Appeal and evaluation of the movie "Pokémon Advanced Generation: Deoxys, the Visitor from the Sky"

Pokémon the Movie: Advanced Generation - Deoxys, the Visitor from the Sky

■ Public Media

theater

■ Original Media

game

■ Release date

July 17, 2004 - January 1, 0000

■Distribution company

Toho

■Frequencies

99 min

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 1

■Original Story

Original story: Satoshi Tajiri, Junichi Masuda, Ken Sugimori

■ Director

Kunihiko Yuyama

■ Production

Animation Production: OLM Animation Production Cooperation: Studio Cockpit, Group TAC, XEBEC M2
Produced by Shogakukan Shueisha Productions Produced by Pikachu Project (The Pokémon Company, Shogakukan, TV Tokyo, Media Factory, Tomy, JR East Japan Planning, OLM, Shogakukan Shueisha Productions)
Distributor: Toho

■Works

©Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK, TV Tokyo, ShoPro, JR Kikaku ©Pokémon
©2004 Pikachu Project

■ Story

Suddenly, a meteorite from far away space crashes into a large ice field. A team led by scientist Professor Rondo, who had come to investigate the Pokémon living on the ice field, and his son, Toi, are caught up in the violent blast of the falling meteorite. In the water vapor that surrounds them, they see the shadow of the mythical Pokémon Deoxys... Then the heavenly Pokémon Rayquaza appears, and a fierce battle ensues! Professor Rondo and Toi are drawn into the battle.
Four years later, Satoshi and Pikachu have arrived in the high-tech city of Larousse City, and are about to take part in a Pokemon battle at the city's Battle Tower. There, they happen to meet a boy named Toi. Toi has become completely afraid of Pokemon due to an experience he had four years ago. Satoshi and Pikachu try to open Toi's heart, but suddenly, the mythical Pokemon Deoxys appears. What is its purpose?
The greatest adventure in Pokémon history begins in Hi-Tech City!

*Quoted from the official Pokémon portal site

■Cast

・Satoshi/Rika Matsumoto ・Pikachu/Ikue Otani ・Takeshi/Yuji Ueda ・Haruka/KAORI
Masato / Yamada Fushigi / Musashi / Megumi Hayashibara / Kojiro / Shinichiro Miki / Meowth / Inuko Inuyama / Toy / Noriko Hidaka / Professor Rondo / Koichi Yamadera / Yuko / Takako Uehara / Hitomi / Becky Groo / John Kabira

■ Main staff

・Animation Producer / Toshiaki Okuno, Shukichi Kanda ・TV Relationships / Keisuke Iwata, Susumu Matsuyama ・Assistant Producer / Yuko Shimamura, Takeshi Fukuda ・Desk Top / Shiho Takanashi, Nao Hagita, Rina Ishibashi ・Screenplay / Hideki Sonoda ・Storyboards / Kunihiko Yuyama, Yuji Asada, Kazuma Mizukusa, Hitoshi Namba, Satoshi Kimura ・Director / Yuji Asada, Hirohito Ochi, Hiroaki Yoshikawa, Masahiko Watanabe, Shinsuke Yanagi, Koji Ogawa, Shigeru Ueda ・Director Assistant / Yoshinobu Tokumoto ・Character design / Kazuaki Mori, Norihiro Matsubara, Sayuri Ichiishi ・Design works / Kenichi Chikanaga, Shigeyuki Koresawa, Masayuki Goto, Yuko Inoue, Masao Ebiwara, Yasuhiro Nishinaka ・Chief animation director / Kazuaki Mori ・Assistant chief animation director / Norihiro Matsubara, Yuko Inoue, Koichi Taguchi ・Animation directors / Akihiro Tamagawa, Masato Sawada, Masahiro Aizawa, Ryo Sato, Kazumi Sato, Takayuki Shimura, Satoru Kiyomaru, Rie Nakajima, Takuya Matsumoto ・Key animation / Norihiro Matsubara, Masato Sawada, Yuko Inoue, Shiro Hisataka, Tadaaki Miyata, Koichi Taguchi, Masao Ebiwara, Masahiro Aizawa, Hideki Takahashi, Satoru Iriyoshi, Hiromi Niioka, Akihito Aoki, Akikazu Masuo, Takayuki Shimura, Junko Isaka, Midori Nagaoka, Akiko Nakamura, Hino Yasuko, Masaaki Iwane, Hiromi Naganawa, Eikichi Takahashi, Toshio Mori, Yuichi Akimoto, Chisato Ikehira, Yasuyuki Tada, Toya Anura, Ryoichi Murata, Mika Sawada, Toshimitsu Kobayashi, Kazuki Miura, Mitsuteru Kubo, Masatoshi Fukuyama, Toshiharu Kumaoka, Yuriko Nagaya, Chuji Nakajima, Kaori Higuchi, Taketomo Ishikawa, Kinuko Izumi, Yoshinori Tokiya, Yukari Kobayashi, Hiromichi Mashiko, Kaori Miyagawa, Michiko Kudaka, Tomoko Hiraide, Toshie Inomata・Drawing cooperation: Nomad, Wombat, No Side, Anime R, Barefoot Pro, Studio One Pack・Video check: Fujika Enomoto, Noriaki Saito, Tatsuichi Murooka, Yoko Kasama, Atsushi Ishiguro, Shuko Okutani・Color design: Miyuki Sato, Noritsune Yoshino・Color design: Mayumi Hiraide, Akiko Inoue, Akemi Nagao・Inspection / Kawasaki Aya, Ito Yoshiki, Ito Atsuko, Okui Emiko, Mizumaki Miyuki・Background scan / Shimizu Mami, Ogawa Takeshi, Suzuki Miho・Special effects / Ota Noriyuki・Production manager / Otake Kenji・Art supervision / Kanemura Katsuyoshi・Art director / Akiba Minoru・Digital works / Takao Katsumi・Director of photography / Mizutani Takaya・CGI producer / Saka Misako・CGI director / Sato Makoto・Editor / Henmi Toshio・Editing assistant / Imai Daisuke, Watanabe Naoki, J Film・Development / Imagica・Music / Miyazaki Shinji・Music producer / Shinohara Kazuo, Saito Yuji・Sound director / Mima Masafumi・Sound producer / Minamisawa Michiyoshi, Nishina Takeshi・Wind power generation Coverage cooperation / J-POWER
Animation production cooperation: Studio Cockpit, Group Tac, XEBEC M2
・Production Director: Tsukasa Koitabashi・Production Desk: Yasuteru Kamei・Production Assistants: Norio Nitta, Hajime Yamanoi, Hiroshi Hando, Takuma Kondo, Daisuke Hosoda, Yoshinobu Osugi, Yasuaki Fujii, Tetsuya Koiso, Tetsuo Nakamura, Reina Morooka・Producers: Osamu Kamei, Hiroyuki Jinnai, Kantaro Toyama, Seiko Yoshihara, Shohei Izawa, Shigeru Tanabe, Masao Yagi・Associate Producers: Shozo Kawahara, Tetsuro Nakao, Katsuhito Yamauchi, Masami Tanaka, Yoshihisa Yamashita, Noriyuki Yoshida, Takaaki Kii・Production: Shogakukan Productions・Animation Production: OLM Team Koitabashi
・Director: Kunihiko Yuyama ・Associate Producers: Shozo Kawahara, Tetsuro Nakao, Katsuhito Yamauchi, Masami Tanaka, Yoshihisa Yamashita, Noriyuki Yoshida, Takaaki Kii ・Produced by: Pikachu Project (The Pokémon Company, Shogakukan, TV Tokyo, Media Factory, Tomy, JR East Japan Planning, OLM, Shogakukan Productions)

■ Main Characters

Professor Rondo is a scientist who serves as the head of a high-tech research facility in Larousse City. Four years ago, while conducting research and observations on the ice fields, he encountered Deoxys, which had arrived on the scene along with a meteorite.
A capable female researcher who supports Dr. Yukorondo. She is caring and always keeps an eye on Toi.
The only son of Professor Toeirondo. Due to an incident he was involved in on the ice fields four years ago, he is no longer able to touch Pokémon.
- Hitomi: A Pokémon trainer with a strong brain who specializes in data-based battles. She always carries her laptop with her.
・A cool Pokémon trainer with a partner named Ryubashamo. He cares about his younger sister.
A Pokémon trainer with a partner Blastoise. He loves Haruka.
Catherine Audrey Ryu's twin sisters. Their partners are Amedama and Amemos.
・ Group
He is the live announcer for the Pokémon battles held at the Battle Tower in Larousse City. He also serves as a referee.

■ Main robot items

Deoxys is a Pokemon that is said to have come from outer space. It can freely change its form depending on the situation it finds itself in.
- Rayquaza: It came down from the sky when Deoxys appeared.
・Goomba: A very greedy Pokémon. It evolves into Snorlax.
Plusle and Minanrasu are friendly Pokémon who are always getting into mischief together in the town of Plusle.

■ Related works

・Pokémon ・Pokémon Advanced Generation

■ Theme songs and music

・ED1
・L・O・V・E・L・Y ~Yumeru LOVELY BOY~
Lyrics: Tommy February 6
・Composition: MALIBU-CONVERTIBLE
・Arrangement: MALIBU-CONVERTIBLE
・Song: Tommy February 6

・ED2
・L.O.V.E.L.W. ~Dreaming Lovely Boy~ (With Pikachu ★ Version!)
Lyrics: Tommy February 6
・Composition: MALIBU-CONVERTIBLE
・Arrangement: MALIBU-CONVERTIBLE
・Song: Tommy February 6

・TM1※
・Full of summer!!
Lyrics: Pikachu School Arts Club; Composition: Hirokazu Tanaka; Arrangement: Hirokazu Tanaka; Singer: Naomi Tamura and the Sunflower Choir

*TM1 is the song played in the "Pokemon Coloring & Illustration Contest" corner.

Review and Recommendation

"Pokémon Advanced Generation: Visitor from the Sky Firing: Deoxys" is a must-see for fans of the Pokémon series, and delves even deeper into the world of Pokémon. The film was released in 2004 and attracted many viewers with its story and beautiful visuals that brought out the best in Pokémon.

The story begins with a fierce battle between the mythical Pokémon Deoxys, which appeared with a meteorite from outer space, and the celestial Pokémon Rayquaza. The story centers on Professor Londo and his son Toi, who are caught up in the battle, and follows them four years later. Set in the high-tech city of Larousse City, Satoshi, Pikachu and friends meet Toi and go on an adventure to open his heart. Deoxys's goals and Toi's process of overcoming his trauma are beautifully depicted, leading to a moving ending.

The character settings are also very attractive. In particular, Toi's character is touching as he grows despite his fear of Pokemon. In addition, supporting characters such as Professor Rondo and Yuko also enrich the story. Satoshi and Pikachu's friendship is as bright as ever, giving viewers a sense of security.

Visually, the depiction of the high-tech city of Larousse City is extremely beautiful, and the use of CGI is effective. The battle scene between Deoxys and Rayquaza is powerful and leaves a strong visual impact. The music, by Shinji Miyazaki, also adds excitement to the story, and the ending theme "L・O・V・E・L・Y ~Dreaming LOVELY BOY~" is particularly memorable.

Here are some things to recommend this movie:

• Story : A touching story that delves deep into the world of Pokémon, beautifully depicting Toi's growth and the mystery of Deoxys.
• Characters : The charm of the new characters including Toi and the friendship between Satoshi and Pikachu shine through.
• Visual beauty : Highlights include the beautiful depiction of the high-tech city and the powerful battle scenes.
• Music : Shinji Miyazaki's fantastic music and memorable ending theme add to the excitement of the story.

"Pokémon Advanced Generation: Visitor from the Sky Firing: Deoxys" is a film that can be recommended not only to fans of the Pokémon series, but to all viewers who are looking for a moving story and beautiful images. Please watch it at least once and experience its charm.