Pokemon Journeys Anime Reveals English Opening
Pokemon Journeys’ new opening performed by the band Walk Off the Earth is here for fans to hear ahead of its Netflix premiere date.
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The theme song for Season 23 of the Pokemon anime, Pokemon Journeys, is here. Though the English-speaking dub of the show has yet to premiere in the United States on Netflix, the dub premiered in Canada yesterday on Canada’s Teletoon channel. A fan was quick to upload the 30 second song from band Walk Off the Earth for all of us to enjoy.
Pokemon Journeys, is the follow up to the several seasons based on the Pokemon Sun & Moon video games. But in a break from tradition, this is the first time the mainline anime hasn’t been based off of the most recent mainline Pokemon games, those being Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield. But thankfully, The Pokemon Company has been releasing anime shorts to its YouTube channel based off of Sword & Shield under the name “Pokemon: Twilight Wings.” For another trend bucked, this theme song may be the first ever to not include someone shouting the word “Pokemon!” at any point of its duration.
Instead, the new season of the anime seems to be taking inspiration from the ongoing mobile game, Pokemon Go. Ash and Pikachu’s new companion is (creatively) named Goh, and rather than sticking in one region as in the previous 22 seasons, the twerps will be globe-trotting to different regions. The logo for the new season has a GPS-style arrow in it. Ash will of course be continuing his quest to become a Pokemon master, while Goh is on the hunt for the legendary Pokemon, Mew.
The fan reaction to the theme song seems to be fairly positive, citing a refreshing change in style from the Hawaiian and tropical-sounding themes and music from the Sun & Moon anime seasons. Others will insist that it pales in comparison to the original 90s theme song, but that is nothing new.
Pokemon continues to enjoy its resurgence in popularity that started with Pokemon Go. Sword and Shield on the Switch has been a massive success, and has DLC coming in a franchise first with the upcoming Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra expansions. The “Twilight Wings” series on YouTube has been garnering praise from fans, and there seems to be genuine excitement towards Pokemon Journeys’ premiere on Netflix on June 12.
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are available now for Nintendo Switch.
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