February 2007
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Pokemon.com Recap: New York Comic-Con! -02/26/07- |  
 
Pokemon.com has a recap of the New York Comic Con event that was held at the Jacob Javits Center on February 23-25, 2007. The Pokemon Center store was there, and Pokemon also held a voice actor panel. The Pokemon voice actor panel included: Sarah Natochenny (Ash), Michelle Knotz (May), and Bill Rogers (Brock). Pokemon.com Recap: New York Comic-Con The audience was shown the first few minutes of the new movie, Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea! The introduction was amazing, but the beginning chase was even more exciting! They especially liked – well, we can’t tell you that now! Just like all the kids asking questions about the movie’s plot, you’re going to have to wait until the DVD release, coming April 3! The actors had a lot of fun answering questions – did you know that Bill has a soft spot for Bonsly, or that Michele has really mixed feelings about Harley? And the audience certainly had fun, especially when they were rewarded with prizes for acting such good questions! |
To view the entire article, go to Pokemon.com: Making Con-tact! ----- Related Links Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea |  [Questions and Comments on This News Story]
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Pokemon Diamond/Pearl TCG: The Mystery of the Lake! -02/26/07- |  
The official Japanese Pokemon TCG website released new card images from the Pokemon Diamond/Pearl TCG: The Mystery of the Lake (the second Diamond/Pearl TCG set to be released in Japan). You can view the cards below: Pokemon DP TCG: The Mystery of the Lake     
    
----- Pokemon DP TCG: The Mystery of the Lake, will be released in Japan on March 2, 2007. There is currently no official US release date available. Related Links
www.pokemon-card.com - Official Japanese Pokemon TCG Website | [Questions and Comments on This News Story] |
GameStop.com: Change in Stylus Holder Bonus! -02/26/07- | 
In addition to the bonus stylus, the stylus holder bonus was originally included for pre-orders for Pokemon Diamond or Pokemon Pearl. However, GameStop has removed the stylus holder from the bonus items (the product's image and bonus offer description has been changed). According to the GameStop site, the stylus holder will now only be included if you purchases both Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. You will get a bonus stylus if you purchase one game. If you purchase the Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl package (both games), you will get a stylus, plus the stylus holder. Pokemon Diamond: Bonus Offer Order Pokemon Diamond for the Nintendo DS and receive a Collectible Pokemon Diamond Stylus with Dialga Topper Pen FREE! The bonus item will ship with your order and are available while supplies last. See stores for details. Pokemon Pearl: Bonus Offer Order Pokemon Pearl for the Nintendo DS and receive a Collectible Pokemon Pearl Stylus with Palkia Topper FREE! The bonus item will ship with your order and are available while supplies last. See stores for details. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl: Bonus Offer Order Pokemon Diamond and Pearl for the Nintendo DS and receive a Collectible Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Styluses plus a Stylus Holder FREE! The bonus items will ship with your order and are available while supplies last. See stores for details. |
GameStop Product Links GameStop: Pokemon Diamond GameStop: Pokemon Pearl GameStop: Pokemon Diamond and Pearl ----- Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl will be released on April 22, 2007. Related Links Pokemon Diamond/Pearl | [Questions and Comments on This News Story] |
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl Article in Nintendo Power! -02/21/07- | 
Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl will be featured in the upcoming issue of Nintendo Power (April Volume 214). The article in the issue is titled "Creature Features: 7 Big Things You Need to Know about Pokemon Diamond & Pokemon Pearl." A preview of the issue revealed the first three topics: "Meet the Starters", "It's Finger-Pointin' Good", and "From Dawn 'til Dusk." You can view a preview of the issue at the Official Nintendo Power website:
http://www.nintendopower.com/ Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl will be released on April 22, 2007. ----- Related Links Pokemon Diamond/Pearl | [Questions and Comments on This News Story] |
Pokemon.com: Starters of Pokemon Diamond/Pearl! -02/21/07- | 
All three starters in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl have been revealed at Pokemon.com, which officially confirms their English names. The names are Turtwig (grass type), Chimchar (fire type), and Piplup (water type). The updated page also talks about Bonsly, Mime Jr., Buizel, Chatot, Mantyke, and Roserade. You can view the Pokemon Diamond/Pearl page at Pokemon.com here: http://www.pokemon.com/index.weml#diamondandpearl Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl will be released on April 22, 2007. ----- Related Links Pokemon Diamond/Pearl | [Questions and Comments on This News Story] |
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl English Names from "Match n' Catch" Game! -02/21/07- | 
"Match n' Catch" Pokemon Game (Click to Enlarge) ASMzine.com has released a higher resolution image of the Match n' Catch Pokemon game, which shows some of the English Pokemon names in Diamond/Pearl. Here's the list of Diamond/Pearl Pokemon from the image (many of these names were known already, such as Manaphy, Palkia, Dialga, and so on):  Turtwig,  Chimchar,  Piplup,  Starly,  Bidoof,  Kricketot,  Shinx,  Budew,  Shieldon,  Pachirisu,  Floatzel,  Shellos,  Driftblim,  Buneary,  Glameow,  Bonsly,  Mime Jr,  Happiny,  Chatot,  Munchlax,  Skorupi,  Croagunk,  Carnivine,  Weavile,  Electivire,  Dialga,  Palkia,  Manaphy.
Related Links ASMzine.com: Toy Fair 2007 Sprite Resource | [Questions and Comments on This News Story] |
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Season, and Movie 9 Premiere in March! -02/21/07- |  
Left Picture: Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Season. Right Picture: Pokemon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea According to ToonZone.net, the Pokemon Diamond and Pearl season will premiere on March 10, 2007, at 9:30 AM. Also, the 9th Pokemon movie, "Pokemon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea," will premiere on March 23, 2007, at 7:00 PM. Also, ToonZone.net Links
ToonZone: Schedule ToonZone: Cartoon Network Movies for March 2007 ----- "Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea" on DVD will be released on April 3, 2007. Related Links Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | [Questions and Comments on This News Story] |
Pokemon Voice Actor Panel at New York Comic Con! -02/21/07- |   
Sarah Natochenny (Voice of Ash), Bill Rogers (Voice of Brock), and Michelle Knotx (Voice of May) The official Pokemon website has revealed additional plans for the Pokemon related activities at New York Comic Con (Jacob Javits Center on February 23-25, 2007). A live "Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea" voice actor panel will be held on Sunday, February 25th, from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Voice actors Sarah Natochenny (Ash), Bill Rogers (Brock), and Michelle Knotz (May), will be there to answer questions. A sneak peek of the film will also be shown. Other Pokemon Activities It was previously announced at the Pokemon Center store will be at the event, at Booth #211. And according to the official New York Comic Con's website, Sarah Natochenny, Bill Rogers, and Michelle Knotz will be there to sign autographs (times TBA). For more information on the New York Comic Con, including ticket information and times, visit the official New York Comic Con website: www.nycomiccon.com ----- Related Links www.pokemoncenter.com - Official Pokemon Center Website | [Questions and Comments on This News Story] |
VIZ Media at New York Comic Con! -02/21/07- | 
VIZ Media will be at the New York Comic Con (Jacob Javits Center on February 23-25, 2007). VIZ Media will be at Booth #619. The retail area will offer VIZ Media manga and anime titles, which includes "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team." This is the first opportunity to buy the manga before it hit stores on March 6, 2007. A wide variety of other VIZ Media manga titles will also be available for purchase. VIZ Media will also offer opportunities for free gifts including anime and manga novelties, cell phone holders, hats, t-shirts, and more with specific purchases The VIZ Media Manga Panel will be held on Friday, February 23rd, at 5:00 PM. The Anime Panel will being on Saturday, February 24th, at 3:00 PM. VIZ Media executives are scheduled to participate in a variety of other discussions including panels on on comics publishing, an editors buzz forum, capturing female readers, manga trends, and kid’s comics. Check the VIZ Media booth for the full schedule. VIZ Media is also a major sponsor of the ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference taking place on February 22nd in Room #1E02 at the Jacob Javits Center. The conference, open to trade for a separate fee (register at www.newyorkcomiccon.com), will examine and discuss the exploding growth of the manga and graphic novel genres across North America. Several industry luminaries will participate, including Liza Coppola, Senior Vice President of Marketing for VIZ Media. ----- "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team" - VIZ Media Description What would you do if you turned into a Pokemon? Ginji is a regular schoolboy until he wakes up one day as a Torchic! Before Ginji can figure out how to change back, a friendly Mudkip convinces him to become his partner and form a Rescue Team. Saving adorable Pokemon from disaster is exciting work, but can Ginji save himself? Will he ever be human again? And has his transformation turned the Pokemon world topsy-turvy? The adventure - and mystery - is on! |
The "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team" was a six part manga series that was in Nintendo Power from September 2006 through February 2007 (Issue Volumes 207-212). "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team" manga will be released on March 6, 2007. | [Questions and Comments on This News Story] |
Pokemon Movie 9: "Amazon.com Exclusive 3 Disk Set" Details!
-02/19/07- | |
Amazon.com has updated their page on the "Amazon.com
Exclusive 3 Disk Set" for the 9th Pokemon movie, "Pokemon Ranger and the
Temple of the Sea." According to Amazon's product description, the 3 disk
set will include the movie itself as a 2 disc set, and another bonus disc
containing "Pokemon Advanced Battle Vol. 1."
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Amazon.com Product Description
THE AMAZON EXCLUSIVE INCLUDES POKEMON MOVIE 9
(2 DISC SET) PLUS BONUS DISC: "Pokemon Advanced Battle Vol. 1 (DVD)"
Synopsis of Pokemon Advanced Battle Vol. 1
(includes 5 episodes): Ash and his friends continue their adventures,
this time visiting Maisie Island, Wazoo Island, and the ABC Islands on
their way to Mossdeep City and the Hoenn League. Ash is ready to win his
eighth badge--catch the action during the Showdown at Linoone!
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Amazon.com Product Links
Amazon: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Amazon: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (Amazon.com Exclusive 3
Disk Set)
Note that the "Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of
the Sea" DVD itself contains 2 DVDs as described in the product description
for the 3 disk set. This means that Amazon.com's listing of just that movie
itself is incorrect (it lists the movie as 1 disc instead of 2 discs). Some
other online stores lists the movie itself at 2 discs (the movie itself on
disc 1, and "Pikachu's Island Adventure" on disc 2).
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Pikachu's Island Adventure
Not to be confused, the separate bonus titled "Pikachu's
Island Adventure" is available on the "Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the
Sea" DVD. "Pikachu's Island Adventure" is available on the DVD whether you
buy it from Amazon or any other retailer. The only difference in the "Amazon.com
Exclusive 3 Disk Set" is the addition of the third disc containing the
"Pokemon Advanced Battle Vol. 1" DVD.
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"Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea" on DVD will be released on April
3, 2007.
Related Links Pokemon
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Nintendo Power Awards: Pokemon Nominated in Four Categories!
-02/19/07- | |
You can now cast your vote in the Nintendo Power
Awards 2006. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon is nominated in four categories:
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (DS/GBA) - Nintendo
Power Awards Nominations
- Game of the Year (GBA)
- Best RPG/Strategy (all systems)
- Best Story/Writing (all systems)
- Game of the Year (all systems)
To vote in the Nintendo Power Awards 2006, go
here: Nintendo
Power Awards 2006
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Related Links
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Dungeon | |
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Pokemon Diamond/Pearl: Pre-Order Bonus!
-02/17/07- |
Gamestop's online store has revealed the pre-order bonus for Pokemon
Diamond/Pearl:  
Pokemon Diamond: Bonus Offer Order Pokemon Diamond for
the Nintendo DS and receive a Collectible Pokemon Diamond Stylus with
Dialga Topper Pen and a Stylus Holder FREE! The bonus items will ship with
your order and are available while supplies last. See stores for details.
Pokemon Pearl: Bonus Offer Order Pokemon Pearl for the
Nintendo DS and receive a Collectible Pokemon Pearl Stylus with Palkia
Topper Pen and a Stylus Holder FREE! The bonus items will ship with your
order and are available while supplies last. See stores for details. |
Gamestop Product Links
Gamestop: Pokemon Diamond
Gamestop: Pokemon Pearl
Pre-Order Announcement (Back in December 2006)
The pre-order bonus was announced back in December 2006 by Nintendo: "Unique
pre-sell styluses featuring new Pokemon from the new series will be
available by reserving the game early at participating retailers."
Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl will be released on April 22, 2007.
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Links
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl | [Questions
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Nintendo of America: Gearing Up for Pokemon Diamond/Pearl!
-02/17/07- | 
Reggie Fils-Aime (President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of
America) MTV interviewed Reggie
Fils-Aime (President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America), at
the Design Innovate Create Entertain (DICE) conference. Among the issues
discussed were the shortages of the Wii and DS. Also addressed was the soon
to be launched Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl:
From MTV.com article: Wiis are beginning to show up in
stores, but it's Nintendo's DS Lite portable that is in even shorter
supply, despite being on the market in the U.S. since last summer. "We put
everything in the marketplace that we humanly could by December 25th. But
from December 26th until mid-January, we were effectively out of stock."
Fils-Aime said relief will come in stages. "It's going to be tight
probably until March. And then as we gear up for the April 22nd launch of
'Pokemon Diamond' and 'Pokemon Pearl,' things should certainly open up at
that point." |
To read the full MTV article, go here:
Where Are All The Wiis, DS Lites? Nintendo Exec Has The Answer
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Links
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl | [Questions
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Official Japanese Pokemon Website: Darkrai Images!
-02/17/07- | 
The official Japanese Pokemon website has been updated with some new images
of Darkrai (Japanese name), an event Pokemon in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, who
also appears in the 10th Pokemon movie alongside with Dialga and Palkia. The
images (as shown above) show Darkrai in a front view, a back view, and an
image of Darkrai with what appears to be a pair of legs.
Related Links
www.pokemon-movie.jp
- Official Japanese Pokemon Movie Website
Future Movies | [Questions
and Comments on This News Story] |
Darkrai in the 10th Pokemon Movie!
-02/14/07- | 
Darkrai, the #491 Pokemon in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, will be joining Dialga
and Palkia in the 10th Pokemon movie. The official Japanese Pokemon movie
website has been updated to include the movie's updated title: "Dialga vs.
Palkia vs. Darkrai." However, there are no new images or trailers of Darkrai
in the movie itself yet. Darkrai's official English name is currently
unknown. The
movie will be released in Japan on July 14, 2007. There is currently no US
release date.
Obtaining Darkrai in Diamond/Pearl Darkrai is
not obtainable in Diamond/Pearl, it will most likely be available through an
event. Coro
Coro The Japanese gaming magazine, Coro Coro,
has also revealed that Darkrai will be in the 10th Pokemon movie. You can
view the images below (click image to enlarge):  
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Links
www.pokemon-movie.jp
- Official Japanese Pokemon Movie Website
Future Movies | [Questions
and Comments on This News Story] |
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl: Toys and English Names!
-02/13/07- | 
The Toy Fair 2007 is currently being held in New York during February 11-14,
2007. Jakks Pacific, which signed a licensing contract to manufacture
Pokemon toy products with Pokemon USA in 2006, showed many of their new
Pokemon products that will be launched this year. In doing so, they have
also revealed the English names for many of the Diamond/Pearl Pokemon.
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl Starters Among them, the English
names for the Pokemon Diamond/Pearl starters were revealed. The names are
Turtwig (grass type), Chimchar (fire type), and Pochama (water type). (Note
that these names are subject to change. The starters names are based on low
resolution images of the Pokemon's products and Entertainment Earth store's
product description). Other Pokemon
Names At the moment, other names are noticeable from
pictures of Toy Fair 2007, but several of them remain a guessing game due to
the low resolution images. -----
Entertainment Earth - Product Descriptions An online
store, Entertainment Earth, displayed the new Jakks Pacific Pokemon toys at
their store. Although no product image is available, they do supply the
product's name and description. The most information displayed are from the
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Action Figures. The sets of figures contain names
of the original Pokemon (like Pikachu), names of officially confirmed
Pokemon (like Dialga and Palkia), and names of Pokemon we just have to make
a good guess at based on what we see from the Toy Fair 2007 pictures. The
problem with these descriptions are they contain many errors, and in some
cases, have a mix of English names and Japanese names (which further
complicates things). However, using the descriptions and pictures from Toy
Fair 2007 together, some comparisons and some corrections can be made, which
I outline in below:
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Wave 1 Single Pack Action Figure Case
Pikachu (standing), Pikachu, Chatot, Manaphy, Buizel, Mantyke, Raichu,
Mime Jr., and Aipom. (Subject to change)
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Wave 2 Single Pack Action Figure Case
Pikachu, Cherrim, Turtwig, Chimchar,
Croalurk, Starly, Pochama, Buneary, Electrivire,
and Pachirusu. (Subject to change)
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Wave 3 Single Pack Action Figure Case
Happini, Dorpian, Dialga, Kricketot,
Palkia, Golem, Glameow, Ponyta, Carnivine, and Sudowoodo. (Subject to
change) -----
Errors Corrected (Based on low resolution pictures, so it's a
"guesstimate") Mantai
= Mantyke
Cherrim = ???
Gureggru = Croalurk
Mukkuru = Starly
Bippa
= Happini
Dorpian
= ???
Koroboshi
= Kricketot
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You can view the products listed at Entertainment Earth here:
Entertainment Earth - Pokemon
Toy Fair 2007 - Pictures Here's some websites that have
pictures from the Toy Fair 2007:
Action-Figure.com: Toy Fair 2007
ASMzine.com: Toy Fair 2007
Figures.com: Toy Fair 2007
Awaiting Official Pokemon Names Of course, rather than
playing a guessing game, hopefully more or all of the new Pokemon's English
names will be revealed soon. It will be here in the news when that happens.
----- Related
Links
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl | [Questions
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"Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea" DVD: Box Art and Bonus!
-02/13/07- | 
Here's the box art for the next Pokemon movie, "Pokemon Ranger and the
Temple of the Sea." The box art also reveals that a bonus will be included,
it's titled "Pikachu's Island Adventure."
Amazon.com Exclusive 3 Disk Set In addition to
the DVD, Amazon.com has the movie available with "Amazon.com Exclusive 3
Disk Set." The original DVD is listed at $13.99 (listed as one disc DVD),
and the Amazon.com Exclusive 3 Disk Set is also listed at $13.99. The
product page at Amazon currently does not list any further information on
the 3 Disk Set. The bonus, Pikachu's Island Adventure is included in the
original one disc DVD (that's what the above box art is for), so it's
unknown what further material the extra two discs on the 3 Disk Set will
offer (currently shows no box art at Amazon, so we can't see any further
information from that either, if any will be on the box art).
Both items are scheduled to be released on April 3, 2007.
Amazon.com Product Links
Amazon: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Amazon: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (Amazon.com Exclusive 3
Disk Set)
----- Related
Links Pokemon Ranger
and the Temple of the Sea | [Questions
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Pokemon Center at New York Comic Con!
-02/09/07- | 
The Pokemon Center store will be at New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javits
Center on February 23-25, 2007. All sorts of Pokemon products will be
available at Booth #211. Some of the Pokemon voice actors will also be there
to sign autographs. According to the official New York Comic Con's website,
attending the event are the voices of Ash, May, and Brock (times TBA). That
means Sarah Natochenny will be there, the voice for Ash, along with Michelle
Knotz (May) and Bill Rogers (Brock).
For more information on the New York Comic Con, including ticket information
and times, visit the official New York Comic Con website:
www.nycomiccon.com Related Links
www.pokemoncenter.com - Official Pokemon Center Website | [Questions
and Comments on This News Story] |
Pokemon USA Names Retail Development, Promotions Director!
-02/09/07- | 
Caryl Liebmann (Retail Development, Promotion Director for Pokemon USA)
From
WorldScreen.com:
Pokemon USA Names Retail Development, Promotions Director
Pokemon USA has appointed former 4Kids Entertainment executive Caryl
Liebmann as its director of retail development and promotions.
Liebmann’s responsibilities include developing and implementing retail
promotions such as feature shops, gift with purchase programs, coupon
redemptions, on-packs and in-packs, a variety of cross promotions and
private label and direct-to-retail opportunities. |
----- Caryl Liebmann was the Director
Of Retail Promotions at 4Kids Entertainment. So why should you care who
Pokemon USA hires? Well, for one, it shows that Pokemon USA is taking good
care of Pokemon by hiring an experienced executive like Caryl Liebmann (as
well they should be, since Pokemon is the second bestselling game franchises
of all time). And of course, Caryl Liebmann is already familiar with the
Pokemon brand already during Pokemon's time at 4Kids. | [Questions
and Comments on This News Story] |
Reggie Fils-Aime: Pokemon to be First Online Wii Title in the US!
-02/09/07- | 
Reggie Fils-Aime (President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of
America) Not really a big
surprise, but Reggie Fils-Aime (President and Chief Operating Officer of
Nintendo of America) told The Mercury News that Pokemon Battle Revolution
will be the first online Wii title in the US. In addition, he said online
development kits have been seeded and titles are coming. So expect even more
online titles for the Wii after Pokemon Battle Revolution's release.
You can read The Mercury News interview with Reggie Fils-Aime here:
Dice: Interview With Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime | [Questions
and Comments on This News Story] |
American Anime Awards Finalist: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew!
-02/08/07- | 
The finalists for the American Anime Awards have been announced. The 8th
Pokemon movie, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, is part of the top five
finalists for the Best Anime Feature category:
Best Anime Feature
- Akira
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
- Fullmetal Alchemist--The Movie
- Inuyasha Movie 4: Fire on Mystic
Island
- Pokemon Movie 8: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
To view all the finalists for all categories, go here:
Finalists Announced for First-Ever American Anime Awards
----- Fan voting was conducted during
January 1, 2007 through January 31, 2007. The American Anime Awards ceremony
will take place on February 24 at the New Yorker Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
Tickets to the ceremony and gala are sold out, but you can watch a special
broadcast on the Anime Network. It will premiere on the Anime Network on
March 23 (broadcast) and April 12 (video on demand).
Related Links
www.americananimeawards.com - Official American Anime Awards Website
www.theanimenetwork.com - Official Anime Network Website
Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | [Questions
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