Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram
2011 1h 36m movie Film Japan

Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram

劇場版ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ ビクティニと白き英雄 レシラム

“A hero must choose: the power of ideals... or the courage of truth?”

Synopsis

劇場版ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ ビクティニと白き英雄 レシラム

“A hero must choose: the power of ideals… or the courage of truth?”

The Kingdom of the People of the Earth once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Earth. in the city of Eindoak. Satoshi, Iris, and Dent arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the legendary Pokémon Victini who wishes to share its powers of victory to someone. Elsewhere in the city, a descendant of the People of the Earth named Dred Grangil has arrived who seeks to revive the kingdom's power with the Sword of the Earth, bringing them back into power over the land, and Satoshi and his friends must stop him before he destroys the land along with Victini.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Pokémon the Movie: Black – Victini and Reshiram. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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Animation + Family in Japan

177 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pokémon the Movie: Black – Victini and Reshiram itself).

The 2010–2012 Japan Window

Pokémon the Movie: Black – Victini and Reshiram holds position #271 of 441 Japan films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. Solitary Gourmet
    #2

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  3. Carnival Phantasm
    #3

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. High School D×D
    #5

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  6. Hunter x Hunter
    #6

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  7. Kamisama Kiss
    #7

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  8. Maid Sama!
    #8

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pokémon the Movie: Black – Victini and Reshiram premiered alongside 138 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.

The 2495th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

150
Reviews
82nd
Review-volume percentile
71st
Popularity percentile

150 audience reviews — more than 82% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 71th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
150
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,919 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,883 of 2,532 (top 74%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesMedia Factory, OLM, Pikachu Project, Production I.G, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Runtime1h 36m
Release DateJuly 16, 2011
IMDbtt1961324
Official Sitewww.pokemon.com

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