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List Of Pokémon Theme Songs
This is a list of Pokémon theme songs that includes the media and release information, which is mainly about the Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean opening and ending themes of the ''Pokémon'' Pokémon (TV series), animated series. They are as follows. Pocket Monsters (Japanese) Opening themes Pocket Monsters Original series/Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! Pocket Monsters XY Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon Pocket Monsters (2019) {, class="wikitable" , - ! # !! Japanese title !! Rōmaji !! English translation !! Vocalist !! Episodes used , - , 1 , , {{Nihongo, {{Ruby-ja, １, ワン・{{Ruby-ja, ２, ツー・{{Ruby-ja, ３, スリー , , ''Wan, Tsū, Surī'' , , One, Two, Three , , After The Rain (Soraru & Mafumafu)Golden Bomber (Nishikawa-kun and Kirisho Karrage Shimai (Erika Ikuta and Sayuri Matsumura from Nogizaka46) Rika Matsumoto (Ash Ketchum) and Daiki Yamashita (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokémon
(an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of what each of those companies do, Game Freak develop the main games; Creatures provides support through their Pokémon CG Studio which does 3D models for the pokémon in the games, as well as developing some spin-off titles, and producing the ''Pokémon Trading Card Game''; Nintendo was the original publisher of the series and since the 2000s, helps publishing the games in their consoles in overseas markets outside of Japan and The Pokémon Company is then jointly owned by them and is set up to deal with the licensing, production, publishing, marketing and deals across the world featuring Pokémon as a media franchise. The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996, and is centered around fictional creatures called "List of Pokémon, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unshō Ishizuka
was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Katsuyama, Fukui. He was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death and was known for providing the voice of both the narrator and Professor Oak on the Japanese anime series ''Pokémon''. In addition to that, he regularly appeared in both the Japanese and English-language versions of the ''Pokémon'' anime, voicing Onix, Steelix and numerous other Pokémon. Ishizuka was known for his deep, strong voice and is often cast in the role of older mature male characters, such as Jet Black from '' Cowboy Bebop'', Eugene Gallardo from ''Tales of Rebirth'' and Captain Matthews in the ''Xenosaga'' trilogy. He was also the Japanese dub voice of Captain Gantu in every version of ''Lilo & Stitch'' to date. He was also the fourth Japanese voice of Heihachi Mishima in the ''Tekken'' video game series, and the second Japanese voice for Mr. Satan in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, taking over both roles since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brock (Pokémon)
Brock, known as in Japan, is a fictional character in the ''Pokémon'' franchise owned by Nintendo. In the ''Pokémon'' video games, he is the Gym Leader of Pewter City and mainly uses Rock-type Pokémon. In the anime series, Ash comes across a man that is later revealed to be Brock's father. He explains that Brock wanted to become a Pokémon Master but due to his father leaving, Brock had to take care of his many, many siblings and could not leave. This is why he became a gym leader, to stay close to his family. His father comes back and states that he will take care of the family. Brock left his position as a Gym Leader to travel alongside Ash Ketchum and became a revered Pokémon breeder. He later cultivates his skill in medicine, and goes to Pewter City in order to train and become a Pokémon doctor. He has also appeared in several Pokémon manga series, including ''Pokémon Adventures'' and the ''Ash & Pikachu'' manga. Characteristics Brock is considered the most mature, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūji Ueda
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is best known for voicing the roles of Sagara Sanosuke in ''Rurouni Kenshin'', Akito Tenkawa in ''Martian Successor Nadesico'', Takeshi/Brock and Sonansu/Wobbuffet in ''Pokémon'', Horohoro in ''Shaman King'', Johannes Krauser II in ''Detroit Metal City'', Keitarō Urashima in ''Love Hina'', Shiro Iori in '' Kill la Kill'', and Yousuke Fuuma in ''Wedding Peach''. Biography He was born in Fukuoka as 上田祐司 (same pronunciation). In July 2004, he left Arts Vision and officially made his name into an all-hiragana form. In April 2005, Ueda joined Office Osawa. Yūji is frequently called "Yū-chan" by veteran voice actresses; usually co-voice actresses from Pokémon. He is married to voice actress Omi Minami. In March 2012, Ueda and Minami both left Osawa, and launched a new agency called PomaRancz. Filmography Television animation ;1992 *'' Calimero'' – Giuliano ;1994 *''Blue Seed'' – Yosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin-ichiro Miki
is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo.Doi, Hitoshi.Miki Shinichirou. ''Seiyuu Database''. July 13, 2010. He is a member of 81 Produce. Miki is known for his distinctively smooth voice and often calm delivery in the roles he has landed. He often gets cast as handsome young men in anime, perhaps the most notable being Youji Kudou – Balinese (''Weiß Kreuz'') and Kojirō ("James") (''Pokémon''). Other famous roles include Takumi Fujiwara ('' Initial D'' anime, video game and mostly '' Arcade Stage'' series from ''Arcade Stage 4'' to ''Arcade Stage 8 Infinity''), Kisuke Urahara ('' Bleach''), Akira Yuki (''Virtua Fighter''), Lockon Stratos (''Mobile Suit Gundam 00''), Tatsuma Sakamoto ( ''Gintama''), Teppei Iwaki (''Area no Kishi''), Aikurō Mikisugi ('' Kill la Kill''), Hitomi ('' Code: Breaker''), Kagetora Aida (''Kuroko's Basketball''), Roy Mustang ('' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood''), Zamasu (''Dragon Ball Super''), Bob Makihara ('' Tenejō Tenge''), Keisuke Yuuki (''Fushi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megumi Hayashibara
is a Japanese voice actress, singer, lyricist and radio personality from Kita ward in Tokyo and is affiliated with self-founded Woodpark Office. One of the most prominent Japanese voice actresses since the 1990s, Hayashibara is best known for her roles in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', ''Love Hina'', ''Saber Marionette J'', ''Magical Princess Minky Momo'', ''Mashin Hero Wataru'', ''Ranma ½'', '' Cowboy Bebop'', ''Slayers'', ''Detective Conan'', ''Pokémon'', '' All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku'', ''Video Girl Ai'', and ''Shaman King'' where she also performs the opening themes for the 2001 series, Over Soul and Northern Lights, as well as the 2021 adaptations theme Soul Salvation. Biography Hayashibara was born on March 30, 1967, in Kita Tokyo, Japan. She studied at a Catholic school and at one point was bullied in fifth grade. She was an active club member and participated in the Badminton, Biology, Broadcasting, Drama and English clubs. She played the role of Alice in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapras
is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's ''Pokémon'' franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Lapras first appeared in the video games ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. Lapras is a water-type large Pokémon that resembles a plesiosaur. Lapras was voiced by Rikako Aikawa in both the Japanese and English-language versions of the anime. Concept and characteristics Lapras was one of 151 different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of ''Pocket Monsters'' games ''Red'' and ''Green'', which were localized outside Japan as ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue''. Its English name is a romanization of the Japanese name ''Rapurasu'', subsequently revealed to be the Japanese way of writing ''Laplace'', a name likely based after the mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikako Aikawa
is a Japanese actress and voice actress affiliated with Atomic Monkey. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She was originally a child actress. Her real name after she married Mitsuo Iwata, a Japanese voice actor, is . She appears in the Japanese and English-language versions of the ''Pokémon'' anime, voicing Ash's Caterpie, Metapod and Butterfree and his Krabby. She had a main role in the Orange League series where she voiced Ash's Lapras in both versions. She also appeared in the second ''Pokémon'' movie as the legendary Fire ''Pokémon'', Moltres. She had a recurring role in the Johto series as Charla, Liza's female Charizard, a ''Pokémon'' who lives at the Charicific Valley and who eventually developed a romantic relationship with Ash's Charizard. She also played Madame Muchmoney's Granbull. She is also known as a specialist of tongue-twisters in the Japanese language. Filmography Television animation Animated Films Original video animations Tokusat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misty (Pokémon)
Misty, known as in Japan, is a fictional character in the ''Pokémon'' franchise owned by Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri. She has appeared as a Gym Leader in the ''Pokémon'' video games ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'', ''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'', and their respective remakes. She was a protagonist in the ongoing anime for the first five seasons, travelling alongside Ash Ketchum and Brock / Tracey to become the world's best Water-type Pokémon trainer before departing home to Cerulean City to run the family gym, but made recurring appearances after. The character has also appeared in manga like ''Pokémon Adventures''. She specialises in Water Type Pokémon. Her Japanese voice actress is Mayumi Iizuka, while her English voice was supplied by Rachael Lillis and Michele Knotz, while her Korean voice was supplied by Ji Mi-Ae, Lee Chi-Hyeon, Kim Hyeon-Ji and Yeo Minjeong. Design Misty's character design was overseen by Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida, and for the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayumi Iizuka
is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and disc jockey who was born in Tokyo. She is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment and her label is Lantis. She is an instructor at the Stay Luck training school Follow-Up. For her singing activities, she uses the alias . Her well-known roles as a voice actress include Kasumi (Misty) in the ''Pokémon'' series, Tron Bonne in the ''Mega Man Legends'' series and Claiomh Everlasting in the ''Sorcerous Stabber Orphen'' series. Career In 1980, at the age of three, Iizuka joined Theater Company Wakakusa through an acquaintance of her grandfather. The reason she joined the group was to learn etiquette. The company was stricter about greetings and etiquette than her lessons, and she remembers crying when she was told off. The following year, on January 11, 1981, she made her debut as a child actress playing the role of Tomiko in the TV drama ''Haru no Urara no Monogatari'' (TBS Television Toshiba Sunday Theater). At Theater Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoko Nakagawa
is a Japanese media personality, actress, voice actress, illustrator, and singer. Also known by her nickname , she is best known as the presenter of ''Pokémon Sunday'', and as the performer of the opening theme from the anime ''Gurren Lagann''. Biography Born to actor and musician Katsuhiko Nakagawa, a celebrity in Japan in the 1980s, she was raised in Nakano by her mother after her father's death from leukemia in 1994. Nakagawa found escape from bullies by connecting with ''Pokémon'' when she was in 5th grade. "When I was a kid, I didn't have friends, but I did have ''Pokémon''." In the 2006 book , she wrote that her legal name was rather than , which she had been using for most of her life. At the time of her birth, she and her mother had to remain in the hospital, and her maternal aunt was left with registering her in the ''koseki''. Her mother's intended name of was declined due to not being included in the list of jōyō kanji or jinmeiyō kanji that are approved fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōichi Sakaguchi
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with 81 Produce. He also had a recurring role in both the Japanese and English language ''Pokémon'' anime which saw him voicing Jessie's Arbok up until Episode 6 of the Hoenn series which saw Arbok and its companion, Weezing being released to help protect a herd of Koffing and Ekans who had been captured by a hunter. He also appeared in the ''Orange League'' series, voicing the Orange Crew leader and champion Drake's Electabuzz and later reappeared during the ''Hoenn League'' series, voicing Morrison's Steelix in both the Japanese and English-language versions of the series. He also provided the voice for various minor characters. He is also known for being the voice actor of Prince Hata from the anime Gintama. Filmography Television animation *'' Pocket Monsters'' (1997) (Musashi's Arbo/Arbok, Additional voices) *'' Nightwalker'' (1998) (Anonymous Man (ep. 4), Criminal (ep. 3)) *''Bubu Chacha'' (1999) (Terry) *''Dual! Parallel Trouble Adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
