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This year’s upcoming combined issue 36/37 of Weekly Shonen Jump has a very special collab tied to it in the form of a Pokémon crossover of sorts. The Pokémon Shonen Jump collaboration inspired some of the magazine’s top creators to put together crossover art, including …Read more »
A ton of stuff has been leaked online as a result of the massive hack at Game Freak, the company that develops Pokémon games. Game Freak has acknowledged these leaks, but they’ve been wary about commenting on leaked items and if they’re real or not. …Read more »
It’s been a while since we spent time with Detective Pikachu, but thanks to the long-awaited game sequel we have more cases to crack. The latest comes in the form of a six-minute animated short from Polygon Pictures, which made its way to the official …Read more »
Late last month, Otaku USA reported that Amsterdam’s Vincent van Gogh Museum was teaming up with Pokémon for a limited-time collaboration that included Pokémon exhibits at the museum. This is related to van Gogh’s love of Japanese art, so the idea was to get people …Read more »
It’s a match made in heaven — er, Yokohama, anyway. For a three-game series starting June 30, the Yokohama DeNA Baystars baseball team will leave their usual helmets on the bench and and instead don official Pikachu helmets. It’s part of an event dubbed “Pokemon …Read more »
Two more characters have been revealed for the new Pokémon anime, which will debut after the final farewell to Ash Ketchum and the original Pikachu. We say “original Pikachu” because another is on the way to the new series, and this time it’s Captain Pikachu! …Read more »
It’s truly the end of an era, because Ash and Pikachu are taking a bow in the Pokémon anime. The legendary duo has been kicking it, collecting and battling for over 25 years, but they’ll finally bid everyone a fond farewell to make way for …Read more »
There have been public buses in Japan decked out with Pokémon motifs, but now the company MINI is offering something new: at gamescom, they unveiled a Pokémon-themed car that people can own. “Step inside the car, where the entire interior has been taken over by …Read more »
Saeko Umemura is a Communist politician in Japan who previously served a term in the House of Representatives, but who lost her reelection bid and has been out of office since 2017. She’s campaigning again, and she has an unusual supporter she’s showing off from …Read more »
It’s spring, and in Japan, spring is associated with cherry blossoms, called “Sakura” in Japanese. There’s a famous traditional Japanese folk song called “Sakura Sakura” that Japanese people have sung for many years in spring time, and now everyone’s favorite Pokémon Pikachu is in on …Read more »
The Pokémon YouTube channel has shared three short videos called “Sweet Winter with Pokémon.” They’re live-action and not animated, so it’s a little different, but there’s still plenty of magic instead of realism. And it’s okay if you don’t speak Japanese, because there is no …Read more »
Skymark Airlines has unveiled its Pikachu Jet, which will be flying in the skies for the next five years. It took its first flight earlier this week and is part of the Flying Pikachu tourism project. The plane has numerous gigantic Pikachus illustrated on its …Read more »
McDonald’s is very popular in Japan, and their popularity might rise with the addition of three limited edition Pikachu food and container designs. Together, the three items are referred to as “Sweets Trio Furuchu,” which is a play on the word Pikachu and the Japanese …Read more »
If you’ve always wanted to wear Pikachu but aren’t satisfied with your average Pokémon goods, perhaps you’re in the market for a pricey new necklace from U-TREASURE and The Pokémon Company. The latest collaboration between the two companies has resulted in a Pikachu necklace made …Read more »
The Pokémon franchise is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and earlier this year it teased it would be involving pop star Katy Perry in the festivities. Perry has released a music video for her song “Electric” today, which shows her hanging out with Pikachu, the best-known …Read more »
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