Anime Banzai 2018 Recap

Here's A recap of last weekend's Anime Banzai in Layton, UT, just north of Salt Lake City. I hosted a panel, and took part in a number of other activities during the event, including Sunday's Pokemon Go Community Day:

Poke Press Digest Podcast: Episode 20-European Pokemon Music/More Shorts

This installment has two segments. First (0:46-38:39), Anne from Pikapi Podcast and I discuss a variety of Pokémon music that originated in Europe. Our choices include songs from the German version of the second movie and openings of the Italian dub.

The second segment (38:47-44:15) is a pair of short pieces-one where I compare the music of Octopath Traveler to Shinji Miyazaki’s work on the Pokémon Anime, and another where I announce an appearance at the upcoming Anime Banzai in Utah.


Links:

Segment 1:
Pikapi Podcast

Segment 2:
Anime Banzai

Discussion: European Pokemon Music (Part 1)

In a break between the fourth and fifth generations of Pokemon movies, Anne and I held a discussion of European Pokemon music. In this first segment, we discuss "Du Bist Nicht Allein", and the movie version of "Pokemon Welt", both from the German version of the second Pokemon movie: