Pokémon 2023

The journey has begun:

Scheduled for April 18th: "Follow the Rakulium Signs"

Having set off on their journey, the duo works with Dot to investigate a place where a new Rakulium sign has been found. They defeat a berserk Haganeil in battle, however...?!

Scheduled for April 25th: "Super-Stans?! A Gurumin Fan Battle!!"

A SUPER BATTLE SCOOP!!

As its name indicates, the new chapter features high "Voltage" battles involving "Mega" Evolution!!

YOU MEGA CAN'T MEGAVERT YOUR EYES FROM THE MEGA EVOLVED POKÉMON'S BATTLES!!

"Mega Evolution", evolution beyond evolution, now appears in the anime as well. These breathtakingly suspenseful battles with stir your very soul!

ROY: Roy has grown and learned to use Mega Evolution with his new companion!

ROY HAS A MEGA RING ON HIS ARM!!

*The Key Stone required for Mega Evolution can be seen on the ring.

THE YELLOW LUCARIO: Roy's Lucario is alternately colored. Its yellow body really makes it stand out.

IT MEGA EVOLVES INTO...

THE YELLOW MEGA LUCARIO: The Mega Evolution energy makes its strength exceed its limits.

THE NEW CHARACTER URUTO'S POKÉMON MEGA EVOLVES AS WELL!

MEGA YAMIRAMI: It teamed up with Mega Lucario against a tough opponent!

Check out the two episodes Corocoro spotlights:

Scheduled for April 18th: "Follow the Rakulium Signs"

Having set off on their journey, the duo works with Dot to investigate a place where a new Rakulium sign has been found. They defeat a berserk Haganeil in battle, however...?!

Scheduled for April 25th: "Super-Stans?! A Gurumin Fan Battle!!"

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"Mi-tsuketa!" The new Pokémon anime chapter Mega Voltage has finally begun! The entrance Roy makes here kind of reminds you of someone, doesn't it? The continuation of the adventure, featuring an older Liko, Roy and Dot as well as the mysterious boy Uruto, is a "mega" must see!!

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Pokémon Anime Highlight:

"I am one of the Rising Volt Tacklers!" Liko had been in a constant state of depression due to the public treating the Rising Volt Tacklers as bad guys thanks to the information Exceed had spread, but now she proudly declared to the entire school who she was! Her battle against Roy and the new drive she now felt in her heart led her to resolve to once again set out on a journey.

So what do you want out of Uruto?

still no summary for the Gurumin episode

God dammit.

It will probably come this week

I want him to be the Sango to Roy's Onyx.

Yeah, but Corocoro usually has summaries for the next two episodes. They're going really out of their way to hide this one for some reason, despite not hiding the title.

This was such a great scene.

Ready Go, the new ED theme, is now available on Youtube... I think accidentally, it's delisted on Me:I's channel but appears in the playlist for the album.
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Thoughts?

Yeah I really don't like that effect.

I like it.

This sounds really Liko-focused.

The duality of Anon Babble

Not sure about the lyrics but they seem to be for Liko's PoV

Reposting the interviews with the singers now that we have the song and thus more context for what they're talking about:

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The ending theme for Mega Voltage, the new chapter starting Friday April 11th, will be... "Ready Go", a new song by ME:I. We've received comments from the members:

Momona: Hello, everyone! Ready...
Everyone: Click! This is ME:I.
Momona: Our new song "Ready Go" is going to be the ending theme to Mega Voltage, the new chapter of the Pokémon anime!
Everyone: Thank you so much!
Ayane: Ready Go is a song distinguished by its near-futuristic sound, and is sprinkled with terms related to Liko and Roy's adventure, such as "airship" and "evolution"!

Q: How did you feel when you learned you had been chosen to handle the opening theme?

Keiko: We were genuinely extremely happy. On a personal note, even though I really love my younger brothers, I still haven't told them the news; I'm going to do so soon, so I'm really looking forward to that.

Ran: Mega Voltage, the new chapter we're handling the opening theme for, will start Friday April 11th with a 1 hour special!
Shizuku: The Pocket Monsters TV show airs every Friday at 6:55pm on the TV Tokyo Network.
Momona: This has been...
Everyone: ME:I!

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Only 3 days left until the new chapter of the Pokémon anime! Ready Go to Mega Voltage! We bring you countdown comments from ME:I, the singers of the ending theme! Today we have MOMONA, SHIZUKU and SUZU:

Momona: Hello, everyone. This is Momona,
Shizuku: Shizuku...
Suzu: ...and Suzu from Me:I!
Momona: Mega Voltage, the new chapter of the Pocket Monsters anime, will start in... Ready?
All: ...Only 3 days!
Momona: Me:I's new song Ready Go is going to be the ending theme for it, so the three of us thought we'd answer some questions for you today!

Q: Did anything memorable happen during the recording for the song?

Momona: This time around the track had a blend of synthesized... or rather mechanical sounds, so the recording session ended up being the shortest we've ever had.
Shizuku: Oh, you're right.
Momona: I think so, at least. But I seriously only sang like once or twice and that was it, so... while I was recording, I kept kind of wondering how the final result would turn out. However, when I heard the finalized song, that blend of mechanical sounds had given me a voice I had never heard from myself before, and I was really happy with how new and different it sounded.

Q: Are there any Pokémon you think resemble the members of Me:I?

Shizuku: Yes, there's one I think resembles Suzu. I think she really resembles Purin.
Momona: I get it.
Shizuku: Purin has this soft and easygoing vibe to it that really reminds me of her, and they're both really cute.
Momona: It has her member color too.
Shizuku: Right.
Momona: Pink.
Shizuku: That might be part of why it reminds me of her too.

Q: If you could become a Pokémon, which Pokémon would you want to be?

Suzu: Right, so Shi-chan just told me I resemble Purin, and that actually happens to be one of my favorite Pokémon, so...
Shizuku/Momona: Ooh!
Suzu: I like it because it's pink and its bangs, you know, they curl around like this.
Shizuku: Right, they do.

Q: Finally, do you have something you want to tell those who are watching this video?

Momona: So with that said, Mega Voltage is the new chapter Me:I have been graciously allowed to handle the ending theme for, but you know, this is still kind of a new chapter for us as well, or rather, we have a lot of growing to do as a girl group, so we feel truly honored to have been given the opportunity to handle the ending theme this time. Everyone, please listen a lot to Ready Go!
Shizuku/Suzu: Please!
Shizuku: The Pocket Monsters TV show airs every Friday at 6:55pm on the TV Tokyo Network!
Suzu: Friday April 11th will be a 1 hour special.
Momona: Please look forward to the ending theme we handled for the new chapter Mega Voltage as well! This has been Momona,
Shizuku: Shizuku...
Suzu: ...and Suzu from Me:I!
All: Bye bye!

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Only 2 days left until the new chapter of the Pokémon anime! Ready Go to Mega Voltage! We bring you countdown comments from ME:I, the singers of the ending theme! Today we have RAN, RINON and AYANE:

Ran: Hello, everyone. This is Ran,
Ayane: Ayane...
Rinon: ...and Rinon from Me:I!
Ran: Mega Voltage, the new chapter of the Pocket Monsters anime, will start in... Ready?
All: ...Only 2 days!
Ran: Me:I's new song Ready Go is going to be the ending theme for it, so the three of us thought we'd answer some questions for you today!

Q: Did anything memorable happen during the recording for the song?

Ran: Since the concept of Ready Go as a song is synth-style sound, we were instructed to sing in a kind of monotone way, like this... and I was focusing so much on that that I kind of ended up singing this pretty long part right before the chorus that goes "one two three four..." without drawing my breath at all. We definitely got a great take though, and the song as a whole ended up really good, so we'd be really happy if you'd give it a listen.

Q: Are there any Pokémon you think resemble the members of Me:I?

Ayane: Ran-san resembles... Nyoromo.
Ran: Nyoromo?
Ayane: Yes.
Ran: Nyoromo?! So I'm like Nyoromo, huh?
Ayane: Yeah, you got big and round eyes.
Ran: So that's why I resemble it?
Ayane: And Rinon-chan resembles... Gothimu.
Rinon: Gothimu?
Ayane: Yes.
Rinon: So I'm like Gothimu?
Ran: It really captures her key traits, doesn't it?
Ayane: Her mouth looks really cute, and her eyes are big and round.
Ran: Indeed.

Q: If you could become a Pokémon, which Pokémon would you want to be?

Rinon: If I could actually become a Pokémon...
Ran: Yes, any Pokémon you'd like.
Rinon: ...then I'd definitely become the absolutely strongest legendary Pokémon of all; A Pokémon loved by everyone, adored by everyone and admired by everyone.
Ran: Good choice. So like, do you have an example?
Rinon: I would like to become Mewtwo.
Ran/Ayane: Ooh.
Rinon: Definitely Mewtwo. And I'd like to have Mewtwo's figure too, please.

Q: Finally, do you have something you want to tell those who are watching this video?

Ran: We'd be really happy if you'll come to love our new song Ready Go alongside Mega Voltage, the new chapter of the Pocket Monsters TV show.
Ayane: The Pocket Monsters TV show airs every Friday at 6:55pm on the TV Tokyo Network!
Rinon: Friday April 11th will be a 1 hour special.
Ran: Please look forward to the ending theme we handled for the new chapter Mega Voltage as well! This has been Ran,
Ayane: Ayane...
Rinon: ...and Rinon from Me:I!
All: Bye bye!

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Only 1 day left until the new chapter of the Pokémon anime! Ready Go to Mega Voltage! We bring you countdown comments from ME:I, the singers of the ending theme! Today we have MIU, KEIKO and KOKONA:

Keiko: Hello, everyone. This is Keiko,
Miu: Miu...
Kokona: ...and Kokona from Me:I! Mega Voltage, the new chapter of the Pocket Monsters anime, will start in...
Miu: Ready?
All: ...Only 1 day!
Miu: Me:I's new song Ready Go is going to be the ending theme for it.
Keiko: The three of us thought we'd answer some questions for you today!

Q: Did anything memorable happen during the recording for the song?

Miu: When I was recording a take of the entire song, not just my own part in it, there's this bit in the "Ready Go" section that goes "Go... Go...".
Keiko: Yeah.
Miu: I originally didn't think I'd actually have to say anything for that bit, figuring it'd just be handled with autotune or something.
Keiko: Oh, I see.
Miu: And that "Go... Go..." like bit has this really unexpected timing to it.
Keiko: Oh right, it was really hard to time!
Miu: I can do it fine now, but when I initially recorded it I kept missing the timing over and over. I'm sorry.
Keiko: Yeah, that bit was kind of difficult.
Miu: I remember thinking "that part's sung, that part'll be autotuned"... It was really difficult.

Q: Are there any Pokémon you think resemble the members of Me:I?

Keiko: Miu-chan... resembles Mew. They're both really tiny and cute.
Miu: So it's not because of the name?
Keiko: Oh. Yeah, those are similar too. As for Kokona, I just realized how much she resembles Sirnight. The way their hair is parted is very similar, isn't it?

Q: If you could become a Pokémon, which Pokémon would you want to be?

Kokona: I'm just talking appearance-wise here, but... I'd really like to become a Kabigon.
Miu: Really?
Kokona: Yeah. Since it's like... squishy, and cute. And it seems like it touches its own stomach and such. So...

Q: Finally, do you have something you want to tell those who are watching this video?

Keiko: First off, I'm really happy to get to work with Pokémon, which I've watched since I was a kid. Ready Go is a very nice song, so please listen to it a lot!
Kokona: The Pocket Monsters TV show airs every Friday at 6:55pm on the TV Tokyo Network!
Miu: Friday April 11th will be a 1 hour special.
Keiko: Please look forward to the ending theme we handled for the new chapter Mega Voltage as well! This has been Keiko,
Ayane: Miu...
Rinon: ...and Kokona from Me:I!
All: Bye bye!

Kinda agree, but I felt the same about Let Me Battle, and that one really grew on me.

Ten bucks the ED is only about Liko

Most likely. She's really the one most suitable for having lyrics written about.

Though I really want a Dot song eventually. Come on, guys.

YOU MEGA CAN'T MEGAVERT YOUR EYES FROM

I'm starting to get really tired of that line.

Mega tired?

Most likely it's going to involve something that gets revealed in this week's episode. There's usually a reason for them being this coy about an episode.

Is it morally OK to fuck your large green cat pokemon?

Why are you asking this, anon...?

What if Uruto ends up being a Gurumin stan?
What if the Gurumin fan battle ends up being between Uruto and Zir?

I like it, but I'd rather have Zir VS Liko desu

I really like Muse.

The CD releases tomorrow, so I assume we're going to get some big promotion of it then.

We're getting performances of the song on both Oha Suta and Pokedoko this week at least.

I would also love to rape Likos tight pussy

... which of them?

Liko getting to talk to Dot again for the first time in a year is going to be so good.

It'll be very cute and very gay.

Yup. I'm ready.

I just hope we get our man back soon.