Underplayed Gems

Pokémon Horizons: The Series (2023)

Pokémon Horizons: The Series poster
Original title
ポケットモンスター
Directed by
Saori Den, Daiki Tomiyasu, Tetsuo Yajima
Genre
animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, kids, Action, Adventure
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 144 episodes
Rated
TV-Y7
Rating
8.7 of 10 from 111 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Two young trainers named Liko and Roy join a group called the Rising Volt Tacklers. They travel around the Pokémon world and make new friends along the way.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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