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2016 Pokémon Film Opens in Singapore, Malaysia

Shogakukan Asia announced on Wednesday that the Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (Pokémon the Movie XY & Z: Volcanion to Karakuri no Magearna) anime film will open in Singapore and Malaysia. Shogakukan Asia is streaming an English-dubbed trailer that reveals the film's November 24 opening in Singapore.

The Pokémon Company International describes the film follows:

In this latest Pokémon full-length feature film, a mysterious force binds Ash to the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it falls from the sky. Volcanion can't get away, and Ash is dragged along as it continues on its mission. They arrive in a city of cogs and gears, where a corrupt minister has stolen the ultimate invention: the Artificial Pokémon Magearna, created 500 years ago. The minister plans to use Magearna's mysterious power to take control of the mechanical kingdom. Can Ash and Volcanion work together to rescue Magearna? One of the greatest battles in Pokémon history is about to unfold!

The film's Japanese guest voice cast includes (from left to right):

• Shōko Nakagawa as Kimia's younger brother Raquelle
• Kabuki actor Somegorō Ichikawa VII as Volcanion
• Actress Mayu Matsuoka as Azod Kingdom's princess Kimia
• Kouichi Yamadera as Jarvis, the cabinet minister who plans to rule Azod

The film marks Ichikawa and Matsuoka's voice acting debut.

The following characters and their returning Japanese cast returned for the film: Satoshi (Ash), Pikachu, Serena, Citron (Clemont), Eureka (Bonnie), Musashi (Jessie), Kojirō (James), Nyarth (Meowth), and the Narrator.

The film opened in Japan on July 16, and it ranked #3 at the Japanese box office in its first two weeks.