PokéTsume’s, a nostalgic live-action series based on the 1st generation Pokemon games got their first trailer. The trailer shows off an old copy of the GameBoy Pokemon Red and a young woman from the Kanto region who is facing the world for the first time after graduating from high school.
After a slew of animated mini-series and a big-budget live-action movie, the live-action TV series also looks very promising from what can be seen in the trailer. Those who grew up playing 1st generation GameBoy games Pokemon will want to take a look at the trailer and the series. PokéTsume debuts in Japan on October 19th.
PokéTsume trailer, first generation GameBoy and Pokémon Red drops. In the spotlight
The PokéTsume trailer is here and showcases Madoka Akagi played by Nanase Nishin. The live-action TV series is set in Japan’s Kanto region, which was the inspiration for the Kanto region of Pokemon games. Akagi is seen moving to Tokyo to join an advertising agency.
In order to get a good start at an advertising agency, Akagi takes on a presentation at his new company and immediately begins to feel the pressure. To help Akagi cope with the stress, her mother sends a package with an old GameBoy and a copy Pokemon Red. After returning to a game she last played decades ago, it helps Akagi deal with her real-life problems as well.
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PokéTsume will be the first human drama based on the game, as it shows Akagi growing through her experiences with the game. She soon begins to find similarities between her favorite GameBoy game and the real world around her, even discovering that some of the people she interacts with represent classic characters from the game.
Nanase Nishino, who plays the main character Madoka Akagi in the upcoming series, was a former member of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46. She started acting back in 2012, playing herself in the film “Romance of Nagizaki”. In 2022, Nishino won the Japan Academy Award for Newcomer of the Year, the equivalent of the Academy Awards.
Expressing her excitement about landing the lead role, Nishina revealed that she received the offer just days after expressing her interest in the role Pokemon-related role ever, and further stated:
“I’m very happy because I’m part of the generation that grew up with Pokémon, having played most of the series from the first to the last.”
The game itself is highly praised and critically acclaimed, averaging a near-perfect score from most reviewers and gamers.
The PokéTsume trailer features a two-player mode linked to cable support
The original GameBoy version of the game had two editions, Red and Blue, and required players to play against each other to trade and collect all Pokemon symbols. This was also shown in the trailer with a shot of Kageaki Hiyama and Nishino playing the game, connected by a cable, sitting face to face.
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In the real-life game, a young guy named Ash embarks on a personal adventure as he fights to become the next Pokemon master, capture and train characters. The game is a traditional Japanese role-playing game that contains more than 150 Pokemon for Ash to discover and capture. The game became a worldwide sensation as fans battled each other Pokemon and traded cards, which was the only way to collect them all.
Several characters in the live-action TV series will be similar to the individual Pokemon, for example, Kageaki Hiyama resembles Charmander, and the employee in Akagi’s office resembles Magikarp. It all adds up to a promising TV series that should satisfy fans waiting for a true live-action adaptation.
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