Kemon Kawamoto’s (Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel manga) one-shot manga adaptation of the film debuted in April.
Matsumoto’s original “Mezase Pokémon Master” song was the first opening theme song for the first Pokémon television anime series.
The franchise’s most recent film, Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (Pokémon the Movie XY & Z: Volcanion to Karakuri no Magearna), debuted in Japan last July.
Hayashi also performed the ending theme song “Chiisaki Mono” for the 2003 Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker film when she was 14 years old.