|
April 2015 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Main Old Updates Archive Links
List of Pokémon
Episode Comparisons
Humor Pokemon Bashing Features Rants
|
Dogasu's
Backpack
| Old Updates Archive | April
2015
Hoopa's Great
"Appear~!" Operation, Episode Two
April 30th, 2015 Dogasu @ 07:36 JST -- The second episode of the six-episode Hoopa shorts just aired on Oha Suta! Here's a summary. I was waiting for Hoopa's plan to
escalate - like, maybe after seeing that Pikachu's still awake it
summons a legendary pokemon to finish the job - but no such luck.
Oh well!
Discuss this on Facebook | Twitter | BMGf Information about the pre-order pokemon has finally been added! April 26th, 2015 Dogasu @ 12:48 JST -- The legendary pokemon you can get for pre-ordering a ticket to see Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" were revealed the other week. Information about each pokemon has been added to the Pre-Order Bonuses page. Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" hits Japanese theaters on July 18th, 2015. It is the second Pocket Monsters XY movie and the 18th film in the franchise overall. Hoopa's Great "Appear~!" Operation, Episode One April 23rd, 2015 Dogasu @ 07:51 JST -- The first of six animated shorts featuring Hoopa aired on this morning's episode of Oha Suta and so I've typed up a summary of what happens. The first minute-long short of Hoopa's Great "Appear~!" Operation is called "Fly." Fingers crossed that these shorts get uploaded to the official YouTube channel before too long. Discuss this on Facebook | Twitter | BMGf Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" Manga Adaptation, Chapter One April 21st, 2015 Dogasu @ 23:36 JST -- The May 2015 issue of CoroCoro Comics featured the first chapter of the three (?) part manga adaptation of this year's movie, Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa." I've written up a detailed summary of the 80-page first chapter and have added it to the Manga Guide. My wish for the movie? I would love to see Damos or Sheena from the Diamond & Pearl movie Arceus - To the Conquering of Time and Space make a cameo, say, during the end credits where we see them making the Arceus pendants that Mary and Balza end up wearing in this movie. The second chapter will run in the June issue of CoroCoro Comics, on-sale May 15th, 2015. Special Guest Voice Actors Confirmed! April 21st, 2015 Dogasu @ 23:36 JST -- This year's guest stars for Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" were announced last week. They are Fujiwara Tatsuya (藤原竜也) as Balza, Yamadera Kou'ichi (山寺宏一) as Hoopa Unbound, Nakagawa Shouko (中川翔子) as Mary, and judo athlete Shinohara Shin'ichi (篠原信一) as a random Hippopotas Satoshi and his friends run into in the desert. Here are the comments the cast made for the official website:
Fujiwara Tatsuya is a very well-known actor even in the West with roles like Nanahara Shuya in Battle Royale, Yagami Light in the live action Death Note movies, and Shishio Makoto in the live action Rurouni Kenshin movies. I really wish Dent was still in the series because having Miyano Mamoru (animated Yagami Light) and Fujiwara Tatsuya (live-action Yagami Light) together in the same film would have been freaking amazing. Based on this blurb I also kind of get the sense that Mr. Fujiwara isn't really that huge a fan of Pokemon and that this is really just another gig to him. Not that it matters one way or the other, of course. I often joke with my friends that Fujiwara Tatsuya's main schtick is having his characters just straight up scream like crazy people and I wonder if Balza will give him a chance to let loose like that.
Confirmation that Kugimiya Rie's voicing Hoopa in the movie? Check!
Nakagawa Shouko made a very similar comment last year ("This character is one with a lot of different sides to her so I think she'll help me show you all an all-new Nakagawa Shouko") so it seems like she really likes her multi-faceted characters! I don't feel like Millis Steel was all that deep a character so I wonder how Mary will compare to that.
Mr. Shinohara actually mentions a specific judo technique, kosoto gari, but I decided to simply translate it as "judo throw" for simplicity's sake. ...And that's it! Last month it was also announced that Yamamoto Mizuki (山本美月) will be providing the narration for the Pikachu short Pikachu and the Pokemon Band, which brings the number of special guests up to five. Last year's movie, by comparison, had eight. Budget cuts I guess? I think it's safe to say that the rest of the legendary pokemon will be performed by regular voice actors and not the special voice actors who portrayed them in the previous movies. I mean if Miwa Akihiro was going to return as Arceus, for example, then she'd be listed here along with everyone else, right? Yamadera Kou'ichi might reprise his role as Lugia and Hayashibara Megumi might come back Latias since they'll both be in the recording booth anyway but that's about it. Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" hits Japanese theaters on July 18th, 2015. It is the second Pocket Monsters XY movie and the 18th film in the franchise overall. New Hoopa Shorts to air on Oha Suta starting April 23rd April 21st, 2015 Dogasu @ 23:36 JST -- The official website for Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" has announced that there will be a series of "Laugh-Out-Loud Short Cartoons" (爆笑ショートアニメ) airing on the morning kids' show Oha Suta every Thursday starting April 23rd. The shorts will be called Hoopa's Great "Appear~!" Operation!! (フーパのおでまし大作戦!!). Nothing else is really known about the shorts right now. What's the runtime look like? How many will there be? Will they be airing every week until the movie's July 18th premiere? At this moment we have more questions than answers. Oha Suta (おはスタ) is a variety show aimed at kids that airs every weekday morning from 6:45 to 7:30 on TV-Tokyo. While Pokemon Get☆TV and its predecessors (Pokemon Smash!, Pokemon Sunday, etc.) are centered entirely on Pocket Monsters, Oha Suta has a much wider focus and looks at a lot more of the popular kids' shows in Japan. In a lot of ways it's kind of like the television show equivalent of the CoroCoro Comics magazine. The main host of the show is Yamadera Kou'ichi (山寺宏一) with the comedy trio Robert (ロバート) also making regular appearances. You've probably also heard the name Oha Suta whenever a new Pocket Monsters movie trailer comes out since they're usually the ones to air them first. You can see the program's official website here. Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" hits Japanese theaters on July 18th, 2015. It is the second Pocket Monsters XY movie and the 18th film in the franchise overall. Discuss this on Facebook
| Twitter
| BMGf
New Plot Details
Revealed
April 21st, 2015 Dogasu @ 23:36 JST -- The official website for Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" has updated its synopsis of the movie. The beginning part is identical to what it had up before but new information, which I've bolded below, has been tacked onto the end:
Pokémon
the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the
Pokemon Band" hits Japanese theaters on July 18th, 2015.
It is the second Pocket Monsters XY
movie and the 18th film in the franchise overall.
Theme Song for "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" announced April 21st, 2015 Dogasu @ 23:36 JST -- Last Saturday information about the theme song to this year's movie Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" was announced on the movie's official website. The song is called Tweedia (written out in English letters) and it will be performed by somebody named Yasuda Rei (安田レイ). The official website is hyping her up as a breakout artist whose first nationwide solo tour has sold out in most of its venues but nobody I've talked to in the last week or so have ever even heard of her. "Tweedia" is the name of a type of flower which means "love filled with happiness" and "mutual trust" in the language of flowers. Ms. Yasuda gave this comment on the official site: :
Yasuda Rei's official website can be found here. Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" hits Japanese theaters on July 18th, 2015. It is the second Pocket Monsters XY movie and the 18th film in the franchise overall. Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages April 21st, 2015 Dogasu @ 23:36 JST -- A trailer for the English version of Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" was just made available on YouTube. The English title is Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages. Much like the English language Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction trailer from last year, the trailer for Hoopa and the Clash of Ages is simply an English dub of the current Japanese trailer. I'm kind of surprised they didn't find some weird way to mispronounce Hoopa's name but I suppose there's still time for them to change it to "Hoopay" or something else equally ridiculous before the film's release. Predictably, there's no mention of the Pikachu short being dubbed. A lot of people online really seem to hate the voice acting which is something I've been trying to tell people for like fifteen years or so but better late than never, right? Recent alleged nastiness involving a certain voice director means that there's actually a pretty decent chance that the voice will change when the movie comes out so people might get their wish for a voice actor change after all. Only time will tell! The other interesting tidbit from this announcement is the accompanying press release which reveals a 70 minute runtime for the film:
A release date for Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages hasn't been announced yet but I imagine it'll show up on Cartoon Network before the end of the year. The Japanese version of the movie hits theaters July 18th, 2015. Nikkan Sports article on Getta Banban April 7th, 2015 Dogasu @ 08:04 JST -- Yesterday's issue of the Japanese newspaper Nikkan Sports ("Daily Sports") has an article about Sakou Tomohisa and the upcoming music video for Getta Banban because why the hell not? Here's a translation of the article:
Mr. Sakou's YouTube Channel can be found here. The video may or may not be IP blocked when it's eventually uploaded to the channel. Kugimiya Rie is pretty much confirmed to voice Hoopa April 5th, 2015 Dogasu @ 22:31 JST -- Thursday's night episode of Pocket Monsters XY had a surprise guest during the Orchid-Hakase Holocaster segment: Hoopa! The star of this year's movie Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" showed up and laughed a bit in the background while Orchid-Hakase told us about Hitokage. Looking back through the ending credits of the episode reveal that Kugimiya Rie (釘宮理恵) provided the voice of Hoopa in the segment. You can click on the image for a larger version. Now it isn't 100% confirmed that Ms. Kugimiya will also be voicing Hoopa in this summer's movie - the movie's official website hasn't announced this or anything - but it's also highly unlikely that they'd recast the role for the movie. Ms. Kugimiya is also known for voicing Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Happy in Fairy Tail, and Kagura in Gintama. She's done a number of voices for Pokemon over the years as well; she's known mainly as the voice of Celebi in the Diamond & Pearl movie The Master of Illusions, Zoroark but she was Koyuki in "Dig Here Urimoo! Search for the Hot Springs!!", Lily in "A Big Transformation by Pokemon Magic!?", Teruhiko in the Diamond & Pearl episode "Poketch Acquisition Difficulty!?", Hina in the XY episode "The Lapras Defense Force, Mobilize! Hang In There, Eureka!!", and the Pikachu in the Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon ~ The Magnagate and the Endless Labyrinth promotional video. Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" hits Japanese theaters on July 18th, 2015. It is the second Pocket Monsters XY movie and the 18th film in the franchise overall. Viz Media to release an eight-year old movie in July, just because April 5th, 2015 Dogasu @ 21:35 JST -- No, this isn't a late April Fool's joke: Pokémon Giratina and the Sky Warrior is coming out on DVD in the U.S. on July 7th, 2015. It features a brand new cover (which is actually quite nice) and a ridiculous tagline on the back cover ("Learn to fly all over again with Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior"...um, what?). The original 2009 Region 1 release of Giratina and the Sky Warrior was distributed by Universal Studios but this re-release is being released by Viz Media instead. This probably means Universal's rights to distribute the film have expired. Warner Bros. still has the rights to the first three movies and Miramax / Lionsgate has movies 4 - 5 but maybe someday Viz will be able to swoop in and snatch those up too? *fingers crossed* In other DVD news, it seems that the earlier report about the DVD for Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction only containing the Cartoon Network edit of the movie was false. The Region 1 DVD apparently contains the uncut version of the movie as well as the short "Diancie, Princess of the Diamond Domain." The DVD Guide has been updated accordingly. I personally think CD Japan's translation "Get a Bang! Bang!" is pretty amazing April 5th, 2015 Dogasu @ 00:58 JST -- April 29th will see the CD releases of Getta Banban, the current opening theme to Pocket Monsters XY. There will be three releases - the Limited Edition Animation Version (left), the First Print Limited Edition that comes with a DVD (center), and the Regular Version (right). As always, the special Pokemon version is the one you're going to want to get; it contains both the full version and the TV size version of the opening song and creditless versions of both opening animations. The CD Guide has been updated accordingly. Voice Actress Ise Mariya announces marriage, pregnancy April 4th, 2015 Dogasu @ 23:49 JST -- Voice actress Ise Mariya (伊瀬茉莉也), known by Pocket Monsters fans for providing the voices of both Eureka and the Kalos Pokemon Zukan, has recently made two announcements: she's married and she's expecting a child. The 26-year old voice actress, who is also known for providing the voice of Killua in Hunter X Hunter, has been married since at least January of this year. The name of the husband has not been released to the public. Additionally, it was also announced that she is also expecting a child. Late last year Ms. Ise had to step down from her role as Satonaka Chie in a stage show based on Persona 4 Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena due to health reasons and the role was played by Koichi Makoto instead. It's likely that these "health reasons" were due to her pregnancy but of course that hasn't been confirmed. Ms. Ise says that she still plans to continue working but she'll probably end up going on maternity leave at some point regardless. Back in 2004 Musashi's voice actress Hayashibara Megumi took two months for maternity leave and Hiramatsu Akiko had to fill in for her for seven episodes. And Pikachu's voice actress, Ohtani Ikue, took about five months off in 2006 for health reasons (I thought it was due to pregnancy but after looking into it there seems to be some doubts?) and older recordings of her voice ended up being used for Pikachu while Hanba Tomoe filled in for Manene. I wouldn't be surprised if we have to put up with a replacement Eureka for a few months later this year. Here's hoping that whoever they choose does a good job! New TV series / Pikachu short ending theme April 4th, 2015 Dogasu @ 22:56 JST -- The friends have been sent off and things have finally calmed down enough for me to start updating the site again! The official website for Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" revealed that the ending theme to the Pikachu short while I was gone. The song will be called "Gao Gao All-Stars" (ガオガオ・オールスター) and will be performed by an all-girl group called Little Glee Monster. The song is also going to be used as the ending theme to the TV series starting with the episode that airs on April 16th. A message from the group was posted on the official website:
A bio for Little Glee Monster was also posted on the official website:
Pokémon the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" and "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" hits Japanese theaters on July 18th, 2015. It is the second Pocket Monsters XY movie and the 18th film in the franchise overall.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
©
2024 Dogasu's Backpack. All international rights reserved. Portions of
the materials contained in this Website are copyrighted by other legal
entities and are used with permission or are excerpted under legal
authority for brief review. This Website is fan-created and has no
intent to violate the originator's copyright. The copyright holder for
this Website assumes no liability for fan-created submissions. Found an error or omission? Please help me keep this page current and error-free by e-mailing me with a description of the issue. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|