1,000 people went wild at Rika Matsumoto's "Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary-" CD release event!

The 20th Pokémon movie, "Pokémon the Movie: Kimi ni Kimekame!" was released this summer and was a huge hit. was released this summer. The opening theme song of the movie, "Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary-" sung by Rika Matsumoto, was finally released as an album on CD for the first time. A release event was held at Lazona Kawasaki to commemorate the release.

Pokémon" is an anime based on the role-playing game released by Nintendo in 1996, which depicts the adventures of Satoshi, a boy who aims to become the strongest Pokémon master, and his fellow pocket monsters in a world where pocket monsters and humans coexist.
The animated TV series started in 1997 and has been running for 20 years since its broadcast. 1998 saw the release of the first Pokemon movie, which has been released every summer since, and has been a hit every time. The 20th Pokémon movie, "Pokémon the Movie: Kimi ni Kimekame! was also released this summer and was a huge hit.

The opening theme song of the movie, "Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary-" sung by Rika Matsumoto, was finally released as an album for the first time on CD, and a release event was held at Lazona Kawasaki to celebrate its release. The release event was held at Lazona Kawasaki to celebrate the release of the album.


The official report is as follows.

The 20th Pokemon movie "Pokemon the Movie: Kimi ni Kimekame! The opening theme song of the movie, "Pokémon the Movie: Kimi ni Kimekette! The opening theme song of the movie, "Mezase Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary-," was finally released as an album for the first time on CD, and a release event was held at Lazona Kawasaki to celebrate the release, which was a great success.

Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary-" was initially released as a single for distribution to coincide with the release of the movie.

Once distribution began, the song quickly climbed to the top of the charts on various sites.
It ranked No. 1 on the Recochoku Hi-Res chart, No. 1 on the mora Hi-Res chart, No. 1 on the e-onkyo single ranking, No. 1 on the i-Tunes anime chart, and No. 4 on the i-Tunes overall chart!　and ranked No. 1 on four sites, making it a blockbuster distribution single.

The arrangement of this song has been talked about as a divine arrangement, and since it was first distributed, people have been saying, "I really want you to release a CD version of this song!
I really want you to release it as a CD! I'll say it again and again! When will it be released on CD? I can't wait to hear it," etc., and the release of the CD has indeed been long-awaited by the fans.

Since the CD was released, it has been extremely popular and has been sold out at CD stores one after another due to the unexpectedly large response.
The CD includes not only "Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary-," but also "Oyasumi Boku no Pikachu," which was included as a coupling song in "Mezase Pokemon Master," an 8cm single released 20 years ago, and newly arranged and newly recorded as a 2017 version. It is the first ballad version of "Mezase Pokemon Master" newly arranged and newly recorded as "Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary Ballad ver. XY", "Getta Bang Bang - Satoshi with Pikachu ver.-", which is the opening song of the TV animation "Pokemon XY" and was very popular among children. and "XY&Z" are also included in the album, making it a super-luxurious package that fans will be in agony to enjoy.

The newly recorded songs were very well received,
The ballad version of Mezapoke is so good, I can't help but cry," "The ballad version of Mezapoke is so good, I can't stop crying," "The ballad version is amazing! The ballad version is amazing!" "Satoshi singing Gettabanban is the best" "Pikachu's Gettabanban is too cute" and many other comments have appeared on SNS.

To commemorate the release of the CD, an event was held at Lazona Kawasaki Plaza in Kanagawa Prefecture on Saturday, December 2 to celebrate the release of the CD "Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary-".

The event started with the opening theme song for the TV anime "Pokémon Sun & Moon," "Alola! The fans were already in a frenzied chorus from the first song.
Then they performed "Getta Bang Bang -Satoshi with Pikachu ver-" and "Good night, my Pikachu -2017 ver-" for the first time!
Fans were moved to tears as they performed these songs for the first time.
The last song performed was "Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary-.
The tension in the audience reached a climax when the audience sang this classic song, and the audience sang along in unison, ending the show on a high note.

Even 20 years after its release, the famous song "Mezase Pokemon Master" still attracts people passing by the venue and brings them together as one.
The song will be performed and sung at Fuji Television's "2017 FNS Song Festival" on December 13 (Wed.), and is sure to draw an even greater response.

Product Information
Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary-" release date
Release date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017

＜Included songs
M1. "Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary-" M2.
Good night my Pikachu -2017ver.
M3. mezase pokemon master -20th Anniversary Ballad ver.
Alola!
XY&Z
Getta Bang Bang -Satoshi with Pikachu ver.
Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary- (Instrumental)
Good night my Pikachu -2017 ver.- (Instrumental)
Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary Ballad ver.

<Released Forms
First Press Limited Edition] CD+DVD *Digipak specification
Price: 2,500 yen (including tax)

[DVD contents] "Mezase Pokémon Master" "Mezase Pokémon Master
Non-credit opening movie of "Mezase Pokemon Master -20th Anniversary-" TV animation
Non-Credit Opening Film of TV Animation "Alola!　TV animation non-credit opening footage
XY&Z" TV animation non-credit opening footage

Normal Edition] CD only
Price: 2,000 yen (including tax)

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(C)Pokemon