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Anime Expo Screens Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution Film
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film in the Pokémon franchise. The film will screen at 3:30 p.m. on July 4.
In addition, Directors Rica Matsumoto (voice of Ash) will attend the event. They will also participate in autograph sessions at the convention. The event will mark their first appearances at an overseas convention.
This year's Anime Expo will take place from July 4 to 7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
The new film is a 3D CG remake of Pokémon: The First Movie.
The main cast of the anime series, along with the Team Rocket cast, return for the film. Kōichi Yamadera as Mew.
Entertainer (and well-known Pokemon fan) Pokémon Kids 2019" ensemble. The winners recorded the song with Kobayashi and Nakagawa (also known as "Shokotan") in mid-May.
The film will open in Japan on July 12. The film remakes the story of Pokémon: The First Movie, which opened in Japan in 1998 with the Japanese title ed away in 2010.
Sources: Email correspondence, Anime Expo's website
