The hit videogame Pokémon Legends: Arceus is being adapted into an anime.Announced via the game’s official Japanese website, the series will debut online later this year. An official statement (translated by Google) confirms that the show will be “an original story set in the Sinnoh region”, and “is scheduled to be released in early summer 2022.”The series will be produced by WIT Studio which worked on Pokémon the Movie: Everyone’s Story as well as popular anime show Attack on Titan.Along with the announcement, The Pokémon Company teased a glimpse of the upcoming anime series with a rather cool image (below). We see a trainer trudging through a snowy forest while glancing back towards a Pokémon which seems to be following them – the shadow of a Hisuian Zorua cast ominously on the snow behind them.The Hisuian Zorua is a regional variant of the popular Pokémon which can only be found in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.Pokémon Legends: Arceus anime. Credit: WIT Studio.Described as an “online series”, it’s likely that the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Arceus anime will debut on the official Pokémon YouTube channel later this year.This would be similar to last year’s release of Pokémon Evolutions – an eight-part series that explored the different Pokémon regions during the game’s 25th anniversary.Arceus takes the Pokémon series back in time, placing players amid the history of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl’s Sinnoh location, in a time where Pokémon were feared more than they were friends.IGN’s review of Pokémon Legends: Arceus described it as “an ambitious revamp that successfully revolutionizes the defining Pokémon experiences of catching and battling, but is unfortunately set in a drab, empty, and at times tedious world.”All Confirmed Pokemon in Scarlet and VioletMeanwhile, Pokémon Day 2022 saw several big announcements, including the upcoming Gen 9 games Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, as well as the new Daybreak update for Pokémon Legends: Arceus.Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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