TV Tokyo has teamed up with The Pokémon Company on an original live-action drama series based on the classic ‘90s games “Pokémon Red” and “Pokémon Green.”
Breaking the news: Announced on Wednesday, “Pocket ni Bōken wo Tsumekonde” (“Fill Your Pocket with Adventure”) will star 29-year-old Nanase Nishino, a former member of Japanese idol group Nogizaka46 and a long-time fan of the franchise. TV Tokyo billed the series as the “first Pokémon human drama.”
ゲーム『ポケットモンスター』原案の初のオリジナルドラマ「ポケットに冒険をつめこんで」が放送決定！
主人公は西野七瀬さん！
テレビ東京系で10月19日（木）から毎週木曜深夜24時30分〜放送予定だよ！
是非チェックしてみてね！https://t.co/APEHBYwuvA #ポケつめ pic.twitter.com/8VGM2BnBOG— ポケモン公式ツイッター (@Pokemon_cojp) August 30, 2023
About the series: The show follows Madoka Agaki, a university graduate who leaves her job at a seafood manufacturer to work for an advertising agency in Tokyo. Stressed at her new job, Madoka ends up playing her favorite childhood game “Pokémon Red” and finds comfort in it.
Her reaction: Nishino shared in a statement that she was shocked when she received the offer “just days after I’d told a friend that I’d like to work on something related to Pokémon someday.”
“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 latest,” the Pokémon fan continued.
Release date: “Fill Your Pocket with Adventure” will premiere on TV Tokyo in Japan on Oct. 19 and will also be available for streaming exclusively on U-NEXT. The Pokémon Company has not yet announced whether the series will be made available outside of Japan.
