Short films released weekly after the main anime episode from December 1 to December 15
The Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime will air a three-part anime short about Pokémon Terapagos over the next three weeks. A Terapagos no Kirakira Tanken-ki (The Brilliance of Terapagos: An Expedition Log) short will run after the ending credits of the main Pokémon: Horizons episode every week from December 1 to December 15.
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The main anime began its second season,”Terapagos no Kagayaki”(The Brilliance of Terapagos), with its 29th episode on October 27. Therefore, the crew streamed a special video to retell the story distant:
◢◤ #アニポケ 特別映像公開 ◢◤
六英雄の #ラプラス を探しに
ブレイブアサギ号が海の冒険へ!白い霧に包まれる海で聞こえたのは、歌声?
さらに #テラパゴス にも変化が…
アニポケは毎週金曜よる6時55分~
テレ東系にて放送中????
※一部地域では放送中????
※一部地域では放送時が異なります pic.twitter.com/0FLhk9nJXd— アニメ 「ポケットモンスター」公式 (@anipoke_PR) November 24, 2023
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The anime tells about two completely new main characters, named Riko and Roy. The anime features Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly from the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games, and also features the legendary Pokémon Rayquaza in its Shiny form. The anime also features new characters Friede and Captain Pikachu, a Pokémon professor and Pokémon partner duo who fight alongside Riko and Roy.
Saori Den (Mirage Queen Prefers Circus) is directing the anime and Daiki Tomiyasu (Pokémon Sun & Moon, Pocket Monster Mezase Pokémon Master) is the creative director. Dai Sato (Eureka Seven, Wolf’s Rain, Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop) will oversee the film’s script. Tetsuo Yajima is the action director, Rei Yamazaki is the character designer, and Kyōko Itō is the supporting character designer. Masafumi Mima is the sound director and Conisch is composing the music.
The anime premiered in Japan on April 14 with a one-hour special episode. The show airs on Fridays at 6:55 p.m. JST (4:55 a.m. EDT)
The English dub of the anime will be “coming soon”.
Source: Pokémon anime Twitter accountNatalie Comics