Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
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| Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | |
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| File:Lucariomovieposter.JPG American DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Written by | Hideki Sonoda |
| Produced by | Yukako Matsusako Takemoto Mori Junya Okamoto Choji Yoshikawa Jim Malone |
| Starring | Veronica Taylor Ikue Ohtani Rachael Lillis Eric Stuart Amy Birnbaum Maddie Blaustein Sean Schemmel Rebecca Soler Bella Hudson |
| Cinematography | Takaya Mizutani |
| Edited by | Toshio Henmi |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Toho (Japan) VIZ Media (U.S., DVD only) Magna Pacific (Australia) Contender Entertainment Group (U.K) Alliance Films music = Shinji Miyazaki |
Release dates | July 17, 2005 (Japan) August 16, 2006 (Australia) September 19, 2006 (USA) October 10, 2006 (Canada) July 21, 2007 (UK TV Premiere Cartoon Network UK) November 22, 2009 (Pakistan, TV Premiere) |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, originally released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation the Movie: Mew and the Wave Guiding Hero: Lucario (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 ミュウと波導の勇者 ルカリオ, Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Myū to Hadō no Yūsha Rukario), is an anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama as the eighth film in the Pokémon franchise. It was released in theaters in Japan on July 16, 2005, followed by the Japanese DVD release on December 22, 2005. The English dub made its worldwide DVD debut in Australia on August 16, 2006, with the US release following on September 19, 2006 by VIZ Media. The English dub of the movie premiered in the US for the first time at the 2006 Comic-Con in San Diego, California.[1] The movie aired in the United Kingdom in July 2007. While the Australian DVD has only one disc with slideshows as the sole extras, the North American DVD set comes with the redubbed The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon special included on the 2nd disc as a bonus feature, as well as a 'Making Of' feature on the first disc along with sketches similar to the slideshows on the Australian DVD. However the Australian DVD has a widescreen presentation while the American release does not. This is also the last film to have been dubbed in English by 4Kids Entertainment, with the original cast.
The background for Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew was based on visits by Yuyama to Bavaria, Germany. Neuschwanstein Castle and Linderhof Palace were used as the basis of the film's setting.
"Hajimari no Uta", the ending theme for the Japanese version of the movie, is performed by Puffy AmiYumi. The ending theme for the English dub was "We Will Meet Again" performed by John Siegler and Eric Stuart.
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew was one of the four nominees for the American Anime Awards' "Best Anime Feature" award, but it lost to Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.
Plot
In the legendary past, before Poké Balls were made; an aura-guiding hero Pokémon named Lucario sensed two groups of armies about to clash, and a threat of a massive war in front of Cameron Palace in Kanto that would leave no survivors. He transferred this message to his master, the legendary hero Sir Aaron, while he was being attacked by a violent group of Houndoom. During the battle, his sense of sight was lost and he was rendered unable to see. He used the detection of his Aura and so with the offensive Aura sphere, he eliminated them. Though by the threat, the queen of Cameroon, Lady Rin was resolute to die with her civilians, and so Sir Aaron made a choice. He got on his Pidgeot and traveled to the tree of beginning while he and his Pidgeot was attacked by the rival group of Skarmory, he got down on the ground and Pidgeot, being hurt, recovered on bush. After the scene, Lucario arrived by sensing his master’s Aura. Sir Aaron then forbids him to call him “master” anymore and further tells he has abandoned the queen and the kingdom. He even swears never to return to the Kingdom again. Sir Aaron without anytime to waste, heads to his destiny; the tree of beginning; and so does Lucario who tries to come with him but Sir Aaron seals Lucario in his staff and heads off to the Tree of beginning alone. Lucario being sealed within the staff questions “Why master, Why!?” After a while, Pidgeot comes in front of the queen with only Sir Aaron’s staffs and in a second, the green light shined away from every part of crystal connected to the tree of beginning and so the queen realizes that Sir Aaron has sacrificed himself to stop the war by giving up his aura.
Many years later, after many of the wonderful inventions were created, Ash, Pikachu, Brock, May and Max arrive at Cameron Palace to celebrate the heroism of Sir Aaron. Ash wears a uniform similar to Sir Aaron's and competes in the Pokémon competition, and wins against Kidd and her Weavile. That night there is royal ball, and Ash is rewarded the hero's chair and the privilege to hold Sir Aaron's staff through the dance. Team Rocket disguise them selves and join the dance too, but Meowth runs off to follow Kidd who reveals herself as an agent seeking to capture a Mew.
The rest of the heroes' Pokémon runs off into the attic to play with the toys stored there. However Kidd's two Weavile attack when Mew joins the fun. The Pokémon are able to fight off the two Pokémon, but Mew teleports with Ash's Pikachu and Meowth of Team Rocket. Max breaks in and finds out what happened. Down below in the ball room, Ash poses like Sir Aaron and the fireworks are shot off. Right there Lucario is freed and senses Sir Aaron's aura which he soon finds it has mistaken. Lucario thinks Sir Aaron abandoned the queen a long time ago, could the legend of Sir Aaron be fake?
Max runs in and informs the rest that Pikachu and Meowth have been taken by a Mew. Team Rocket overhears him and is saddened by Meowth's disappearance. Lady Ilene, the queen of today says Mew has a tradition of showing up at the palace and take things back to its home at the Tree of Beginning. Ash and the rest, including Kidd, who Brock finally realizes is famous, head off to the Tree of Beginning with the help of Lucario. Also, Team Rocket follows by hiding in Kidd's trunk.
On their journey, they find a time flower which allows the finder to look at images of the past, and they meet a Bonsly which hitches a ride with the team of their way. That night Ash tells how much he and Pikachu have been through, like in the first episode when a flock of Spearow attacked him and Pikachu leaped in and shocked them to the ground. Lucario scolds that story and scoffs saying humans can not be trusted. Ash gets mad and tackles Lucario but ends up losing in the brawl, upsetting Lucario far worse. Max tries to cheer the Pokémon up with Chocolate. The next morning Lucario encounters the same area were he was sealed in the staff. A time flower reveals Sir Aaron trapped his servant and ran off, making everyone believe Lucario in his point of view of the so called legend. Ash apologizes to Lucario for his behavior last night and begins to cry, Lucario asks Ash to promise he will not desert Pikachu.
At that moment, Regirock attacks and the everyone runs into the Tree of Beginning. Ash and Lucario split up with May, Max, Brock, and Kidd. Ash ends up getting attacked by Regice so Lucario and him decide to backtrack. Meanwhile, everyone else is attacked by Registeel and they are eaten up, except for their Pokémon, by antibodies who think humans are a disease to the Tree. Kidd is the only who survives. Ash finally reunites with Pikachu and meets Meowth and Kidd. Kidd tells Ash that his friends have been swallowed by the giant cells. Soon, Ash and Kidd get eaten up while Registeel stops Lucario from saving them. All of Ash's Pokémon, even Pikachu cry to their trainers' deaths. However, Mew decides to talk with the tree using its powers and brings everyone back.
Mew, after its performance, becomes ill. Finding that the Tree is dying, Ash, Kidd, Mew, and Lucario run into the heart of the Tree. They find Sir Aaron's suspended state, and a time flower showing that the legend was true. Ash uses Sir Aron's gloves to use aura and restore the tree back, with Lucario's help, both knowing they will die in the process. As the aura sphere gets larger and much more powerful, Lucario knocks Ash back and demands to finish the rest. The tree is restored, but Lucario only has little time left. A time flower is found once again showing Sir Aaron saying goodbye to Lucario as he dies, and sharing that he was more than his Pupil, he was his closest friend, and hopes to meet him again someday. Lucario begins to cry seeing his master pass away through the image, saying to himself that he failed his master. Ash holds Lucario's hands and says that he proved to be a guardian of aura as Sir Aaron. Lucario then dies thanking Ash for encouragement and goes to see his friend. Ash and Kidd meet May, Brock, and Max outside, who realize Lucario is not with them. Brock mentions it is hard to believe Lucario is gone, but Ash says, "He isn't gone...His aura is with me".
In the credits sequence, it is shown that Ash and co. return to the palace and they rewarded by Lady Ilene, Lucario and Sir Aaron share a chocolate bar in their distant place after death, Kidd leaves and meets with Butler and Dianne from a previous film, and Ash and his friends continue their journey.
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Voice cast
| Character (Japanese, English) | Japanese voice | English voice |
|---|---|---|
| Satoshi / Ash | Rica Matsumoto | Veronica Taylor |
| Haruka / May | Midori Kawana (KAORI) | Veronica Taylor |
| Masato / Max | Fushigi Yamada | Amy Birnbaum |
| Takeshi / Brock | Yūji Ueda | Eric Stuart |
| Pikachu | Ikue Ōtani | Ikue Ōtani |
| Juptile/Grovyle | Yuji Ueda | Darren Dunstan |
| Wakasyamo/Combusken | Chinami Nishimura | Darren Dunstan |
| Gonbe/Munchlax | Chie Satö | Darren Dunstan |
| Lucario | Daisuke Namikawa | Sean Schemmel |
| Kojirou / James | Shin'ichiro Miki | Eric Stuart |
| Musashi / Jessie | Megumi Hayashibara | Rachael Lillis |
| Nyarth / Meowth | Inuko Inuyama | Maddie Blaustein |
| Mew | Satomi Kōrogi | Satomi Korogi |
| Kidd Summers | Daisuke Gori | Rebecca Soler |
| Lt. Banks | Takeshi Aono | Pete Zarustica |
| Aaron / Sir Aaron | Kōichi Yamadera | Jason Anthony Griffith |
| Leen / Rin | Momoko Kikuchi | Bella Hudson |
| Eileen / Lady Eileen | Momoko Kikuchi | Bella Hudson |
| Narrator | Unshou Ishizuka | Mike Pollock |
Additional voices
- Lindsey Warner
- Amy Palant
- Dan Green
- Jimmy Zoppi
- Estoka Kazukura
Box office performance
The general screening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew in Japan ran for 6 weeks from July 16 to August 26, 2005. Source:[2]
- July 16–17: 2nd overall, 1st domestic
- July 23–24: 2nd overall, 1st domestic
- July 30–31: 2nd overall, 1st domestic
- August 6–7: 3rd overall, 2nd domestic
- August 13–14: 3rd overall, 2nd domestic
- August 20–21: 4th overall, 2nd domestic
- August 27–28: 7th overall, 4th domestic
Since premiering on July 16, 2005 the eighth Pokémon movie, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, has officially made 4.11 billion yen (approx. US$36 million) in box office sales. This number was tallied from box office receipts from the premiere to Sept. 25. Approximately 3,930,000 viewers saw the movie during its run.
The final box office tally is 98.3 percent of the sales of last year, but with the last three movies all consistently passing the 4 billion yen mark, it is considered a market success. The slight market loss is attributed to stiff competition at the box office from other anime films running at the same time.
Aura
Aura (Hadou 波導 or literally Wave Guidance) is the type of energy that Aaron and Lucario are sensitive to. In defensive aspects, Aura allows a level of clairvoyance which would explain Lucario's knowledge of the move Anticipate. In offensive aspects, it can create small, but powerful energy spheres. (This is how Lucario uses its Aura Sphere move.) Aaron is not seen in the movie displaying any offensive capabilities with Aura. Aura is connected to the Tree of Origin due to Aaron's sacrificial attempt to transfer his Aura into the tree/Mew so that harmony could be spread across the region, thereby ending the war. Ash Ketchum can also use Aura, but is very undeveloped and needs Sir Aaron's Aura-enhancing gloves to put it to good use. He can attempt such a feat because his Aura is similar to Aaron's.
According to the Japanese pamphlet, every object in the world exhibits oscillation. Wave Guidance is supposedly a manipulation of this oscillation. The Aura is based on the actual parapsycological phenomena of Spiritual Auras.
The Lucario seen in Super Smash Bros. Brawl exhibited the same telepathy and "Aura vision" seen in the movie.
International television
United States/Canada
YTV
Disney XD (also in stunning high-defination)
United Kingdom
RTE Two (coming soon, TBA)
Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland) (UK TV Premiere)
Disney XD (UK & Ireland) (also in Disney XD HD, coming soon) (current)
References
- ^ Mailbag: Silver Screen Themed!, Pokémon.com. URL last accessed March 4, 2007.
- ^ "±Ç²è¶½¹ÔÀ®ÀÓ¥é¥ó¥¥ó¥° - goo ±Ç²è". Movie.goo.ne.jp. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
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