Pokemon the First Movie Discussion & Review | Anime Watch Club

Welcome to Anime watch club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great discussion. On today's episode, we will be reviewing the 1998 anime movie, Pokemon: The First movie!

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0:00 - Intro

8:23 - First impressions

20:02 - Experiencing the movie without nostalgia

25:34 - Passion of the Mewtwo

30:56 - The chaos and tone of the opening

37:21 - Differences in original release and the 4Kids release

45:10 - Finding nuance in the movie

50:06 - Why Pete loves this

56:50 - "The circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant..."

1:03:57 - Final thoughts and scores

1:17:25 - What we're watching next