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The Pokémon Company International has signed a new partnership with the leading French broadcaster M6 to increase the availability of Pokémon animation in France and reach even more fans. M6 has acquired the Pokémon the Series: Black & White story arc (Seasons 14–16) from Pokémon’s animated adventures based on the …

In his new role, Leonhardt will be responsible for leading the consumer products team and is building merchandising programmes around the anime content Crunchyroll delivers to its fans.

Many of today’s biggest brands can trace their conception back to the manga genre, including numerous anime - the likes of Pokémon, Dragon Ball Z, Cowboy Bebop or Yo Kai Watch and more.

Sony is now making additional investments in the Funimation unit to make it a “global subtitled and dub anime brand”, said Gen Fukunaga, Funimation’s president and CEO.

The new partnership will see three of the most iconic battles between heroes and villains throughout the anime re-imagined in Adidas sneaker form. It will feature seven silhouettes from the Adidas Originals rosters, chosen to represent the characteristics of each hero and villain.

It is estimated that Pokémon has earned $59.1 billion since its creation in 1996 with a total that spans its $50 billion in retail sales and its massive mobile presence thanks to the success of Pokémon Go.

The aim of the company is to fill a gap in market for consultancy in new media and emerging areas such as anime, video and mobile gaming, along with specialised art and design brands.

The milestone episode airs tomorrow on CiTV.

2017 has been described as a banner year for anime, from the broadcast launch of Dragon Ball Super and second season of My Hero Academia, to the much anticipated Attack on Titan and the theatrical release of Your Name.

The animated film that has taken Japan by storm is coming to western territories with a home video release.