Pokétoon

Pokétoon: The Pokémon Cartoon Animation is an original net animation (ONA) series featuring different kinds of short animations with different Pokémon. These shorts started airing from June, 2020 and it's streaming on the Pokémon Kids TV Japan YouTube channel.

Official Pokétoon Logo

The first short was Scraggy and Mimikyu which was released on June 5, 2020. After a year, the second short named as The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero was released on May 5, 2021. After some days, four additional were announced on May 10, 2021.[1]

Zuruggu to Mimikkyu

Zuruggu to Mimikkyu (ズルッグとミミッキュ, "Scraggy and Mimikyu") is the first short which was released on June 5, 2020. It was subtitled as Chase the Beans. It uses Looney Tunes style animation.[2]

Staff

This short animation is produced by Japanese studio DandeLion Animation and Magic Bus; direction and storyboard by Taku Inuoe; character design by Miyoko Makio; assistant directors are Ryousuke Sembo, Shinichi Suzuki and Miyoko Makio; music by Kei Tsuda; logo design by Kenta Suzuki, Haruma Edo, Yuki Kawashima, Ryousuke Sembo; key animation by Mitsuki Kosaka, Karen Nishiyama, Masashi Ito and Yukari Kobayashi; colour designing by Syuya Yosizato and art by Tsutomu Ikeda.[3][4]

Hero ni Naritai Yancham

Hero ni Naritai Yancham (ヒーローになりたいヤンチャム, "The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero") is the second short which was released on May 2, 2021, and it was later reuploaded on June 2, 2021. This stop motion animation is created using Blender software.[5] This short is narrated by Asaco Nasu.[6]

Staff

This short animation is produced by Japanese studio Pancake and Yuuki Sakoda; direction, screenplay, storyboard, boy trainer concept, sound director, 3D layout editing and title logo designing by Junichi Yamamoto; 3D photographic leader, stage direction, character illustration production and 3D layout by Takashi Ishikawa; character design, background art production and animation direction by kapi; stage supervisor, colour coordinator, background art production celestial sphere production and 3D layout by Oswaldo Kato; executive director is Shingo Yamashita and assistant producer is Fumie Seki.[5][6]

Yume no Tsubomi

Yume no Tsubomi (ユメノツボミ, "A Budding Dream") is the third short which was released on June 6, 2021.

Characters
Tsubomi (ツボミ)
Voiced by: Inori Minase[7]
Mom (ママ)[7]
Voiced by: Manami Numakura[7]
Dad (パパ)[7]
Voiced by: Takashi Onozuka[7]
Chorobi (ちょろび)
Voiced by: Tsuguo Mogami[7]
Nidoran ♂️ (ニドラン ♂️)
Voiced by: Aoi Ichikawa[7]
Announcer (実況)
Voiced by: Tatsuki Kobe[7]
Townsperson (町の人)
Voiced by: Shogo Sakata[7]
Shop Clerk (店員)
Voiced by: Yukiko Motoyoshi[7]
Child (子供)
Voiced by: Arisa Sekine[7]
Child (子供)
Voiced by: Hina Natsume[7]
Pikachu (ピカチュウ)
Voiced by: Ikue Ohtani[7]

Staff

This short animation is produced by Japanese studio Colorido; directed by Shingo Yamashita; screenplay by Kureha Matsuzawa and Shingo Yamashita; storyboard and assistant direction by Yō Watanabe; character design and animation direction by Akiko Watanabe; art design by Hitomi Kariya; colour design by Hiroaki Kaguchi; photography direction by Yuki Kawashita; sound direction by Masafumi Mima and music by Yuri Habuka.[7][8]

Mattete ne! Koiking

Mattete ne! Koiking (まっててね！コイキング, "Wait Here, Magikarp!") is the fourth short which was released on July 2, 2021. This watercolor type animation has no dialogue and narration, only based on musical score to tell it's story.[9]

Staff

This short animation is produced by Japanese studio Colorido; direction, storyboard, character design, art design, key animation and animation direction by Cédric Hérole; sound direction by Masafumi Mima; music by Yuri Habuka and executive direction by Shingo Yamashita.[8][10][11]

Poka Poka Magmag House

Poka Poka Magmag House (ぽかぽかマグマッグハウス, "The Warm and Cozy Slugma House") is the fifth short which was released on August 5, 2021.[12]

Characters
Anna (アンナ)
Voiced by: Chiyuki Miura[12][13]
Grandfather (祖父)
Voiced by: Minoru Inaba[13]
Grandmother (祖母)
Voiced by: Yōko Asagami[13]
Mother (母)
Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki[13]
Slugma (マグマッグ)
Voiced by: Kiyotaka Furushima[13]
Minccino (チラーミィ)
Voiced by: Kei Shindō[13]

Staff

This short animation is produced by Japanese studio Colorido; general direction by Shingo Yamashita; direction and storyboard by Kazuhiro Yabumoto; screenplay by New Octagon; character design and animation direction by Jun Ishikawa; concept art and art designing by Hiro Nagasago.[12][13]

References
  1. ポケモン公式ツイッター [@Pokemon_cojp] (May 10, 2021). "YouTubeチャンネル「ポケモン Kids TV」では「POKÉTOON」シリーズとして、いろいろなポケモンたちが登場するアニメが公開予定だよ。公開中の「ヒーローになりたいヤンチャム」のほか、今後もさまざまなテイストのアニメが公開されるから、お楽しみに!" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  2. Ankers, Adele (June 6, 2020). "ポケモンが「ルーニー・テューンズ」風のアニメーションに" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. "POKÉTOON - 株式会社ダンデライオンアニメーションスタジオ" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  4. "ズルッグとミミッキュ" (in Japanese). Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  5. "ポケモン 完全オリジナルアニメ新作！「ヒーローになりたいヤンチャム」Blenderを中心としたアニメ制作で、ヤンチャムの活躍を描く" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  6. "ヒーローになりたいヤンチャム" (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  7. "「薄明の翼」山下清悟×スタジオコロリドによる新作ポケモンアニメ「ユメノツボミ」（コメントあり / 動画あり）" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  8. "ユメノツボミ" (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  9. "新作アニメ『まっててね！コイキング』ポケモン Kids TVにて本日公開" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  10. "新作アニメ『まっててね！コイキング』ポケモン Kids TVにて本日公開" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  11. "まっててね！ コイキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  12. Onose, Taichiro (August 5, 2021). "「ポケモン」新作アニメ"ぽかぽかマグマッグハウス"、YouTubeで公開！ 田舎に来た少女とポケモンの交流描く" (in Japanese). Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  13. "ぽかぽかマグマッグハウス" (in Japanese). Retrieved August 11, 2021.
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