Pokemon Movie 17: Hakai no Mayu to Diancie (2014)

Synopsis:

Within the secluded Diamond Domain dwells Diancie, a ruler intrinsically linked to the land's vitality through a sacred diamond. But the source of this life force is weakening, threatening the domain’s very existence. As Diancie seeks assistance from Xerneas, her plea intersects with a band of ambitious individuals seeking to exploit the diamond's power for their own gain. Their actions inadvertently unleash Yveltal, a legendary Pokémon long dormant within a cocoon. The story follows Satoshi and his companions as they navigate this perilous situation, striving to aid Diancie in unlocking her hidden potential and confronting the devastating consequences of Yveltal’s awakening. The series explores themes of responsibility, environmental preservation, and the delicate balance between power and vulnerability, set against a visually rich and mysterious subterranean landscape.

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Characters:

Citron (Main) - Voice Actors: Kaji, Yuuki, Liscio Jr., Michael, Delmotte, Thibaut, Kern, Tobias, Lupinacci, Simone, Mello, Bruno, Torres, José Ángel
Diancie (Main) - Voice Actors: Glass, Caitlin, Matsumoto, Marika, Keplmair, Tatiane, Rümmelein, Paulina, Clerici, Serena, Wegnez, Béatrice, Sánchez, Georgina
Eureka (Main) - Voice Actors: Ise, Mariya, Rosenfeld, Alyson, Marques, Jussara, Poisot, Elsa, Pallavicino, Valentina, Hualde, Blanca, Robles, Jocelyn
Fokko (Main) - Voice Actors: Hayashibara, Megumi, Stevens, Eileen
Pikachu (Main) - Voice Actors: Ootani, Ikue
Satoshi (Main) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Rica, Natochenny, Sarah, Lucindo, Fábio, Ringelheim, Aurélien, Garbolino, Davide, Leal, Miguel Ángel, Combrinck, Caroline
Serena (Main) - Voice Actors: Makiguchi, Mayuki, Paschall, Haven, Morese, Deborah, Giudice, Michelle, Mengíbar, Isacha, Frison, Sophie, Ortiz, Verania
Absol (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nabatame, Hitomi, Rogers, Bill
Ayaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sawai, Miyuu, Bristol, Kate
Carne (Supporting)
Dedenne (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Megumi
Delibird (Supporting)
Doble (Supporting)
Eievui (Supporting)
Emonga (Supporting)
Eneko (Supporting)
Flame, Marilyn (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Goiabeira, Sílvia, Adachi, Rika, Landresse, Sophie, Marin, Stephanie, Toriz, Ivett, Dobbs, Lianne, De Domenico, Tania
Fushigibana (Supporting)
Gaburiasu (Supporting)
Gampi (Supporting)
Gekkouga (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Yuuji, Thompson, Billy Bob
Gogoat (Supporting)
Harimaron (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nabatame, Hitomi, Myers, Suzy
Hassam (Supporting)
Horubee (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Akasaki, Chinatsu, Rosenfeld, Alyson
Kamex (Supporting)
Kamonegi (Supporting)
Koaruhie (Supporting)
Koiking (Supporting)
Kojirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miki, Shinichiro, Araújo, Márcio, Macías, José Antonio, Jara, Iván, D'Andrea, Simone, Cathcart, James Carter, Manet, David, Klie, Matthias
Lizardon (Supporting)
Mahoxy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Stevens, Eileen
Melecie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Kensuke, Wills, David, Bevilacqua, Alessandro, Miyake, Kenta, Rogers, Bill, Iizuka, Shouzou, Vovk, Jean-Michel, Bonino, Giorgio, Tost, Bill, Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi, Bristol, Kate, Albus, Thomas, Rosenberg, Marc
Menokurage (Supporting)
Mewtwo (Supporting)
Musashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayashibara, Megumi, Knotz, Michele, Pacotto, Emanuela, Cavadenti, Scarlet, de Sá, Isabel, Valencia, Amparo, Pérez, Diana, Conet, Catherine
Narrator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishizuka, Unshou, Parsons, Rodger, Moura, Fábio, Hinderyckx, Michel, Danti, Federico, Vásquez, Gerardo
Nazonokusa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Knotz, Michele, Hayashibara, Megumi
Nidoran♀ (Supporting)
Nidoran♂ (Supporting)
Nyarth (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tiraboschi, Armando, Inuyama, Inuko, Cathcart, James Carter, Acktun, Gerhard, Tasquin, Philippe, Ubaldi, Pietro, Vásquez, Gerardo
Nyasper (Supporting)
Riot, Ninja (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Marques, Guilherme, Yamadera, Kouichi, Scheffel, Oliver, Praet, Grégory, Thompson, Marc, Alonso, Gerardo, Bressan, Mattia, Viador, Adrián
Soonansu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Yuuji, Rogers, Kayzie
Steel, Millis (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ricci, Kate Kelly, Nakagawa, Shoko, Hamilton, Brittney Lee, Belle, Jacqueline, Baran, Maia, Felli, Martina
Steel, Argus (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Rodrigues, Zeca, Nakagawa, Reiji, Wyman, Oliver, Brüll, Patrick, Iacono, Gianluca, Jilka, Gerhard
Xerneas (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Biefnot, Véronique, Torres, América, De Luca, Lorella, Mita, Yoshiko, O'Brady, Mary
Yamikarasu (Supporting)
Yorunozuku (Supporting)

Staff:

Hosoya, Nobuyuki (Producer)
Mori, Takemoto (Producer)
Okamoto, Junya (Producer)
Werenko, Tim (Producer)
Hawana, Dina (Assistant Producer)
Muratsubaki, Takurou (Assistant Producer)
Shimodaira, Satoshi (Assistant Producer)
Yuyama, Kunihiko (Director, Storyboard)
Mima, Masafumi (Sound Director)
Oowada, Jun (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Sekino, Masahiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Ueda, Shigeru (Episode Director)
Yoshikawa, Hiroaki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Sonoda, Hideki (Script)
Takegami, Junki (Script)
Valencia, Amparo (Script, ADR Director)
Miyao, Yoshikazu (Storyboard)
Kabeya, Jean-Marc Anthony (Theme Song Performance)
Landerwyn, Marie-Line (Theme Song Lyrics)
SCANDAL (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance)
Tanaka, Hidenori (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
Abe, Chiaki (Key Animation)
Akiba, Minoru (Art Director)
Anzai, Toshiyuki (Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation)
Aoki, Akihito (Key Animation)
Asai, Mitomu (Executive Producer)
Baba, Toshiko (Key Animation)
Chen, Dali (2nd Key Animation)
Delhausse, Jean-Marc (ADR Director)
Fujita, Ryou (Associate Producer)
Fukuchi, Junpei (Key Animation)
Hayashi, Yuka (2nd Key Animation)
Hikita, Takahito (Production Manager)
Hoshino, Reika (Key Animation)
Ikeda, Kaori (2nd Key Animation)
Ikeda, Yuuji (Animation Director)
Imahashi, Asuna (2nd Key Animation)
Inoue, Yuuko (Animation Director)
Iriyoshi, Satoru (Key Animation)
Ishikawa, Mariko (Key Animation)
Iwasaki, Kana (In-Between Animation)
Jinbo, Daisuke (Sound Effects)
Kano, Akira (Animation Director)
Katagiri, Takahisa (Key Animation)
Kawamura, Ryouko (2nd Key Animation)
Kawasaki, Yukio (Executive Producer)
Kim, Kyoung-hwan (Background Art)
Kuwabara, Mai (Key Animation)
Matsumoto, Katsuji (Key Animation)
Matsuzaka, Sadatoshi (Key Animation)
... and 42 more staff

Reviews:

User Chaotic_beauty (Score: 5/10):
Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction is the first Pokemon film in a while that features some fresh ideas and creative moments. In the vein of the last few, it's also an unambitious work stuck in a rut. Near the end of the film, there's a great scene with Ash and five antagonists awaking Yveltal. The ensuing attempts to kidnap Diancie and run away from the harbinger of death are joyously written. These scenes make only a tiny portion of the film overall, but they stand out from the cookie-cutter writing we're usually treated with in these films. The good thing about this one is thatDiancie is a likeable character and her interactions with Ash & co are fun to watch. Of course, the dialogue isn't going to win any awards, but I feel it's done its part. Adequate to keep us entertained, not enough to uplift the work.nnDiancie's lack of a distinguishing character arc is disapointing. Her mini adventures aren't enough to keep us entertained for over two thirds of the film, either. It's for this reason that wacky sequences not fittingt the film are utilized to shake things up a bit. A good example of this is the infinite ladder at the mall. nnJust like Shaymin's film, this one suffers from a sudden focus shift from characters to the plot, where characters aren't developed enough for a character focused film and the plot is too weak to make itself worth it. nnThe last fifth of the film with Yveltal petrifying the waking world is, again, a joy to watch. However, Yveltal & Xerneas don't feel like world shattering legendaries because the plot had no time to build up them or the legend around them. Unlike, say, legendary birds from the second film, these feel like pseudo-legendaries which only the local town folk are aware of as a curiosity.nnThe film made a few big mistakes in its conceptual stage which paved the way to an unfulfilling plot and somewhat stale middle of the film, but from the execution it's obvious that they treated this one with some care, unlike the last two. Nothing groundbreaking for the most part, but at least it gives hope for further installments. It's been 16 films. After a draught, finally one I can recommend to general Pokemon fans. It's okay.
User mari7 (Score: 8/10):
Overall 8/10 If you're not a Pokemon fan, then don't jump into the series watching the movies, because generally they're not first-time friendly ====== The plot of Diancie movie wasn't so amazing, but as the first XY series movie, it was good, but not more. Compared to Hoopa movie, it was better though. Plot 6 The plot was ultimately rather cliche/overused as far as Pokemon movies go. But in this movie, it's the characters (that includes pokemon) that make it enjoyable. Art 9 As part of the movies, it has more budget for effects, so the already good XY art was amplified to be better temporarily Sound 8 I'm not sure I remembermuch about the BGM. gotta check the movie again.nCharacter 10nthe main characters chemistry and the joy of life that is Diancies SUPER CUTE VOICE (jp original voice) IS A MIRACLE OF LIFE AND OMFG SHE'S SO DAMN CUTE I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THE DIANCIE DISTRIBUTION EVENTnnYeha. This movie is all about Diancie as the title suggests and she's just SO CUTE that I can't stop typing in caps. I enjoyed this movie mainly because of Diancie's overall overflowing cuteness and voice and surprisingly cute appearance~~nnEnjoyment 8nDiancie ftw
User Duckielover151 (Score: 7/10):
This one was just a good movie in general. I feel almost like you could take out the Pokémon elements completely and still have the core story of an irresponsible princess growing up into a stronger person, and I really liked that. But on top of that, there was just a lot going on in this movie, and I think it worked here. There were four different treasure hunters/thieves on top of Team Rocket, and they actually all fit into this movie pretty well. I thought it was an especially nice touch that they each had one of the final evolved forms of the Kalos starters,rather than a more generically evil-looking, villain Pokémon. I saw this one after I'd finished the whole series, but this looks to have been set pretty early into XY, so it would have been really cool to see then. On top of that, each of our heroes had a place in this story, which doesn't feel like it should be a lot to ask, but there have definitely been Pokémon movies in the past where Ash is off being heroic, and his companions are just trailing along after him the whole time. In this movie, it really felt like they all came together to combat some great evil or threat, the way it should be.nnI enjoyed the music. The visuals were really striking in this one... I just finished the Volcanion movie earlier today and was pretty disappointed, so I was just really pleasantly surprised at what this one achieved.
... and 2 more reviews

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Kids
Demographics: Kids
Studios: OLM
Licensors: The Pokemon Company International
Rating: 6.53 / 10
Rank: #7079
Popularity: #3379
Users Listed: 51,511
Users Scored: 30,164
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/27/2022
Aired: July 19, 2014 (Summer)
Type: movie
Source: game
Age Rating: PG
Episodes: 1

Pokemon Movie 17: Hakai no Mayu to Diancie

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