The 18th big-screen installment of the globally loved Pokémon franchise has yet to acquire a distributor or a release date for the English dubbed version for territories outside Japan. 'The Pokemon the Movie XY' Hoopa and the Clash of the Ages remain to be seen only in Japan.
This is the second film of the Pokémon XY series, the first being Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. The first movie had to wait for almost four months from its July 18, 2014 Japanese release to its November 8, 2014 English release licensed by Viz Media. Non-Japanese speaking fans speculate that same arrangements will play out for this year's Pokémon movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Pokémon the movie XY: Hoopla and the Clash of the Ages has earned $18.2 million (￥2.2 billion) in its home market on its sixth weekend of screening as of August 24. The anime movie opened last July 18, 2015.
While international release of the movie is still unclear, Venture Capital Post wrote in another post that a new mysterious green Pokémon appears in the post credit trailers of the Pokémon the movie XY: Hoopla and the Clash of the Ages. Unnamed, this new Pokémon is said to have "to play a key role in the future of the franchise." It is also leaked that it is related to Zygarde who is the main character in the next film.
Meanwhile, the iDigital Times reports a new game Pokémon game for the Nintendo 3DS, the Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. Japanese players will get the game on Sept. 17 and on Nov. 20 for the rest of the world. The game includes every Pokémon and that includes Hoopa from the latest movie.
The movie once again focuses on Ash, Pikachu and the rest of the gang encountering a new mythical Pokémon in their adventure. Whether there will be a different timeframe and distributor for the Pokémon the movie XY: Hoopa and the Clash of the Ages are yet to be set. However, fans definitely await for the licensed English release sooner rather than later.
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