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Pokémon Horizons (2023)

J-drama 10 1 season 150 episodes 25 min Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids and Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Synopsis

Follow Liko and Roy as they unravel the mysteries that surround them and encounter Friede, Captain Pikachu, Amethio, and others during their exciting adventures!

About the series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Liko and Roy's Departure and Pocket Monsters: The Sparkling of Terapagos, is the twenty-sixth season of the Pokémon anime series and the first season of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā). Directed by Saori Den and produced by OLM, the season aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 14, 2023, to March 29, 2024, and was later distributed in the United States by Netflix from March 7, to November 22, 2024. Daiki Tomiyasu served as executive director, with Saori Den as director, Dai Satō as script supervisor, Rei Yamazaki as character designer, Conisch as music composer, and Naotsugu Uchida and Akane Yamago as sound editors, replacing Ryōko Nashimoto. Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic and Gakushu Yochien are no longer credited as publishers, and Junichi Masuda and Ken Sugimori are no longer credited as creators.

The season comprises two story arcs. The first arc, "Liko and Roy's Departure", covering the first 25 episodes, follows protagonists Liko and Roy as they embark on adventures with the Rising Volt Tacklers, exploring the Pokémon world, including the Paldea region introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The second arc, "The Sparkling of Terapagos", covering the final 20 episodes, follows the Rising Volt Tacklers as they search for Lucius's Six Heroes, after discovering that Liko's pendant is a Terapagos. Throughout both arcs, they are pursued by a mysterious organization called the Explorers.

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Pokémon Horizons: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Liko and Roy's Departure and Pocket Monsters: The Sparkling of Terapagos, is the twenty-sixth season of the Pokémon anime series and the first season of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā). Directed by Saori Den and produced by OLM, the season aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 14, 2023, to March 29, 2024, and was later distributed in the United States by Netflix from March 7, to November 22, 2024. Daiki Tomiyasu served as executive director, with Saori Den as director, Dai Satō as script supervisor, Rei Yamazaki as character designer, Conisch as music composer, and Naotsugu Uchida and Akane Yamago as sound editors, replacing Ryōko Nashimoto. Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic and Gakushu Yochien are no longer credited as publishers, and Junichi Masuda and Ken Sugimori are no longer credited as creators.

The season comprises two story arcs. The first arc, "Liko and Roy's Departure", covering the first 25 episodes, follows protagonists Liko and Roy as they embark on adventures with the Rising Volt Tacklers, exploring the Pokémon world, including the Paldea region introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The second arc, "The Sparkling of Terapagos", covering the final 20 episodes, follows the Rising Volt Tacklers as they search for Lucius's Six Heroes, after discovering that Liko's pendant is a Terapagos. Throughout both arcs, they are pursued by a mysterious organization called the Explorers.

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Release

On December 16, 2022, The Pokémon Company announced that a new series of the Pokémon anime would air in Japan on April 14, 2023, following the conclusion of a final arc that served as an epilogue to Pokémon Ultimate Journeys, set to conclude the story of Ash Ketchum, the main protagonist of the anime series since it began on April 1, 1997 and concluded on March 24, 2023. The first trailer was released on March 3, 2023, announcing that the series would premiere in Japan on April 14, 2023.

On November 9, 2023, it was announced that the English dub would debut in the UK on BBC iPlayer and CBBC on December 4. In the United States, it was originally set for release on February 23, 2024, on Netflix, but was later announced to be released on March 7.

Music

The opening themes are "Heart-Pounding Diary" (ドキメキダイアリー, Dokimeki Daiarī) by Asmi featuring Chinozo, and "Halo" (ハロ, Haro) by Yama and BotchiBoromaru. The ending theme is "RVR: Rising Volt Tacklers' Rap" (RVR〜ライジングボルテッカーズラップ〜, RVR: Raijingu Borutekkāzu Rappu), an image song performed by Liko (Minori Suzuki) and Roy (Yuka Terasaki).

The English opening theme song outside of Asia is "Becoming Me" by Ed Goldfarb and Haven Paschall, with an instrumental version used as the ending theme. In Asia, "We Go" (English Version) by Aespa is used as the English opening theme, though the ending theme is the same as the English dub, being an instrumental version of "Becoming Me".

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Further reading

External links

Pokémon.com listing

TV Tokyo listing (in Japanese)

Pokémon Horizons: The Series at IMDb

Pokémon Horizons: The Series (season 1) at Rotten Tomatoes

Text from Pokémon Horizons: The Series on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokémon_Horizons:_The_Series

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Questions about the series Pokémon Horizons

What is Pokémon Horizons about?

Pokémon Horizons: Follow Liko and Roy as they unravel the mysteries that surround them and encounter Friede, Captain Pikachu, Amethio, and others during their exciting adventures!

How many seasons does Pokémon Horizons have?

Pokémon Horizons has 1 season, with 150 episodes in total.

Is Pokémon Horizons still running?

Pokémon Horizons is still running, with new episodes expected.

How long is each episode of Pokémon Horizons?

Each episode of Pokémon Horizons runs about 25 minutes.

Who stars in Pokémon Horizons?

The cast of Pokémon Horizons includes Minori Suzuki, Yuka Terasaki, Yoshino Aoyama, Kotaro Koizumi and Megumi Okada.

Which country is Pokémon Horizons from?

Pokémon Horizons is a J-drama, produced in Japan.

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