cosmic-booze:

File name: MARSSOHOTYOUFRYANEGG

alternatively known as “getting real tired of your bullshit scanner”

Another fun tidbit from the settei: the gray piece beneath male Magma grunts’ hoodies is a tank top. I’ve always assumed that, but it’s nice to see it confirmed.

Here’s some quick shots of some new stuff for my Magma/Aqua collection–my first settei! I’ll be framing these babies later in the week.

“Settei” are reference sheets that animators use to make sure that characters are drawn consistently between episodes/teams/individual artists. These settei have the generic male and female team grunt designs, but also the individual “background grunts” for Team Magma that pop up throughout the Hoenn saga, as well as Team Aqua’s submarine. It’s pretty neat to see these designs make it all the way to final animation!

Another cool thing to notice is the dates. See how the grunt designs were finalized at the end of September 2002? The Ruby and Sapphire games weren’t released until late November of that year. The anime has to get info about new games from GameFreak ahead of time, so that Ash can arrive in a new region right when the new versions hit shelves. That’s also why you’ll see the next gen’s Pokémon start to pop up in the anime months before new games are released.

Ahhh, I’m so excited to own these settei! My goal is to have as many Team Aqua and Magma animation references as possible, so if you ever see or hear of any for sale, let me know right away! I’m willing to pay very handsomely for this sort of thing.

For those of you who (like me) never got to see the Pokémon Live! stage musical way back in the day, here’s a treat–the whole thing’s on YouTube! The show’s production manager has uploaded it in seven parts for your enjoyment, and though it’s a full-stage taping (no closeups), for me that’s better than nothing. From the vid description:

Pokemon Live! was a multi-million dollar musical stage show featuring the adventures of Ash, Brock, Misty, Pikachu, Giovanni, Team Rocket and the mechanical Pokemon, MechaMew2. It premiered on Broadway at Radio City Music Hall in September of 2000 and then toured the United States and Canada. I was the Production Stage Manager on the show. The video is a full stage shot with no close-ups, but the lighting is good and the quality of the video makes it easy to follow the action of the musical. The show is divided into 7 parts. The show was directed by Luis Perez of Broadway renown.

anxietypizza:

thatruskieyakattack:

cigar-blues:

eldermckinl3y:

Andrew Rannells being sassy as James in Pokemon Live. 

Just a reminder that this actually happened.

Also Giovanni’s reaction.

I am so proud to say that I saw this as a kid.

i was there too!!

jirarudan:

両手になんとやら | きりとひより [pixiv] http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=31254052

He’s really going to have to think about installing a security system, isn’t he?

by souji

Thanks for the submission!

dainochild:

プラーズマー | とさづる＠本の通販開始 [pixiv]

강남스타일!! (コジロウ) | ヨーコ [pixiv]

x-asamin:

■ N

A young man who can hear the voice of Pokemon. He is traveling around Unova in search of an answer to what Pokemon and Human’s relationship should be like. He calls Pokemon his “friends”.

■ Colress

A scientist from Team Plasma. Currently he researches and experiments with Pokemon to complete a Pokemon Control Machine.

■ Ghetsis

The leader of Team Plasma, an evil organization that plots to take over the Unova region. He is searching for N.

translated from Pokemon’s official website

all I want for Christmas is an episode where Jessie, James and Meowth spend the B-plot trying to steal Team Plasma’s research / trolling Colress with their wacky hijinks

stardustsciencelaboratories:

Internet Explorer was actually a really cool dude. His battle theme was fantastic.

Okay this took me like an hour to do because I kept pausing and laughing at his face.

nukenai:

There I spent 10 minutes really wisely just now

more new caps of Plasma in the animu

*pinches Colress’s cheeks*

ginnypants:

some official art from the new series of episodes

you aren’t a real pokemon character until you’ve been derped up for the anime