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We're joined by extravagant guests as we broadcast live from Tokyo Skytree! Episode 1 of the new anime "Pocket Monsters" finally airs! And something is going on at Tokyo Skytree during this broadcast?!

Summary:
We're joined by extravagant guests that love Pokémon as we broadcast live from Tokyo Skytree! They'll give you a thorough explanation of what the highlights of the new anime "Pocket Monsters" are! They'll take a close look at just what it is that makes this new series so fascinating, looking at the intriguing Pokémon as well as the characters, including the new protagonist "Go"! And then, we'll finally show the first episode of the anime, the episode that will go down in Pokémon anime history as truly legendary, an episode you just can't miss!! Official supporter Marie Iitoyo will be in the episode as a guest voice actor! In addition, a miracle occurs at the Skytree during the broadcast?!

Cast:
Shimofuri Myojyou
Kokoro Terada
Shiho Kato (from Hinatazaka46)
Suzuka Tomita (from Hinatazaka46)
Miku Kanemura (from Hinatazaka46)
Makita Sports
Ryogo Matsumaru

Anime Summary:
In a forest somewhere in Kanto, there once was a lonely Pichu. This Pichu, who was still very young, went through a certain encounter and farewell. This all took place shortly before Satoshi and his partner Pikachu started their journey. This is the story of how everything in the "Pocket Monsters" anime began.

Voice Cast:
Rica Matsumoto: Satoshi
Daiki Yamashita: Go
Ikue Ohtani: Pikachu
Kana Hanazawa: Koharu
Kenyu Horiuchi: Professor Okido
Koichi Yamadera: Mew
Inuko Inuyama: Madatsubomi
Megumi Hayashibara: Karakara
Shinichiro Miki: Arbo
Rikako Aikawa: Caterpie
Yuji Ueda: Koiking
Kenta Miyake: Kabigon
Risa Shimizu: Butterfree
Masami Toyoshima: Hanako
Hana Takeda: Satoshi (age 6)
Kei Shindo: Go (age 6)
Sayaka Senbongi: Female Trainer
Marie Iitoyo: Garura's Child

Dub cast
Sarah Natochenny: Ash, Delia, Kangaskhan (Baby), Chansey, Diglett
Zeno Robinson: Goh
James Carter Cathcart: Professor Oak, Rattata
Michele Knotz: Squirtle, Oddish, Squirtle Trainer
Cherami Leigh: Chloe
Rodger Parsons: Narrator

Justin Anselmi: Spearow
Emily Bauer (cr. Emily Jenness): Chloe's Classmate Brown
Tyler Bunch (cr. H.D. Quinn): Magmar (Mew)
Megan Hollingshead
Ted Lewis
Mike Liscio: Magikarp
Lisa Ortiz: Kangaskhan, Gloom, Vileplume
Bill Rogers: Koffing
Michelle Ruff
Melissa Schoenberg (cr. Melissa Hope): Bellsprout
Erica Schroeder
Marc Thompson: Cubone, Farfetch'd, Dugtrio, Ekans