Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
| Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | |
|---|---|
| File:Pokeranger art.jpg DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Written by | Hideki Sonoda |
| Starring | Sarah Natochenny Michelle Knotz Jamie Peacock Bill Rogers Ikue Otani Billy Beach Rodger Parsons |
| Distributed by | Toho (Japan and U.S.) Viz Media (U.S. DVD only) The Pokemon Company (Japan/United States) |
Release dates | July 15, 2006 (Japan) July 20, 2006 (South Korea) March 23, 2007 (USA, TV premiere) April 3, 2007 (USA, DVD) April 17, 2007 (Canada, DVD), [1] May 24,2007 (UK, TV Premiere) February 6, 2008 (Australia, DVD) |
Running time | 105 min |
| Countries | Japan United States |
| Languages | English Japanese |
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (劇場版ポケットモンスターアドバンスジェネレーション ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 マナフィ, Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Pokemon Renjā to Umi no Ōji Manafi, lit. “Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation the Movie: The Pokémon Ranger and Prince of the Sea - Manaphy”) is the fourth Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation film, and the ninth Pokémon film overall. As indicated by the title, elements from the Nintendo DS game Pokémon Ranger play a large part. Cartoon Network aired the film on March 23, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. and after its premiere came a repeat at 9:30 p.m.[2]
Yuyama Kunihiko visited the ruins of Rome, the city of Naples and the island of Capri, all in Italy, to get ideas of the setting for the film.[3]
The film was the first film released in North America to include a Pikachu short, which is Pikachu's Island Adventure, since Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker.[4]
This was the first film to have the new Pokémon USA English voice cast since the rights of the show's acquisition from 4Kids Entertainment. It was the first full-length Pokémon film to ever be released in its original aspect ratio on Region 1 DVD.
Plot
The Movie begins with an egg being washed up into a ship led by Phantom the Pirate. Phantom wants the egg to himself so he can hatch the mystery inside and find whatever he needs. But before that, a man takes the egg and escapes, Jack Walker a Pokemon Ranger. Later, Ash and the Gang are walking threw a large field with the sun beating on them, nearly about to faint from dehydration. They have ran out of water but luckily they meet Elizabeth and her Family who put up a traveling water pokemon show. After having a drink, they are shown a fantastic show by them. That night, May begins having a dream after the egg that was taken by Jackie was beating light on her. She dreamt that she was under water and being guided by a pokemon to an underwater temple. At breakfast, the heroes are told about the Temple and that it is real and that they are People of the Water, ans May must be one since she had that dream. The gang meets Jackie when finding out he was using a catching styler to stop Team Rocket from stealing the egg.
Phantom later finds Jackie and the gang and they all escape same and unharmed but the egg hatched with Manaphy, a pokemon that is destined to rule the sea, and the baby pokemon thinks May is it's mother. Elizabeth and her family take Ash and the Gang to a chapel like room underground with images of the Temple, they say that the Temple blends in with the water and it only shows its self during a lunar eclipse. Phantom fails to find them, but he hires Team Rocket as a cleaning crew.
Ash and the rest leave on a boat that is owned by Elizabeth's grandfather. They learn that Manaphy must journey on beside them by its own make them follow it to the Temple. When one morning when the gang goes swiming Jackie tells about his brutal past, when he got lost in the mountains during a snowstorm and a bunch of Furrets and Flying Pokemon cuddled up to keep him warm till the next day. May is told by Jackie later that day that she can't expect Manaphy to live with her forever. She finds it sad but true. Meanwhile, Team Rocket plans that when they reach the temple they plan to get the treasure all to them selves.
Before Dinner the next day, Manaphy runs off into the ocean to find May's lost bandana. Elizabeth, Ash, Brock, May and Max take off in a submarine to find Manaphy, which they succeed in doing. Phantom takes off to go alone, the group is caught in a riptide, the lunar eclipse happens and they both find themselves at the Temple. Phantom catches up the group, and lends a hand to Sea Crown, witch he was planning on stealing. He takes a couple of jewels from the crown witch causes the Temple to sink deeper into the sea. While the group escapes, Jackie and Phantom fight over the jewels, all the jewels have been placed there, and Phantom and Jackie end up flying out of the crown room. Manaphy swims back to the Crown Room and Ash and May follow behind.
The Temple continues to sink, but Ash and May manage to place the jewels back into the crown but one was missing. Water begins flooding the temple. A capsule that was part of Phantoms ship was found, Ash finds the other jewel. May, Pikachu, and Manaphy are placed into the capsule and Ash swims on dangerously to put back the jewel. He runs out of air, but Manaphy telepathically sends a message to Ash from May saying to be strong. Ash succeeds, but runs out of air.Just as he is about to die, the crown makes Ash invincible. May is mourning Ash,and Phantom steals Manaphy.When all seems lost,Ash appears in a glowing yellow streak of light-"The true crown of the sea..."- and he saves Manaphy again from Phantoms hands.(Who had been using a mechanized undersuit to give him extra strength,upon seeing it, Jackie remarks about a steroids joke he made earlier.) Phantom's Ship interferes with the battle, but Manaphy controls all the sea pokemon to attack and destroy, Phantom is defeated, the temple is returns in peace. And so does Manaphy who says goodbye to May before leaving.
Cast
| Character | Japanese voice | English voice |
|---|---|---|
| Satoshi/Ash | Rika Matsumoto | Sarah Natochenny |
| Haruka/May | Kaori Suzuki | Michelle Knotz |
| Masato/Max | Kyoko Yamada | Jamie Peacock |
| Takeshi/Brock | Yuji Ueda | Bill Rogers |
| Pikachu | Ikue Ōtani | Ikue Ōtani |
| Musashi/Jessie | Megumi Hayashibara | Michelle Knotz |
| Kojirou/James | Shinichiro Miki | Billy Beach |
| Nyarth/Meowth | Inuko Inuyama | Billy Beach |
| Jack Walker | Kōichi Yamadera | Rich McNanna |
| The Phantom | Hiroshi Fujioka | Eric Schussler |
| Hiromi/Lizabeth | Kaori Manabe | Emily Williams |
| Judy | Becky | Rhonda Krempa |
| Manaphy | Yuri Shiratori | Michelle Knotz |
| Narrator | Unshou Ishizuka | Rodger Parsons |
Box office performance
Box Office Performance
The general screening of Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy ran for 6 weeks, from July 15 to August 25, 2006.
- July 15 - 16, 2nd overall, 2nd domestic, 1st anime
- July 22 - 23, 3rd overall, 2nd domestic, 1st anime
- July 29 - 30, 4th overall, 3rd domestic, 2nd anime
- August 5 - 6, 5th overall, 4th domestic, 2nd anime
- August 12 - 13, 4th overall, 3rd domestic, 2nd anime
- August 19 - 20, 6th overall, 4th domestic, 2nd anime
See also
References
- ^ "Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea to be released on DVD in Canada two weeks late". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea to air on Cartoon Network 11 days early". Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ ""Pokemon Renjaa to Umi no Ouji"". Retrieved 2005-12-10.
- ^ "Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea DVD: Box Art and Bonus!". Retrieved 2007-02-13.