Japan Synopsis
ピチューとピカチュウ
It's double trouble in the big city! Pikachu is lost, and the Pichu Bros. must help their new pal get back before Ash notices his Pokémon is missing. It's a race against the clock that has the duo dragging Pikachu into one disaster after another!
The 1999–2001 Japan Window
205 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pikachu & Pichu sits at position #171.
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Films and series that share thematic tags with Pikachu & Pichu. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pikachu & Pichu premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,012 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,346 of 2,532 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nintendo, OLM, Shogakukan Production, TV Tokyo, Pikachu Project 2000 |
| Runtime | 21m |
| Release Date | July 8, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0235680 |