Attention fans of Pokemon and Power Rangers! Netflix announced this morning that they will be releasing new episodes from Pokemon's 25th season called the Pokemon Ultimate Journeys: The Series. These episodes will be officially released and streaming on the platform February 24th.
Netflix released the first 12 episodes of Pokémon Journeys: The Series in June 2020 to its United States streaming audiences, and new episodes were released on a quarterly basis following that. In May 2020, Teletoon, a Canadian television network, also debuted the anime.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series, what it's more commonly known as, features 48 episodes. The 49th episode of Pocket Monster continued Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series and had its Japanese premiere in December 2020. On October 21, Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series became available on Netflix.
The Pokémon Company announced in their English press release that the anime will debut in 2023 "and beyond" in reference to the new Pokémon animated series that will premiere in Japan in April 2023. The Japanese version of the series features two entirely new dual protagonists by the names of Liko and Roy. Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly from the video games Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet will all appear in the anime, as well as the legendary Pokémon Rayquaza in Shiny form.
Netflix also released a trailer for the Power Rangers 30th anniversary special. The special will be premiering on April 19th. It will be a reunion show for the original cast and rew members from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
"Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always — a scripted, stand-alone 30th anniversary special premiering April 19 — will reunite some of the franchise’s most beloved Rangers, including original stars David Yost, Walter E. Jones, and Barbara Goodson aka the voice of Rita Repulsa!" (Netflix Twitter)
David Yost also made sure to tweet out the announcement to fans saying:
"Are you ready to celebrate 30 years of action & adventure with an all-new stand-alone special; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Always??? I had so much fun working on this Special! This incredible event will be streaming GLOBALLY on @netflix April 19th! #PowerRangers30"
Watch the trailer for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always 30th Anniversary Special below!
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New episodes of Sonic Prime, a new 3D animated series from Wild Brain Studios based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game property, were also announced on Netflix.