Anime song artist Oishi Masayoshi opens up about creating “Pokémon All Stars 1025,” an epic 22-minute song naming every single one of the 1,025 Pokémon, made to celebrate the franchise’s 30th annivers
Viz Media announced a 16-disc limited edition Blu-ray box set of all 24 Pokémon films, housed in a Pokéball-shaped container, releasing exclusively on Amazon on November 24 for US$399.99.
The Pokémon Company has announced Pokémon: Wild Card, a brand-new anime film animated by CloverWorks, set to open in 2027. The announcement was made at the Pokémon World Championships 2026.
A reader poll by Anime!Anime! reveals the anime titles Japanese fans watched first in a cinema — Doraemon leads at No.1, followed by Pokémon and Precure, spanning generations from the 1980s to the 200
The latest POKÉTOON short “Wartortle and the Rest of Summer” is now streaming on the official Pokémon YouTube channel, featuring Kana Hanazawa as the voice of Wartortle.
Pokémon’s short anime series POKÉTOON released its latest episode “Kameil to, Natsu no Tsuzuki” on the official Pokémon YouTube channel on August 12, directed by Yamashita Seigo.
The “Meet Legendary Pokémon: Legend Research in Nihonbashi & Yaesu” event runs September 9 – November 29, 2026, featuring 100+ Pokémon, a paid puzzle hunt, and exclusive merchandise.
McDonald’s Japan celebrates Pokémon’s 30th anniversary with a limited Happy Meal lineup of 12 toys, including Pikachu, Eevee, Snorlax, and starter Pokémon from across all generations, starting August
Pokémon teams up with Baskin-Robbins 31 for the annual “31 Poké Summer!” campaign running 1–31 August 2026, celebrating 30 years of Pokémon with new flavors, a Monster Ball Sundae, and exclusive colle
Pokémon: The Origin, the original anime based on the classic Pokémon Red & Green games, will broadcast free nationwide in Japan on BS12 Twellv on 2 August 2026 at 7 p.m.
A limited-edition Pokémon × Kogei-ten momiji manju assortment has launched to mark the exhibition’s Hiroshima run, featuring a Japanese-pattern box with gold foil maple leaves and five flavors from Ni
Three Pokémon events are lighting up Japan this summer: the Pokémon Sleep 3rd Anniversary event in Yokohama Minato Mirai, the Pokémon Center Narikin Summer campaign, and the Pokémon Anniversary Festiv
Pokémon Sleep celebrates its third global anniversary with a special event at Yokohama’s Minatomirai district from July 17 to August 23, 2026, featuring a giant Snorlax, stamp rally, exclusive goods,
The 1998 Pokémon film “Mewtwo Strikes Back” and short “Pikachu’s Summer Vacation” will be screened on 35mm film at Futaba Gakusha in Hyogo on August 11, 2026.
JR East teams up with the Pocket Monsters anime for a Pokémon Stamp Rally running July 16–August 31, 2026, spanning 36 stations with limited-edition prizes celebrating Pokémon’s 30th anniversary.
The Poke Peace series is dropping a new sports-themed merchandise collection at its POP UP STORE BY FLOWERING events across Japan, with early sales beginning mid-July 2026.
