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Challenge the World! | 2023 Pokémon World Championships

Challenge the World! | 2023 Pokémon World Championships

In summer of 2023, Yokohama, Japan will play host to the Pokémon World Championships (Pokémon WCS), and four fellow players will come together from very far away!

This promotional video will depict the memories of that summer during which Pokémon battles deepen the bonds between the players and their Pokémon.

The video's director is Asuka Dokai, who's been involved in creating music videos for famous artists like YOASOBI, and animated by the animation staff involved in works such as "Your Name." and "Suzume."
It'll be a vibrant display of Pokémon exploits set in Yokohama in summer!

(Broadcast in July 2023 / Formats: 60s, 30s, 15s, 6s)

STAFF

Director・Storyboards
Asuka Dokai

Girl
Maika Yoshida

Pikachu
Ikue Otani


Character Designer・Chief Animation Director
Maho Takagi

Direction
Masami Shimoda

Pokémon Animation Director
Shimpei Sawa

Animation Director
Minoru Ohashi

Prop Design
Rina Kagiyama


Key Animation
Takayo Nishimura、Atsushi Tamura、Rina Kagiyama、Tekuma Shinohara、Kanako Tanabe

Keiko Kurosawa、Ryu Nakayama、Sae Sawada、Anri Ikumi、Tokito Sato

Key Animation Produced in Cooperation with
Kagome Company,Inc.、Studio EIGHTCOLORS



In-Between Animation Checks
Rieko Matsuoka、Satoko Nakashima、Risa Kasagawa、Akiko Teshima、Kanae Uchiumi

In-Between Animation
Hiromi Matsuda、Yuka Mochizuki、Mayumi Omura
Reiko Mano、Mai Shizuse、Tomomi Kimpara

Hiromi Ito、Riho Ito、Miho Kawasaki、Mika Kimura、Reiko Yamada
Hiroki Umemoto、Rina Kobayashi、Taira Takamiya、Shiori Nakatsukasa、Natsuko Harano
Aika Matsumoto、Tzu Hao Wang、Tzu Ying Wang、Ying Siou Lin、Chu Teng
Min Kyung-ae、Shin Sun-mi、Choi Hyo-sil、Han Song Hee、Park Nan Hee
Tang Xiaoyun、Kou I、Chou Enn、Tou Chou、Mann Zishou、Go Kyoku

In-Between Animation Produced in Cooperation with
OLM、Snowdrop、SAFE HOUSE T studio
TELECOM ANIMATION FILM、Studio Bus
ORANGE ANIMATION、studio lings
Wuxi Weida Meilai Animation Design company、Wuxi Elf house Culture Media Co., Ltd


Background Art Director
Tasuku Watanabe

Background Art
Onoo Fujii、Akira Hirosawa、Wong Boki、Shunsuke Negishi

Kinoshita Shinsuke、Hisako Saito、Yusuke Yanagisawa、Kenta Nakajima
Attchai Boonsmai、Aditep Meechaijreonying、Watchara Horthong、
Pichet Chaiyarin、Ngoc Huyen、Thanh Hang
Thanh Truc、Anna Hashimoto、Akane Nishizawa、Rensei Yamamoto、Jun Osano
Satsuki Haramoto、Junya Nishihara、Kosuke Washizu、Yusaku Nakamura、Takumi Yoshii

Art Produced in Cooperation with
Creative Freaks, Inc.、Cre-p Co.,Ltd、Yostar Pictures


Color Director
Tomoko Yamamoto

Assistant Color Director
Ayu Wakai

Ink & Paint
Ayako Hagiwara、Yusaku Harada、Risa Matsumoto、Maki Kishishita、
Megumi Hayakawa、Ayako Saitou、Rie Iijima、Tomoko Yamamoto

Ink & Paint in Cooperation with
office fuu 、bird


2D Materials Design
Daichi Haketa、Saki Okamoto


CG Director
Yu Ueda

CG
Tomoki Akiba

Junya Morita、Jun Awazu、Hiroto Kasugai、Yuriko Yamaguchi


CG Produced in Cooperation with
SPEED INC.


Photography Director
Ryosuke Tsuda


Photography
Hitomi Watanabe、Yuki Teramoto、Masahiko Yagi、Hiromi Yamashita
Mika Shimizu、Gun Kobayashi、Ryosuke Tsuda


Photography Produced in Cooperation with
TROYCA、CLIP+BISON, LLC


Sound Director
Masafumi Mima(Techno Sound inc.)

Recording
Yuji Tagami(Aoi Studio)

Sound Effects
Kenji Koyama(SOUND BOX)
Recording Assistant
Kouhei Tsutsumi(Aoi Studio)
Recording Studio
Aoi Studio

Sound Production Controller
Tomoko Nakashima(Techno Sound inc.)

Sound Production Coordinator
Kazumi Kurita(Techno Sound inc.)


Music
Conisch (Soranone INC.)

Conduct / Piano
Conisch (Soranone INC.)

Performance
ENSEMBLE Cosmopolitan

Chorus
Ayano (Soranone INC.)、Araragi (Soranone INC.)

Horn
Masato Yoshinaga、Maro Abe、Hideto Matsubara、Aika Nose

Trumpet
Osamu Kumashiro、Toshiyuki Onishi

Trombone
Himeko Tsuji、Masahiro Yamauchi

Harp
Kaguya Kawasaki

Acostic Guitar
Koichiro Tashiro

Electric Guitar
Daisuke Kunita

Bass Guitar
Ryosuke Nikamoto

Drums
yoichiro yamauchi

Violin
Shuga Hayashi、Yuri Horiuchi、Souichi Sakuma、Michele Ran
Yuri Kamei、Nao Tohara、Hyunjin Cho、Machi Okabe、Yuna Shinohara
Ayaka Jomoto、Izumi Kotani、Sumire Yoshida、Seina Sarukawa、Kako Yamada

Viola
Saki Ishida、Misato Futaki、Shu Yamamoto、Kazuhide Iino

Recording & Mixing Engineer
Masanori Hata (Sound City)

Recording Studio
Sony Music Studios TokyoKING SEKIGUCHIDAI STUDIO
Management
Ayano (Soranone INC.)

Music Production
Soranone INC


Editing
Imagica EMS

Offline Editing
Rina Koguchi

Online Editing
Kasumi Shibata


Animation producer
Shuhei Hamasaki

Creative producer
SHIKO


Production Controller
Hiromu Kaneko


Design Coordinator
Nana Ishibashi


Production Coordinators
Mayuko Mitsutake、Ryo Katanosaka、Tsuyoshi Nishimura


General Affairs,Studio
Erina Harada、Mariko Seki


Produced in Cooperation with
Yuta Hori、Ryo Nakamoto、Mio Yamashita、KIKO、KASSEN


Brand Assistance
The Pokémon Company、The Pokémon Company International


Executive Supervisor
Tsunekazu Ishihara


Planning Assistance
Shoichi Obora、Minato Taguchi、Barry Sams


Production Assistance
Rikiya Watanabe、Yuya Iwamoto、Yoshino Hasegawa、
Chris Brown、Courtney Kim、Robert Boyajian


Production
CoMix Wave Films Inc.

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