Pokémon 'GOTCHA!' Music Video Surpasses 100 Million YouTube Views
A promotional music video built around a full Bones animation production has held its audience for six years, reaching a view milestone most anime shorts never approach.
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The Pokémon Company announced September 1 that the special music video 'GOTCHA!' for Pokémon and BUMP OF CHICKEN passed 100 million views on YouTube. The video, released September 29, 2020, uses the song 'Acacia' and was directed by Rie Matsumoto with animation production by Bones. Social media reactions include 'eternal masterpiece' and 'I still cry every time I watch it.'
The video went up on the official Pokémon YouTube channel on September 29, 2020, with character design by Yuki Hayashi and animation production by Bones. Rie Matsumoto directed, and Genki Kawamura and Masami Hatanaka handled planning and producing. The official Pokémon account confirmed the view count on September 2 with a post thanking viewers. Reactions on social media include 'I've really watched it over 100 times' and 'I still cry every time I watch it,' along with viewers recalling their first watch. The video remains available on the official Pokémon channel.
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