Kis-My-Ft2 Member Toshiya Miyata Joins Pokémon Horizons Cast
The casting ties a real-world idol to a game-themed episode, continuing the anime's pattern of cross-promotional guest appearances within its current arc.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Crunchyroll News.
The Pokémon Horizons anime has cast boy band Kis-My-Ft2 member and voice actor Toshiya Miyata as the leader of the Shining Oceans Unite Battle idol team. His character appears in episode 141 on June 19, themed after the Pokémon Unite game. The new Wonder Voyage arc began May 22.
The Pokémon Horizons anime announced on Wednesday that Toshiya Miyata, a member of the boy band Kis-My-Ft2 and a voice actor, will voice the leader of the Shining Oceans Unite Battle idol team in episode 141 on June 19. The episode is themed after Pokémon Unite, the spinoff game developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by The Pokémon Company International. Miyata's character partners with a Sirfetch'd.
The Wonder Voyage arc, which began on May 22, features a visual teasing images based on the spinoff games Pokémon Go, Pokémon Unite, and Pokémon Sleep. The arc also introduces a new character named Navi, a girl from Lumiose City who meets a Ditto from an airship. Minori Suzuki and Yuka Terasaki perform the new opening theme Sekai Tsunagare, produced by HoneyWorks, while CUTIE STREET perform the ending theme Cute na Kyūtai.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Anime News Network News Pokémon Horizons Anime Casts Kis-My-Ft2's Toshiya Miyata
- Crunchyroll News Pokémon Horizons Anime Casts Kis-My-Ft2 Member Toshiya Miyata as Idol Team Leader