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| Movies & Specials Guide | Koko
More complete details about each character, as well as what their voice actors have to say about the roles, can be found here.
The main theme for this film is Fushigi na Fushigi na Ikimono (ふしぎなふしぎな生きもの), or "Strange and Wonderful Creatures." It is performed by Tortoise Matsumoto.
View more information about the song here
The Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" Blu-ray & DVD came out on July 14th, 2021.
Check here to see a detailed breakdown of each release.
A number of Pokémon and other swag was given to audiences when they purchased a movie ticket to go see Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" in theaters.
The Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" Supporters' Podcast - "The Movie Secrets We Want to Tell You" (劇場版ポ ケットモンスター ココ －サポーターズPodcastーいま、君に伝えたい映画のヒミツ) was an official podcast that revealed all sorts of behind-the-scenes information about the new film.
Details about the show, including detailed episode-by-episode breakdowns, can be found here.
The film was originally scheduled for a July 10th, 2020 release but this got pushed back due to COVID-19. The new release date was eventually set to December 25th, 2020. This makes Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" the first animated film in the franchise's 23 year history to not debut in July.
There are two official spellings of the film's titular character. On the one hand, OLM's English-language website lists the movie's title as Pokémon the Movie: Coco but, on the other hand, merchandise released for the film calls it Pokémon the movie KOKO. Both "Coco" and "Koko" are perfectly acceptable ways to spell ココ and so neither one is actually "wrong"; whatever spelling you choose just comes down to personal preference.
The "Coco" spelling instantly reminded many Western fans of the 2017 Pixar film Coco. That same association is not made among Japanese fans, however, as the CG film went by a completely different title (Remember Me) when it was eventually released in Japan.
The first teaser for the film was shown at the end of the previous year's movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution. It featured a 2D animated Pikachu pulling on a vine.
The setting of this film, the Okoya Forest (オコヤの森) most likely comes from rearranging the letters in oyako (親子), or "father and son."
It took a staff of over
1200 people to
produce Pocket Monsters The Movie
"Koko."
Check out the full staff list, taken from the movie's end credits, here.
Gross-to-date: 1.6 billion yen (as of March 1st, 2021)
Total Number of Days in Theaters: TBA
A prequel manga Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" ~ One More Beginning ~ (劇場版ポ ケットモンスター ココ ～もうひとつのはじまり～) began running in the December 2020 issue of CoroCoro Comics.
Click here to find out more about this manga.
 Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" 劇場版ポケットモンスター ココ |
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| First Poster | Second
Poster (July 10th release date) |
Second
Poster ("Coming Soon!") |
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| Second
Poster ("Coming This Winter!") |
Second
Poster (Dec. 25th release date) |
Yoshitaka Shinomiya (四宮義俊) Poster |
| Release / General Information |
| Japanese Premiere Dates | December 25th, 2020 (Theaters) July 14th, 2021 (Blu-ray / DVD) |
| American Premiere Dates | October 8th, 2021 (Netflix) |
| Runtime |
1
hour 40 minutes |
| Opening Theme |
"Koko" (ココ) Performed by Beverly |
| Insert Songs | "Okite no Uta"
("The Song of Rules") (掟の歌) Performed by Okazaki Physical Education and SiM |
| "Shop Window" (Show Window) Performed by Okazaki Physical Education |
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| "The
Hum of the Forest" (森のハミング) Performed by the Hino City Tokyo Nanamidori Public Elementary School Choir |
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| Theme Song |
"Strange
and Wonderful Creatures" (ふしぎなふしぎな生き物) Performed by Tortoise Matsumoto |
| Ending Theme |
"Tadaima to
Okaeri" ("I'm
Home. And, Welcome Back") (ただいまとおかえり) Performed by Kaela Kimura |
| Spoiler-Free Synopsis |
Posted February 28th, 2020
Koko, a boy who was raised by Pokémon. This summer, a new bond between Pokémon and humans is being formed.
There's an area deep in the jungle, far away from human civiliation.
It's a paradise known as the Okoya Forest, where the Pokémon are protected by strict rules where outsiders are not allowed to step foot into the forest.
Both the Mythical Pokémon Zarude and a boy who was raised as a Pokémon named Koko live in that forest.
Koko, who believes with all his heart that he really is a Pokémon, meets Satoshi and Pikachu one day and is able to make his very first "hewmann friends."
Am I a Pokémon? Or a hewmann?
When danger visits the forest, the love between Pokémon and humans, father and son are put to the test.
Posted sometime around May 14th, 2020
The summary posted on the official website was updated to remove the phrase "this summer" from the first paragraph but was otherwise unchanged.
Posted August 5th, 2020
What makes a father and son? What does being brought up mean?
This is a father/son story about Pokémon and humans that's a little bit different from what you're used to.
There's a land deep in a jungle far removed from civilization. The Okoya Forest, a paradise whose Pokémon are protected by strict laws, is located there.
One day, a stubborn Zarude who lives there with its fellow Pokémon comes across a human baby by the river.
"Hewmann, this is..."
It couldn't abandon the child and so Zarude, going against the laws of the forest, names the baby "Koko" and makes the decision to leave the rest of its pack to live together with the child.
The Pokémon's life of raising a human goes on for the next ten years. Then, Koko comes across Satoshi and Pikachu when they come into the Okoya Forest. It's the first time he's been able to make "hewmann friends!" Koko had always believed he was a Pokémon and never even questioned it but now, little by little, the seeds of doubt are beginning to bud.
"Dada, am I a hewmann?" Am I a Pokémon? Or a human? As Koko wrestles with these questions the footsteps of uninvited humans approach the forest, instantly turning the peace on its head...
Koko, a boy who was raised by Pokémon. This summer, a new bond between Pokémon and humans is being formed.
There's an area deep in the jungle, far away from human civiliation.
It's a paradise known as the Okoya Forest, where the Pokémon are protected by strict rules where outsiders are not allowed to step foot into the forest.
Both the Mythical Pokémon Zarude and a boy who was raised as a Pokémon named Koko live in that forest.
Koko, who believes with all his heart that he really is a Pokémon, meets Satoshi and Pikachu one day and is able to make his very first "hewmann friends."
Am I a Pokémon? Or a hewmann?
When danger visits the forest, the love between Pokémon and humans, father and son are put to the test.
Posted sometime around May 14th, 2020
The summary posted on the official website was updated to remove the phrase "this summer" from the first paragraph but was otherwise unchanged.
Posted August 5th, 2020
What makes a father and son? What does being brought up mean?
This is a father/son story about Pokémon and humans that's a little bit different from what you're used to.
There's a land deep in a jungle far removed from civilization. The Okoya Forest, a paradise whose Pokémon are protected by strict laws, is located there.
One day, a stubborn Zarude who lives there with its fellow Pokémon comes across a human baby by the river.
"Hewmann, this is..."
It couldn't abandon the child and so Zarude, going against the laws of the forest, names the baby "Koko" and makes the decision to leave the rest of its pack to live together with the child.
The Pokémon's life of raising a human goes on for the next ten years. Then, Koko comes across Satoshi and Pikachu when they come into the Okoya Forest. It's the first time he's been able to make "hewmann friends!" Koko had always believed he was a Pokémon and never even questioned it but now, little by little, the seeds of doubt are beginning to bud.
"Dada, am I a hewmann?" Am I a Pokémon? Or a human? As Koko wrestles with these questions the footsteps of uninvited humans approach the forest, instantly turning the peace on its head...
| Characters |
The
cast of humans / Pokémon for this movie are as follows:
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More complete details about each character, as well as what their voice actors have to say about the roles, can be found here.
| Theme Song |
The main theme for this film is Fushigi na Fushigi na Ikimono (ふしぎなふしぎな生きもの), or "Strange and Wonderful Creatures." It is performed by Tortoise Matsumoto.
View more information about the song here
| Home Video Releases |
The Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" Blu-ray & DVD came out on July 14th, 2021.
Check here to see a detailed breakdown of each release.
| Soundtracks |
There were three CD
soundtrack releases for this film.
| Distributions |
A number of Pokémon and other swag was given to audiences when they purchased a movie ticket to go see Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" in theaters.
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| Details about the Pokémon and other items that were given away as pre-order bonuses can be found here. | Details about the Pokémon and other items that were given away at the door when you went to see the movie in Japanese theaters can be found here. |
| Official Podcast |
The Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" Supporters' Podcast - "The Movie Secrets We Want to Tell You" (劇場版ポ ケットモンスター ココ －サポーターズPodcastーいま、君に伝えたい映画のヒミツ) was an official podcast that revealed all sorts of behind-the-scenes information about the new film.
Details about the show, including detailed episode-by-episode breakdowns, can be found here.
| Promotion for the Movie |
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| A collection of the various trailers, with translations, can be found here. | The yearly illustration contest was held
for Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko"
as well. Details, including who won, can be found here. |
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| A preview screening for the 23rd movie was
scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 28th. Details about the screening, which was eventually canceled, can be found here. |
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| Notes |
The film was originally scheduled for a July 10th, 2020 release but this got pushed back due to COVID-19. The new release date was eventually set to December 25th, 2020. This makes Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" the first animated film in the franchise's 23 year history to not debut in July.
There are two official spellings of the film's titular character. On the one hand, OLM's English-language website lists the movie's title as Pokémon the Movie: Coco but, on the other hand, merchandise released for the film calls it Pokémon the movie KOKO. Both "Coco" and "Koko" are perfectly acceptable ways to spell ココ and so neither one is actually "wrong"; whatever spelling you choose just comes down to personal preference.
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The "Coco" spelling instantly reminded many Western fans of the 2017 Pixar film Coco. That same association is not made among Japanese fans, however, as the CG film went by a completely different title (Remember Me) when it was eventually released in Japan.
The first teaser for the film was shown at the end of the previous year's movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution. It featured a 2D animated Pikachu pulling on a vine.
The setting of this film, the Okoya Forest (オコヤの森) most likely comes from rearranging the letters in oyako (親子), or "father and son."
| Main Staff |
Check out the full staff list, taken from the movie's end credits, here.
| Voice Cast |
| Cast |
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| Satoshi サトシ |
Rica
Matsumoto 松本梨香 |
| Pikachu ピカチュウ |
Ikue Ohtani 大谷育江 |
| Musashi ムサシ |
Megumi
Hayashibara 林原めぐみ |
| Kojirou コジロウ |
Shin-ichiro
Miki 三木眞一郎 |
| Nyarth ニャース |
Inuko
Inuyama 犬山イヌコ |
| Sonansu ソーナンス |
Yuji
Ueda うえだゆうじ |
| Village
Elder Zarude 長老ザルード |
Hiroshi
Naka 中 博史 |
| Zarude
Leader リーダー・ザルード |
Kenjiro
Tsuda 津田健次郎 |
| Zarude
Sub-Leader サブリーダー・ザルード |
KENN KENN |
| Mayor 町長 |
Kenichi
Ogata 緒方賢一 |
| Dr.
Chrom Molybdenum クロム・モリブデン博士 |
Tokuyoshi
Kawashima 川島得愛 |
| Dr.
Lin Molybdenum リン・モリブデン博士 |
Arisa
Sekine 関根有咲 |
| Koko
(Baby) ココ (赤ちゃん) |
Wakana
Minami 美波わかな |
| Hanako ハナコ |
Masami
Toyoshima 豊島まさみ |
| Uu ウッウ |
Rikako
Aikawa 愛河里花子 |
| Hoshigarisu ホシガリス |
Kei
Shindo 真堂 圭 |
| Konohana コノハナ |
Yasunao
Sakai 坂井易直 |
| Dangoro ダンゴロ |
Keitaro
Tanaka 田中啓太郎 |
| Washibon ワシボン |
Shogo
Sakata 坂田将吾 |
| Appryu アップリュー |
Yuga
Sato 佐藤悠雅 |
| Skunpuu スカンプー |
Noriaki
Kanze 観世智顕 |
| Flygon フライゴン |
Hikaru
Tanaka 田中 光 |
| Taneboh タネボー |
Hina
Natsume 夏目妃菜 |
| Elfuun エルフーン |
Mariko
Nagai 永井真里子 |
| Gantle ガントル |
Kaichi
Miyata 宮田海地 |
| Researcher A 研究員 A |
Kohsuke
Tanabe 田邊幸輔 |
| Researcher B 研究員 B |
Toru
Sakurai 櫻井トオル |
| Researcher C 研究員 C |
Yukiko
Motoyoshi 元吉有希子 |
| Worker 職人 |
Yusuke
Shirooka 城岡祐介 |
| Announcer アナウンサー |
Miyari
Nemoto 根本京里 |
| Grunt A 下っ端 A |
Tomohiro
Ohmachi 大町知広 |
| Aya
Yamane 山根 綺 |
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| Eriko
Kadokura 角倉英理子 |
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| Mitsuki
Nakamura 中村光樹 |
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| Chihaya
Terasaki 寺崎千波也 |
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| Sakura
Kawaguchi 川口 桜 |
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| Narration ナレーション |
Kenyu
Horiuchi 堀内賢雄 |
| Special Guest
Voices |
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| Koko ココ |
Moka Kamishiraishi 上白石萌歌 |
| Zed ゼッド |
Kou'ichi Yamadera
山寺宏一 |
| Karen カレン |
Shoko
Nakagawa 中川翔子 |
| Zarude ザルード |
Kankuro
Nakamura 中村勘九郎 |
| Japanese Box Office Performance |
Gross-to-date: 1.6 billion yen (as of March 1st, 2021)
Total Number of Days in Theaters: TBA
| Box Office Performance At a Glance
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| Week | Rank |
Earnings To Date |
Viewer- ship |
Competition |
| Week
One (December 25th - December 27th) |
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| 1 |
2 | 276
million (12/26 - 12/27), 378 million (12/25 - 12/27) |
234K (12/26 - 12/27), 320K (12/25 - 12/27) |
Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" claimed the number two spot in its opening weekend. First place went to Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train, a film that had spent its entire eleven-week run up until that point in the Number 1 spot and had even gone on to become the #1 top earning film in Japanese history. The Number Three spot went to Romance of the Three Kingdoms - The New Interpretation. |
| Week Two (January 2nd -
January 3rd) |
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| 2 | 4 | 139 million (01/02 - 01/03) |
115K (01/02 - 01/03) |
The
23rd Pocket Monsters movie
fell to the Number 4 spot in its second week in theaters. Demon
Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train
kept its hold on the Number 1 spot, Romance
of the Three Kingdoms - The New Interpretation
climbed from Number 3 to Number 2, and Poupelle
of Chimney Town climbed from Number 4 to
Number 3. |
| Week Three (January 9th - January
10th) |
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| 3 | 5 | Unknown | Unknown | The arrival of Gintama The Final at Number 1 pushed every other film down a spot. Other newcomers this week are Perfect Strangers: Smartphone no Nozoitara, a Japanese remake of the Italian film Perfetti sconosciuti, and Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie (Part One), the first of two Sailor Moon Crystal-style retellings of the Sailor Moon SuperS story. |
| Week Four (January 16th - January
17th) |
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| 4 | 5 | Unknown | Unknown | Movie 23 kept its Number 5 spot in its fourth week in theaters. The only other newcomer in the Top 10 this week is Natsume's Book of Friends - The Stone Waker & The Suspicious Visitor, the second Natsume's Book of Friends movie. |
| Week Five (January 23rd - January
24th) |
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| 5 | 5 | Unknown | Unknown |
Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko"
remained in the Number 5 spot for its third week in a row. The Top Ten
welcomed in newcomer The Night
Beyond the Tricornered Window, a live action adaptation of the
supernatural / boys' love manga.
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| Week Six (January 30th
- January 31st) |
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| 6 | 7 | Unknown | Unknown | The
Top Ten was shaken up by the arrivals of We Had a
Love Like a Bouquet of Flowers,
a love story about two young people who met after missing their last
train; The
Family, a film about the yakuza that deals with the concept of
found family; and The
End of the Tiny World, about a trio of childhood friends
whose lives change once they become adults. |
| Week Seven (February
6th - February 7th) |
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| 7 | 7 | Unknown | Unknown | Three new films were welcomed to the Top Ten this week: Suicide Forest Village, a horror film by director Takashi Shimizu ("The Grudge"); Endless SHOCK, the film version of the famous Japanese stage musical; and The Melancholy Cinderella, a film touted as being a suspenseful never-before-seen look related to the famous fairy tale. |
| Week Eight (February
13th - February 14th) |
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| 8 | 9 | 1.5
billion |
1.36
million |
The new films added to the Top Ten this week were Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi, a compilation film being released to prepare audiences for the franchise's 24th film; First Love, aa suspense mystery about a university student accused of killing her own father; and Under the Open Sky, a sorta-kinda biopic about a real life serial killer. Conspicuously absent from the Top Ten this week is Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie (Part Two), which hit Japanese theaters on Thursday the 11th. |
| Week Nine (February
20th - February 21st) |
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| 9 | 11 |
Unknown | Unknown | The debuts of romantic comedy Liar x Liar and the latest super sentai film Mashin Sentai Kiramager The Movie "Bebop Dream" pushed last week's Number 9 and Number 10 movies -- Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" and The Family -- out of the Top Ten. |
| Week Ten (February 27th - February 28th) | ||||
| 10 |
9 |
1.6
billion |
1.44
million |
Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko"
manages to claw its way back into the Top Ten, moving up two spots from
the previous week. No new movies debuted in the Top Ten this week. |
| Week Eleven (March 6th - March 7th) | ||||
| 11 |
7 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
There are a couple of new faces in the
23rd Pocket Monsters movie's
eleventh week in theaters; Taiyou wa Ugokanai, a thriller
starring a couple of actors who both have happened to appear in a
couple of Pokémon
movies in the past, by the way; Disney's newest animated film Raya and the Last
Dragon; and ARIA
The CREPUSCOLO, a new film to celebrate the franchise's
15th anniversary. |
| Week Twelve (March 13th - March 14th) | ||||
| 12 |
11
(or lower) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
The new films debuting during Movie 23's twelfth week in theaters are Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, the fourth and final film in the Rebuild of Evangelion series; Brave Gunjo Senki, a film about members of various high school sports teams finding themselves traveling back in time to the Sengoku period; and Shimajiro The Movie "Shimajiro and the Flying Ship," a film version of the TV-Tokyo kids' program. |
| Publications |
A prequel manga Pocket Monsters The Movie "Koko" ~ One More Beginning ~ (劇場版ポ ケットモンスター ココ ～もうひとつのはじまり～) began running in the December 2020 issue of CoroCoro Comics.
Click here to find out more about this manga.
| Pokémon The Movie: Secrets of the
Jungle |
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| How different is the English dub of this
movie from the Japanese
original? Click here
to find out! |
| Further Information |
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| Tidbits from the Movie's Pamphlet | Official Site (Japanese) |
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