Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
2006 1h 47m movie Film Japan

Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea

劇場版ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレーション ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 マナフィ

Synopsis

劇場版ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレーション ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 マナフィ

On their way through the Battle Frontier, Ash and friends meet up with a Pokémon Ranger who's mission is to deliever the egg of Manaphy to a temple on the ocean's floor. However, a greedy pirate wants the power of Manaphy to himself.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From East Japan Marketing & Communications

Family + Animation in Japan

177 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Family and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea itself).

The 2005–2007 Japan Window

Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea holds position #238 of 364 Japan films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #3

    Akihabara@DEEP

    ★ 8.8 · 2006
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    #4

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    ★ 8.7 · 2006
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    #5

    Aria

    ★ 8.7 · 2005
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    #6

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    ★ 8.6 · 2007
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    #7

    Death Note

    ★ 8.6 · 2006
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    #8

    Planet Earth

    ★ 8.5 · 2006

The 2000s Japan Landscape

2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.

The 1849th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

186
Reviews
85th
Review-volume percentile
81st
Popularity percentile

186 audience reviews — more than 85% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 81th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • traveling circus · 1
  • ancient temple · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • pirate gang · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • anime · 711
  • based on video game · 90

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
186
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,080 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Family productions specifically: #174 of 229 (top 76%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesEast Japan Marketing & Communications, Media Factory, OLM, Pikachu Project, Shogakukan Production
Runtime1h 47m
Release DateJuly 15, 2006
IMDbtt1000095
Official Sitewww.pokemon.com

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