Pokemon Crystal: Raikou, the Legend of Thunder!

December. 30,2001

Rating：

6.7

Genre：

Animation

Keywords：

Anime Based On Manga Cristal

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Kenta, a Pokemon master in the making, meets up with his childhood friend, Marina, at a Pokemon Center, to see how their skills have developed. Their battle is interrupted by a thunderstorm and the arrival of Bashou and Buson, two Rocket-dan members using the Crystal System (which attracts Electric-type Pokemon). Their ultimate goal is to, under the guidance of professor Shiranui, bring Pokemon back to Sakaki. Kenta and Marina stumble upon this plan, and they try to stop it, but things get more difficult when the legendary Pokemon Raikou is captured.

Kazusa Murai as Marina

Kenji Nojima as Kenta

Chinami Nishimura as Junsa

Daiki Nakamura as Scientist

Daisuke Sakaguchi as Jun'ichi

Hidetoshi Nakamura as Dr. Shiranui

Katsuyuki Konishi as Meganium / Raikou

Kazuhiko Inoue as Narrator / Professor Utsugi

Nobuyuki Hiyama as Buson

Ryoka Yuzuki as Mauma

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Reviews

Rijndri

2001/12/30

Load of rubbish!!

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Sexyloutak

2001/12/31

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Baseshment

2002/01/01

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Inmechon

2002/01/02

The movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs.

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hayashimegumi

2002/01/03

The Legend of Thunder! (2001) is indeed a special one. It is much more entertaining compared to the previous films due to the fact that it is lively and refreshing. With endearing and legendary Pokémon making their appearance in this television film, it is fun to watch. It will also certainly be appealing to those who yearn for a change as it has introduced different human protagonists for the first time!Unfortunately, many Pokémon fans have uttered that the English dubbed version is terrible as its flaws are unacceptable and it is heavily edited. While it is true that its overall experience can be different compared to the original Japanese version, I would still say that this is one of the most satisfying Pokémon films!Those who have played Pokémon Crystal, Gold and Silver titles or read the Pokémon manga series before may find this nostalgic as The Legend of Thunder! (2001) is hundred percent Generation II Pokémon. Their main characters even the Pokémon are mostly based on characters that are exclusive for the first time from the aforementioned games and the sight of Raikou here is absolutely amazing as it is mythical.So, is The Legend of Thunder! (2001) worth watching? Certainly yes, especially the original version. Too bad it is not made into a TV anime series, as it is easy to love the characters, story and visuals... it would make a great spin-off anime series!

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