Pokémon: The First Movie
Also known as Pokemon: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu
ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲
A team of scientists use the DNA of a rare Pokemon, Mew, to create the world's strongest Pokemon, Mewtwo. Not wanting to be used as an experiment, Mewtwo uses its psychic powers in a violent rage to destroy the scientists who created it. Mewtwo then tries to learn how to focus his powers with the aid of Giovanni, the man who funded the scientists' operations, but discovers that it is being used again. So Mewtwo decides to find its own purpose in life, and carry out its revenge on humans by destroying life on earth by using a deadly storm. Ash Ketchum and a group of other Pokemon Trainers are summoned by Mewtwo to have a battle with it, but they soon discover that they're only being invited so Mewtwo can clone their Pokemon for it's own purposes. Ash then tries to find a way to stop Mewtwo's plot before it can be carried out.
Anime film, Summer 1998, OLM. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio OLM. Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy. Season: Summer 1998.
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Characters and voice cast
- Satoshi (サトシ) - main character, voiced by Rica Matsumoto (松本梨香); English dub: Veronica Taylor
- Kasumi (カスミ) - main character, voiced by Mayumi Iizuka (飯塚雅弓); English dub: Rachael Lillis
- Takeshi (タケシ) - main character, voiced by Yuuji Ueda (うえだゆうじ); English dub: Eric Stuart
- Pikachu (ピカチュウ) - main character, voiced by Ikue Ootani (大谷育江)
- Mewtwo (ミュウツー) - main character, voiced by Shoutarou Morikubo (森久保祥太郎); English dub: Philip Bartlett
- Mew (ミュウ) - main character, voiced by Kouichi Yamadera (山寺宏一)
- Musashi (ムサシ) - supporting character, voiced by Megumi Hayashibara (林原めぐみ); English dub: Rachael Lillis
- Kojirou (コジロウ) - supporting character, voiced by Shinichirou Miki (三木眞一郎); English dub: Eric Stuart
- Nyarth (ニャース) - supporting character, voiced by Inuko Inuyama (犬山イヌコ); English dub: Maddie Blaustein
- Shigeru Ookido (オーキドシゲル) - supporting character
- Joy (ジョーイ) - supporting character, voiced by Ayako Shiraishi (白石文子); English dub: Megan Hollingshead
- Sakaki (サカキ) - supporting character, voiced by Hirotaka Suzuoki (鈴置洋孝); English dub: Ted Lewis
- Yukinari Ookido (オーキド・ユキナリ) - supporting character
- Junsa (ジュンサー) - supporting character, voiced by Chinami Nishimura (西村ちなみ); English dub: Megan Hollingshead
- Sorao (ソラオ) - supporting character, voiced by Tooru Furuya (古谷徹); English dub: Ted Lewis
- Sweet (スイート) - supporting character, voiced by Aiko Satou (佐藤藍子); English dub: Lisa Ortiz
- Umio (ウミオ) - supporting character, voiced by Wataru Takagi (高木渉); English dub: James Cathcart
- Voyager (ボイジャー) - supporting character, voiced by Sachiko Kobayashi (小林幸子); English dub: Kayzie Rogers
Staff
- Original Creator: Satoshi Tajiri (田尻智)
- Original Character Design: Shigeki Morimoto (森本茂樹)
- Original Character Design: Motofumi Fujiwara (藤原基史)
- Original Character Design: Ken Sugimori (杉森建)
- Original Character Design: Atsuko Nishida (にしだあつこ)
- Director: Kunihiko Yuyama (湯山邦彦)
- Supervisor: Tsunekazu Ishihara (石原恒和)
- Character Design: Sayuri Ichiishi (一石小百合)
- Design Assistance: Masayuki Gotou (後藤正行)
- Design Assistance: Tatsuya Souma (そうま竜也)
- Art Director: Katsuyoshi Kanemura (金村勝義)
- Color Design: Norimichi Yoshino (吉野記通)
- Director of Photography: Hisao Shirai (白井久男)
- Editing: Toshio Henmi (辺見俊夫)
Production: TV Tokyo, OLM (animation), Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Imagica, 4Kids Entertainment, Warner Bros. Japan.
Rankings on AniList: #123 most popular all time, #3 highest rated 1998, #2 most popular 1998.
AniList members score Pokémon: The First Movie 75/100. On their lists: 535 watching, 59,649 completed, 1,988 planning to watch, 146 dropped; 740 favourites.
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Episodes
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