The first preview trailer and images have been released for the new Pokémon anime titled Kairyu to Yubinyasan (Dragonite and the Postman) by studio CoMix Wave Films. The anime was announced last week, and it is set to be released on February 27 on Pokémon’s official YouTube channel to celebrate Pokémon Day. The special anime is also expected to run for about 14 minutes.
The tale follows Hana, a girl who trains herself to be a mail carrier like Dragonite. She will be voiced by Rika Fukumoto and find an unaddressed letter, which will send her on a quest to find its sender. With her partner Fuecoco, she rushes through the city and eventually finds the sender, a boy named Rio. He reveals that the letter was meant to celebrate his father’s birthday, but his father is away working alone in the Kanto region, and today is the big day.
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Director Kimura stated in an interview concerning the new anime, “Because it is the 29th Anniversary, we put an effort into including Pokémon from different series. The structure of the story is designed to retrace its steps gradually through earlier series, starting from the Paldea region.”
Screenwriter Kentaro Nana also remarked about the scene in which Kyogre appears: “Visually, it left a strong impression and I felt it would work quite well in a particularly exciting part of the story. Director Kimura added some fantastic direction to it, so I’d be hoping the audience enjoys it.”
You can watch the preview trailer below,
CoMix Wave Films: Dragonite and the Postman
The studio animating is CoMix Wave Films, a studio best known for animating Makoto Shinkai’s works such as Your Name., Weathering With You, and Suzume. Dragonite and the Mailman will be themed around a “memorable day.” Directing will be Taku Kimura from Studio Lemon. Below is the full staff:
• Director / Storyboarding: Taku Kimura (Studio Lemon)
• Script / Composition: Kentaro Nana
• Character designer (original concept): Asuka Dokai
• Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Maho Aoki
• Art Director: Tasuku Watanabe
• Music: Evan Call
• Animation Production: CoMix Wave Films
“The song that will accompany the anime is, “Paper Airplane,” performed by Yoru Shika’s suis, with music by Evan Call who also composed for Violet Evergarden, My Happy Marriage, and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. Evan Call composed the entire soundtrack for the newly launched Pokémon anime. We recently had an awesome opportunity to sit down with Evan Call and visit about his entire career.”
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The franchise today encompasses practically all existing media, from video games to anime, trading card games (TCG), movies, and merchandising. WIT Studio has animated four special episodes of anime in 2023.
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