POKÉTOON's New Episode 'Kameil and the Summer's Continuation' Premieres
The episode's in-story timeline of 30 years coincides with the real-world 30th anniversary of the Pokemon franchise, which the series reached on February 27, 2026.
Key Facts
- The POKÉTOON episode 'Kameil and the Summer's Continuation' premiered on the official Pokemon YouTube channel on August 12, 2026.
- Kana Hanazawa voices the Wartortle, with Ayaka Senbongi as Rikuto, Tasuku Hatanaka as Gaku, and Akiko Hiramatsu as Shuri.
- Seigo Yamashita directed the episode, with animation production by Studio Chromato and Studio Colorido.
- The POKÉTOON series has released 20 works since 2020, accumulating over 300 million views worldwide.
- A second new episode, 'Mischievous Whimsicott and the Unyielding Mabosstiff', is scheduled to premiere on August 19, 2026.
Reporting from 2 sources: KAI-YOU, Real Sound Anime.
The Pokemon web anime series POKÉTOON released its latest episode, 'Kameil and the Summer's Continuation', on the official Pokemon YouTube channel on August 12. The short film follows a boy named Rikuto who visits an island to see his grandmother at the end of summer and meets a long-lived Wartortle with moss on its shell. The story reveals the Wartortle was a friend of Rikuto's father 30 years ago, when the father was a child. Kana Hanazawa voices the Wartortle, with Ayaka Senbongi as Rikuto, Tasuku Hatanaka as his father Gaku, and Akiko Hiramatsu as Shuri. Seigo Yamashita, known for directing the Netflix film 'Super Kaguya-hime!', directed the episode. Animation production is handled by Studio Chromato and Studio Colorido, with a script by Aya Satsuki and character design by Riki Miura. The series has produced 20 works since 2020, which have accumulated over 300 million views worldwide.
- Kana Hanazawa voices the Wartortle, a role the KAI-YOU piece describes as "a long-lived Wartortle."
- Leafeon is voiced by Natsumi Haruse and Bellsprout by Michiyo Murase, two roles the summary did not name.
- Director Seigo Yamashita previously directed the 2020 web anime "Pokemon: Twilight Wings" and served as chief director on the 2021 POKÉTOON works, including "Fubuki no Natsuyasumi."
- His feature directorial debut, the Netflix film "Super Kaguya-hime!", streamed in January 2026 with the same two studios, Studio Chromato and Studio Colorido, on animation production.
- Additional staff credits include storyboard and episode direction by So Glenz, prop design and animation direction by Yoshifumi Hagano, art direction by Kunihiko Inaba, color design by Natsuko Otsuka, cinematography by Junko Sakai, sound direction by Akane Maeda, and music by Kyosuke Kagawa.
- The episode premiered at 10:00 p.m. on August 12 on the official Pokemon YouTube channel.
- A second new POKÉTOON episode, "Itazura Elfuun to Saseru ka Mafitīfu", is scheduled to premiere at 10:00 p.m. on August 19.
- The KAI-YOU piece notes the in-story "30 years ago" timeline overlaps with the real-world 30 years the Pokemon series has spanned, calling the structure "impressive."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- KAI-YOU ポケモンWebアニメ「POKÉTOON」新エピソード公開 監督は『超かぐや姫！』の山下清悟
- Real Sound Anime 花澤香菜がカメール役に 『POKÉTOON』新作『カメールと、夏のつづき』公開