MUMBAI: VIZ Media, a publishing, animation and licensing company, has announced the DVD release of the latest Pokémon movie – Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai.
Pokémon remains one of the most successful children‘s properties worldwide, generating billions in global sales to date. In North America, the Pokémon television series airs seven days a week on Cartoon Network.
Pokémon is also the top-ranked show on Toonami JetstreamT, an online service developed jointly by Cartoon Network and VIZ Media that allows users to watch streamed episodes from several of the network’s hit series.
“For more than a decade, Pokémon has captivated millions of kids with positive messages about cooperation and friendship. VIZ Media was one of the first companies to bring Pokémon home videos and DVDs to a domestic audience and in coming months we plan on releasing a variety of new Pokémon DVDs, manga and puzzle books and we look forward to fans catching them all,” said Viz Media director product marketing Mark Chang.
In Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai, young hero Ash may think he‘s seen everything when it comes to Pokémon, but is he ready to face the mysterious Darkrai in his latest awesome adventure? While touring Alamos Town - home of the Space-Time Tower - with the beautiful Alice, Ash and his friends discover that the town‘s special garden has been decimated! Baron Alberto, a dashing but arrogant fellow, immediately blames the destruction on Darkrai.
As if it just overheard the accusation, Darkrai appears and confronts our heroes! Who is Darkrai? Is it a friend... or an enemy in disguise?
