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'Pokemon' Gets New Anime Series in April 2023, Concludes 'Ultimate Journeys' in January 2023

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Dec 16, 2022 9:59 PM
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The official website of the Pokemon anime series announced a new television anime on Friday, featuring two new main characters, Liko and Roy. The new anime will begin airing on TV Tokyo in April 2023 (pictured above).


The website also announced Pokemon: Mezase Pokemon Master (Aim to Be a Pokémon Master), a collection of 11 episodes concluding Pokemon: Ultimate Journeys—the third installment of Pokemon (2019) (Pokémon Journeys: The Series) and 25th season overall. The anime, marked as the final chapter of Satoshi and Pikachu's story, will debut on January 13.


Staff (Pokemon: Mezase Pokemon Master)
Chief Director: Kunihiko Yuyama (Pokemon)
Director: Daiki Tomiyasu (Pokemon Sun & Moon)
Series Composition: Atsuhiro Tomioka (Pokemon XY)
Character Design: Shuuhei Yasuda (Pokemon Sun & Moon)
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima (Pokemon)
Music: Yuuki Hayashi (Boku no Hero Academia)
Studio: OLM

Prior to the broadcast of the two new anime series, a special episode titled Pokemon: Harukanaru Aoi Sora, is set to premiere on December 23. The episode commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Pokemon anime series and depicts the encounter between Satoshi and the mysterious boy Haruto.


Staff (Pokemon: Harukanaru Aoi Sora)
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Script: Shouji Yonemura (Death Note)
Character Design: Sayuri Ichiishi (Pokemon), Shuuhei Yasuda
Music: Shinji Miyazaki (Pokemon)
Studio: OLM

Official site (Pokemon New Series): https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pocketmonster2023/

Source: Comic Natalie

Pokemon (Shinsaku Anime), Pokemon: Mezase Pokemon Master, and Pokemon: Harukanaru Aoi Sora on MAL

Dec 16, 2022 10:12 PM
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Finally Satoshi can have a deserved rest.
Since the Greninja fiasco, I dropped the anime, but hearing about the end of his travel its just... unbelievable.
New mcs dont have any attractive at all, but since is aiming for the kids and Pokémon players, well, ppl will love them.

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Dec 16, 2022 10:39 PM
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Although this was something inevitable, I didn't expect this to happen at the end of this season. Hopefully, one day, I'll finish up the remaining episodes that I haven't checked out since the original series.

Maybe I'll just stick to the yearly web series, they better not stop making those.
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Dec 16, 2022 10:43 PM
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I guess I now have a reason to actually try and watch all of the Pokémon anime up to this point properly sometime. 25 years of being a 10 year old... kid self probably wouldn't believe it but I'm actually a bit relieved that there will be a proper end! It'd still be cool if Satoshi shows up as a brief cameo at the beginning of the new series to pass the torch onto the new protagonist(s) like with Yu-Gi-Oh GX and (kinda like) the most recent Pretty Cure series though... probably just me thinking that though...

Also I heard something weird was going on with OLM recently. Hope they're doing all right, maybe they can take it a bit easy now too or something...
Dec 16, 2022 11:01 PM
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Wow, I am excited for all these announcements
Dec 16, 2022 11:51 PM
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End of an era 😢.
Dec 17, 2022 12:08 AM
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Does this mean that Pokémon has moved to the Gundam/PreCure system now?

knktzvra said:
Finally Satoshi can have a deserved rest.
Since the Greninja fiasco, I dropped the anime, but hearing about the end of his travel its just... unbelievable.
New mcs dont have any attractive at all, but since is aiming for the kids and Pokémon players, well, ppl will love them.


Judging by the latest show, people will just ship them, pretending the writers haven't denied any romance in the franchise.
Dec 17, 2022 1:14 AM
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So...

Satoshi finally turned into Ash?
Dec 17, 2022 1:14 AM
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End of an Era. After all this years Ash's story will finally end.
Dec 17, 2022 1:19 AM

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Nanaca said:
So...

Satoshi finally turned into Ash?


Pure white ash...
Dec 17, 2022 1:21 AM

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Nanaca said:
So...

Satoshi finally turned into Ash?
...comment of the year?
Dec 17, 2022 3:02 AM

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So sad. Ash and Pikachu are the symbols of Pokemon. New characters look so shallow comparing to them.
Dec 17, 2022 3:24 AM

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That blob of pink hair sticking from under new boy's cap looks so out of place. Reminds me of that haircut associated with 'bussin fr fr' speaking youth.
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Dec 17, 2022 6:03 AM

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Bye Bye Ash
So long partner 😭
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Dec 17, 2022 6:44 AM

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Wut? The forever 10 years-old kid's journey is actually going to end soon??? No way!


Joke aside, I highly doubt they would retire Satoshi/Ash completely and reduce him to a merely cameo for the new anime considering how much of a mascot and cash cow the guy has been since like forever. Let's wait and see how long he would stay behind the shadow lol.


The new MC's designs looks like they're clones of the Pokemon game;s avatars or something lol
Dec 17, 2022 8:39 AM

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Nanaca said:
So...

Satoshi finally turned into Ash?


I guess that all his fans are gonna snort him now. :P

Dec 17, 2022 1:27 PM
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Pokemon shinsaku anime, satoahi isn't the mc anymore?
Dec 17, 2022 5:00 PM

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Looking forward to meeting Riko-chan.
Dec 17, 2022 6:34 PM
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Yea I think it's a little to truly move on from him and Pikachu. They will revisit him. Either way the Pokémon franchise ain't going anywhere anytime soon
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no more team rocket too then sad
Dec 18, 2022 3:32 AM

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I have so many fond memories of the original Pokémon anime and Pokémon Advanced. I hope this new series will be able to provide fantastic memories for kids watching today ^.^
Dec 18, 2022 3:36 AM

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I guess I now have a reason to actually try and watch all of the Pokémon anime up to this point properly sometime. 25 years of being a 10 year old... kid self probably wouldn't believe it but I'm actually a bit relieved that there will be a proper end!
I’m kinda hoping that it won’t be too directly tied to the latest show. I really want to watch it to see the conclusion to Ash’s story, but I don’t think I can catch up on the hundreds of episodes that have aired since the diamond and pearl anime lol
Dec 19, 2022 9:01 AM
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A part of me is happy but the other part of me is sad to see Ash/Satoshi be done. Watching him my whole life so it’s like an era has come to and end lol. But I do hope we get more stuff like Origins one day
Dec 19, 2022 10:07 AM
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The end of an era

I told everyone I knew that Ash was being retired now that he pretty much is a master, so I'm glad that his story is being put to rest.....Its gonna be a super emotional last cour of eps but I'm ready

Curious to know if this new MC is Ash's daughter tho
Dec 20, 2022 9:33 AM

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Was kinda hoping they'd revert back to the XYZ artstyle for this finale. Back into the on-hold queue you go.
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Wow, the end of an era, seriously. I am glad they're giving Ash a whole send-off mini-season though. Frankly, he deserves it.
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Wow, the end of an era, seriously. I am glad they're giving Ash a whole send-off mini-season though. Frankly, he deserves it.
Yes, he deserves it, I agree. It is simply that these news characters, they even create another one with thoughts that only one can't achieve Ash's level. are so dull and pale comparing to Ash and Pikachu.

Bye, legend. You will always be in hearts of people.

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