Nintendo Unveils 'Hakumei no Tsubasa' Net Anime Series [Update 12/20]

Nintendo revealed a short anime series titled Hakumei no Tsubasa (Pokemon: Twilight Wings) on Friday, along with a teaser visual (pictured) and special website. Set in the world of Pokemon Sword and Shield—the Galar region—the series will debut worldwide on the official Pokemon YouTube channel and consist of seven episodes with a duration of five minutes. The first episode will be available to stream on January 15, 2020 at 10:00 p.m., with the next episodes debuting each month.

Synopsis
Galar is a region where Pokemon battles have developed into a cultural sensation. Over the span of seven episodes, Pokemon: Twilight Wings will show in detail the dreams of Galar's residents, the realities they face, the challenges they must overcome and the conflicts they must resolve. In addition to these new stories, fans can expect to see a variety of Pokemon originally discovered in the Galar region appearing in the capsule series. (Source: Press Release)

Staff
Director: Shingo Yamashita (Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta episode director)
Screenplay: Sou Kinoshita
Script Supervisor: Taku Kishimoto (Haikyuu!! series composition)
Character Design: Shin Ogasawara (Mob Psycho 100 key animation)
Color Design: Izumi Hirose (Ao Haru Ride)
Art Director: Yuusuke Takeda (Shelter), Takamasa Mashiki (Penguin Highway)
3DCG: Masato Takahashi (Grisaia no Kajitsu)
Director of Photography: Katsuto Ogawa (Rewrite)
Sound Director: Mima Masafumi (Pokemon (2019))
Studio: Studio Colorido

Pocket Monsters, localized under the title of Pokemon, was created by Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori in 1995. Game Freak and Nintendo published the first game in the franchise in 1996 on GameBoy. Since then, multiple adaptations have spawned, including the latest anime series by OLM and several manga adaptations, with Pocket Monsters Special (Pokemon Adventures) being the most notable.

Pokemon Sword and Shield is the eighth generation in the main series, which was released worldwide on November 15 on Nintendo Switch. The games sold 6 million units during the first week of launch.

Official site: https://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/hakumei_no_tsubasa/
Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/PokemonCoJp/

Source: 4Gamer, Press Release

News submitted by RadiantBreeze


Update December 20
The official website announced the voice actors on Friday.

Cast
Aoi Yuuki (Pokemon Best Wishes!)
Kei Shindou (Pokemon Sun & Moon)
Takahiro Sakurai (Babylon)
Kazuhiro Yamaji (One Punch Man)
Ayumi Nagao (The iDOLM@STER)
Eri Kitamura (Boku no Hero Academia)
Sora Amamiya (Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?)
Yuuko Sanpei (No Guns Life)
Ryou Hirohashi (Aria The Animation)
Lynn (Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai)
Seirou Ogino (Senyuu.)

Source: Comic Natalie

Hakumei no Tsubasa on MAL