Anime like Pokémon: The First Movie

What is Pokémon: The First Movie about?

Studio: OLM
Status: Finished

A team of scientists use the DNA of a rare Pokemon, Mew, to create the world's strongest Pokemon, Mewtwo. Not wanting to be used as an experiment, Mewtwo uses its psychic powers in a violent rage to destroy the scientists who created it. Mewtwo then tries to learn how to focus his powers with the aid of Giovanni, the man who funded the scientists' operations, but discovers that it is being used again. So Mewtwo decides to find its own purpose in life, and carry out its revenge on humans by destroying life on earth by using a deadly storm. Ash Ketchum and a group of other Pokemon Trainers are summoned by Mewtwo to have a battle with it, but they soon discover that they're only being invited so Mewtwo can clone their Pokemon for it's own purposes. Ash then tries to find a way to stop Mewtwo's plot before it can be carried out.

Note: Originally screened in theaters as 75 minutes, a "complete version" was broadcast on TV the following year shortly before the release of Pokémon the Movie 2000, adding a reconstructed storytelling of Ash and Pikachu's first meeting to its runtime making it 85 minutes.

Tags: Animals , Philosophy , Tragedy , Proxy Battle , Clone , Creature Taming , Kids , Male Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Child Cast , Delinquents , Anti-Hero , CGI , Tanned Skin

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Pocket Monsters: Maboroshi no Pokémon Lugia Bakutan

Also known as Pokémon the Movie 2000.

Studio: OLM , 4Kids Entertainment , Warner Bros. Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

A greedy collector, Lawrence III, wants to capture the legendary Pokémon, Lugia. But in order to do so, he must capture the Titans of Fire, Ice, and Lightning. The titans are powerful bird-like Pokémon, and if they are disturbed they will wage a war against eachother which will ultimately result in earth's destruction. Ash, Misty, and Tracey get caught up in the situation when they end up being washed ashore onto Shamouti Island. Soon after, Ash meets a girl named Melody who sends him into a mission where he must collect the 3 Orbs which will quell the fighting, but first Ash must gain help from the Beast of the Sea, Lugia, if he's to succeed.

Tags: Dragons , Male Protagonist , Mythology , Ships , Coastal , Proxy Battle , Creature Taming , Animals , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , CGI , Kids

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Pocket Monsters: Kimi ni Kimeta!

Also known as Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!.

Studio: OLM , Takara Tomy
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The film's plot tells the story of how Satoshi (Ash) and Pikachu came to know each other. On the day they set out from Masara Town (Pallet Town), both of them saw a Ho-oh flying and made a vow to someday meet it.

Tags: Proxy Battle , Animals , Wilderness , Travel , Primarily Child Cast , Kids , Male Protagonist , CGI , Alternate Universe

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Netflix

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GHOST IN THE SHELL: Koukaku Kidoutai

Also known as Ghost in the Shell.

Studio: Production I.G , Bandai Visual , Kodansha , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Psychological , Sci-Fi

2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together with her fellow agents from Section 9, Kusanagi embarks on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity.

Tags: Cyberpunk , Artificial Intelligence , Philosophy , Urban , Cyborg , Seinen , Robots , Police , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Noir , Dystopian , Crime , Guns , Espionage , Nudity , Gore , CGI

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Netflix

YouTube

Criterion Channel

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Senritsu no Mirage Pokémon

Also known as Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon.

Studio: OLM , Viz Media , The Pokemon Company International
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Dr. Yung, an enigmatic Pokémon scientist, has developed a new Mirage system that uses computer data to resurrect extinct Pokémon, like Kabutops and Armaldo. Professor Oak, Ash and his companions show up at the Mirage Mansion at Dr. Yung's invitation, and watch a demonstration of the machine's capabilities. In the middle of a battle between Dr. Yung's Mirage Pokémon and Ash, the machine goes haywire and a Mirage Aerodactyl swoops in and kidnaps Dr. Yung. A man calling himself "The Mirage Master" appears and announces to everyone that the Mirage System can be used to create Pokémon with absolutely no weaknesses. Ash, Misty, and Professor Oak struggle to stop the madman and escape with their lives.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Animals , Kids , Tragedy , Proxy Battle , Primarily Child Cast , Kuudere , CGI

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AKIRA

Also known as Akira.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Funimation , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kodansha , Bandai Entertainment , Toho , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project. This incident triggers psychic powers within one of the gang members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army to be experimented on. His mind has been altered and is now on the path of war, seeking revenge on the society that once called him weak.

Tags: Cyberpunk , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Urban , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Delinquents , Prophecy , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Body Horror , Anti-Hero , Motorcycles , Conspiracy , Gangs , Gore , Military , Philosophy , Crime , Guns , Orphan , Politics , Aliens , Mythology , Human Experimentation , Nudity

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