shougaku Ichi-Nensei (小学一年生) Shougaku Ni-Nensei (小学二年生) Kindergarten (幼稚園) Tutorial Kindergarten (学習幼稚園) Terebi-kun (てれびくん) Ciao (ちゃお) Pucchigumi (ぷっちぐみ) |
| Art Cooperation 設定協力 |
GAME
FREAK inc. The Pokémon Company |
| Animation Producer アニメショーンプロデューサー |
Kamei
Yasuteru (亀井康輝) |
| Animation Coordinator アニメーションコーディネーター |
Nomoto
Gakuji (野本岳志) Yoshikawa Chouji (吉川兆二) |
| Screenplay 脚本 |
Sonoda Hideki (園田英樹) |
| Storyboard / Animation Director 絵コンテ・演出 |
Miura You (三浦陽) |
| Character Design / Chief Animation Director キャラクターデザイン・作画監督 |
Ichiishi
Sayuri (一石小百合) |
| Sound Director 音響監督 |
Mima Masafumi (三間雅文) |
| Music Producers 音楽プロデューサー |
Saitou
Yuuji (齋藤裕二) Tanizawa Yoshinobu (谷澤嘉信) Sano Hiroaki (佐野弘明) |
| Music 音楽 |
Marutani
Manabu (丸谷マナブ) Tada Akifumi (多田彰文) |
| Production 制作 |
Pikachu
Project (ピカチュウプロジェクト) |
| Distribution 配給 |
Toho (東宝) |
| Director 監督 |
Yuyama Kunihiko (湯山邦彦) |
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" The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" |
| Voice
Cast |
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| Satoshi | Rika
Matsumoto 松本梨香 |
Sarah Natochenny |
| Pikachu | Ohtani Ikue 大谷育江 |
Ohtani Ikue |
| Serena | Makiguchi Mayuki 牧口真幸 |
Haven Paschall |
| Citron | Kaji Yuuki 梶 裕貴 |
Michael Liscio |
| Eureka | Ise
Mariya 伊瀬茉莉也 |
Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld |
| Musashi | Hayashibara
Megumi 林原めぐみ |
Michelle Knotz |
| Kojirou | Miki
Shin'ichirou 三木眞一郎 |
Billy Beach |
| Nyasu | Inuyama
Inuko 犬山イヌコ |
Billy Beach |
| Sonansu |
Ueda
Yuuji うえだゆうじ |
Kayzie Rogers |
| Dedenne |
Satou
Megumi
佐藤恵
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Satou Megumi |
| Harimaron |
Nabatame
Hitomi 生天目仁美 |
Suzy Myers |
| Yancham |
Shitaya
Noriko 下屋則子 |
Erica Schroeder |
| Joi |
Akasaki
Chinatsu 赤崎千夏 |
Jennifer
Foraziati-DaCosta |
| Regigigas |
Furushima
Kiyotaka 古島清孝 |
TBA |
| Hoopa |
Kugimiya Rie 釘宮理恵 |
TBA |
| Great-Grandfather
Grease |
Morikawa
Toshiyuki 森川智之 |
TBA |
| Balza
(child) |
Takeuchi Junko 竹内順子 |
TBA |
| Mary
(child) |
Sakura Ayane 佐倉綾音 |
TBA |
| Old
Man Damu |
Satou
Kensuke 佐藤 健輔 |
TBA |
| Narration | Ishizuka
Unshou 石塚運昇 |
Rodger Parsons |
| Special Guest Voices |
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| Balza |
Fujiwara Tatsuya 藤原竜也 |
TBA |
| Hoopa
Unbound |
Yamadera Kou'ichi 山寺宏一 |
TBA |
| Mary |
Nakagawa Shouko 中川翔子 |
TBA |
| Hippopotas |
Shinohara Shin'ichi 篠原信一 |
TBA |
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"Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" |
| Voice
Cast |
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| Pikachu | Ohtani Ikue 大谷育江 |
Ohtani Ikue |
| Nyasu | Inuyama
Inuko 犬山イヌコ |
Billy Beach |
| Sonansu | Ueda
Yuuji うえだゆうじ |
Kayzie Rogers |
| Dedenne | Satou
Megumi 佐藤恵 |
Satou Megumi |
| Tailnar | Hayashibara
Megumi 林原めぐみ |
TBA |
| Luchabull | Miki
Shin'ichirou 三木眞一郎 |
H.D. Quinn |
| Harimaron | Nabatame
Hitomi 生天目仁美 |
Suzy Myers |
| Hinoyakoma | Terasaki
Yuka 寺崎裕香 |
Lisa
Ortiz |
| Achamo |
Nishimura
Chinami 西村ちなみ |
TBA |
| Pumpdjinn |
Itou
Miyako 伊東みやこ |
TBA |
| Maa'ika | Miyake
Kenta 三宅健太 |
Michael Liscio Jr. |
| Yancham | Shitaya
Noriko 下屋則子 |
Erica Schroeder |
| Horubbi | Akasaki
Chinatsu 赤﨑千夏 |
Alyson Rosenfeld |
| Rentora | Satou
Kensuke 佐藤健輔 |
Billy
Bob Thompson |
| Ohrot |
Ishizuka
Unshou 石塚運昇 |
TBA |
| Potchama | Kozakura
Etsuko 小桜エツ子 |
TBA |
| Usokki | Furushima
Kiyotaka 古島清孝 |
TBA |
| Narration |
Yamamoto
Mizuki 山本美月 |
TBA |
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A number of pokemon will be made available
for audience members' Pocket
Monsters X, Y,
Omega Ruby, or Alpha Sapphire
games
as part of the movie's
promotion.
You can find out more about the various giveaways here.
You can find out more about the various giveaways here.
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Gross-to-date: 2,610,000,000 yen (as of September 23rd, 2015)
Number of Days in Theaters: 42 days
| Week |
Rank |
Box
Office (yen) |
Competition |
Comments |
| One July 18th - 20th |
3 |
384,115,100
(two days) 552,530,100 (three days) |
The top spot went to Hero while the number 2 spot went to The Boy and the Beast. | The film
was
shown
across 365 screens nationwide and was seen by 351,592 people. The
ratio of men to women was 71 to 29. The age
ranges were
as follows: 50.2% elementary school age, 13.8% kindergarten /
pre-school, and 23.8% aged 30 or over. |
| Two July 25th - 26th |
4 |
951,341,100 (as of 7/26) |
Inside Out, which debuted at
number four the previous week, took over the Number Three spot this
week. |
Cinema Today
(ranking) PokePale (box office) |
| Three August 1st - 2nd |
6 |
1,350,261,200 (as of 8/2) |
The
release of the live-action Attack on Titan movie
and the Japanese dub of Minions helped
push the newest Pokemon movie
down the charts. |
Cinema Today
(ranking) PokePale (box office) |
| Four August 8th - 9th |
11 |
1,644,265,200 (as of 8/9) |
Jurassic World debuted in Japan
at Number One, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
debuted at Number Two, and Boruto
- Naruto the Movie debuted at Number Three helped push Pokemon out of the Top Ten. |
Cinema
Today (out of the Top Ten) Cinema Today (the fact that the movie was in 11th place) PokePale (box office) |
| Five August 15th - 16th |
10 |
1,999,564,100 (as of 8/16) |
No new films made it to the Top Ten this week. | Cinema Today
(ranking) PokePale (box office) |
| Six August 22nd - 23rd |
10 |
N/A |
No
new films made it to the Top Ten this week. |
Cinema Today (ranking) |
| Seven August 29th - 30th |
Out
of the Top Ten |
N/A |
The
arrival of the Japanese arrival of Ted 2
pushed Pokemon out of the top
ten. |
Cinema Today (ranking) |
| Eight September 5th - 6th |
Out of the Top Ten | 2,395,030,100 (as of 9/6) |
Unfair the End, a movie based on
the crime drama of the same name, debuted at Number One. |
Cinema Today
(ranking) PokePale (box office) |
| Nine September 12th - 13th |
Out of the Top Ten | N/A |
Pixels debuted in Japan at
Number One. |
Cinema Today (ranking) |
| Ten September 19th - 20th |
Out of the Top Ten | 2,440,078,200 (as of 9/23) |
The
second live-action Attack on Titan movie debuted
at Number One. Marvel's Ant-Man
debuted at Number Three. |
Sources
Cinema Today | Eiga.com | Pokepale
A multi-chapter manga adaptation of the movie began serialization in the May 2015 issue of CoroCoro Comics.
You can read more about the manga adaptation here.
A total of seven CDs are being released for this movie.
View detailed information about each CD release here.
Cinema Today | Eiga.com | Pokepale
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A multi-chapter manga adaptation of the movie began serialization in the May 2015 issue of CoroCoro Comics.
You can read more about the manga adaptation here.
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A total of seven CDs are being released for this movie.
View detailed information about each CD release here.
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("The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa") |
("Pikachu and the Pokemon Band") |
| Director Yuyama Kunihiko's Comments | Character
Bios - Humans ("The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa") |
| Character
Bios - Pokemon ("The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa") |
Character
Bios - Pokemon ("Pikachu and the Pokemon Band") |
| Tidbits from the Movie's Pamphlet | Today's Hoopa |
| Official
Site (Japanese) |
Official
Site (American) |
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