Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
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Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, known in Japan as Pokémon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna (ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY&Z ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ, Pokemon Za Mūbī Ekkusu, Wai ando Zetto: Borukenion to Karakuri no Magiana) is a 2016 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film, the 19th in the Pokémon film series produced by OLM, and the third and final film in the XY series. It was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka.[3] The film stars the voices of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Mayuki Makiguchi, Yūki Kaji, Mariya Ise, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama, Somegoro Ichikawa, Yuka Terasaki, Kōichi Yamadera, Mayu Matsuoka, and Shoko Nakagawa. The film focuses on Councillor Alva of the Azoth Kingdom, who steals the "Soul-Heart" of the artificial Pokémon Magearna to power and control a flying fortress in the kingdom. The Mythical Pokémon Volcanion allies with the Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum and his friends, Pikachu, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie to recover Magearna's Soul-Heart.
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Kanji | ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY&Z ボルケニオンと機巧のマギアナ | ||||
Literal meaning | Pokémon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna | ||||
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Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama | ||||
Screenplay by | Atsuhiro Tomioka | ||||
Based on | Pokémon X and Y by Satoshi Tajiri Junichi Masuda Ken Sugimori | ||||
Produced by | Satoshi Shimodaira Susumu Matsuyama Kenichi Arai | ||||
Starring | see below | ||||
Cinematography | Aya Aoshima | ||||
Edited by | Toshio Henmi | ||||
Music by | Shinji Miyazaki | ||||
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Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 95 minutes | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese | ||||
Box office | Japan: ¥2.15 billion[1] ($20.2 million)[2] Overseas: $5,871,077 |
It was released in Japan on July 16, 2016. An English dub was produced by DuArt Media Services, and stars the voices of Sarah Natochenny, Haven Paschall, Michael Liscio Jr., Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld, Michele Knotz, Carter Cathcart, Mike Pollock, Billy Bob Thompson, Riley Joseph, and Laurie Hymes. It premiered in the United States on Disney XD on December 5, 2016,[4] and in the United Kingdom on CITV on November 19, 2016.[5]
The film was dedicated to Eric Medalle, a game designer who died in a car accident before the film was released.