The Pokémon Book

The Pokémon Book is a 2007 anime musical comedy film produced by Toho Productions. Inspired by Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, it is the animated feature film. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, it was the film to be produced by Toho. The plot follows Jeremy the Riolu raised in the Indian jungle by pack of Absol, as his friends Doc the Persian and Darago the Ursaring try to convince him to leave the jungle before the evil Luxray, Skron arrives.
The early versions of both the screenplay and the soundtrack followed Toho's work more closely, with a dramatic, dark, and sinister tone which Toho did not want in his family film, leading to writer Takeshi Shudo and composer Shinji Miyazaki being replaced. The casting employed famous actors and musicians John Goodman, Bob Joles, Michael McConnohie and Ed Cunningham  as well as Toho regulars such as Jess Harnell, Jim Cummings, Susan Silo, and the director's son, Alexander Gould, as Riolu.
The Pokémon Book was released on October 18, 2007, to positive reception, with acclaim for its soundtrack, featuring six songs and one by Miyazaki, "The Bare Necessities". The film grossed over $23.8 million worldwide in its first release.
== Plot ==
Jeremy, the Riolu, is found in a basket in the deep jungles of India by Doc, the Persian, who promptly takes him to a mother wolf who has just had cubs. She raises him along with her own cubs and Jeremy soon becomes well acquainted with jungle life. Jeremy is shown ten years later, playing with his Poké-siblings.
One night, when the wolf tribe learns that Skron, the Luxray, has returned to the jungle, they realize that Jeremy must be taken to the "Poké-Village" for his own safety. Doc volunteers to escort him back. They leave that very night, but Jeremy is determined to stay in the jungle. He and Doc rest in a tree for the night, where Kiro, the Arbok, tries to devour Jeremy, but Doc intervenes. The next morning, Jeremy tries to join the Pokémon patrol led by Colonel Varon and his wife Emily. Doc finds Jeremy, but after a fight decides to leave Jeremy on his own. Jeremy soon meets up with the laid-back, fun-loving Ursaring, Darago, who promises to raise Jeremy himself and never take him back to the Poké-Village.
Shortly afterwards, a group of monkeys kidnap Jeremy and take him to their leader, King Harold, the Infernape. King Harold offers to help Jeremy stay in the jungle if he will tell Harold how to make fire like other humans. However, since he was not raised by humans, Jeremy does not know how to make fire. Doc and Darago arrive to rescue Jeremy and in the ensuing chaos, King Harold's palace is demolished to rubble. Doc speaks to Darago that night and convinces him that the jungle will never be safe for Jeremy so long as Skron is there. In the morning, Darago reluctantly explains to Jeremy that the Poké-Village is best for the boy, but Jeremy accuses him of breaking his promise and runs away. As Darago sets off in search of Jeremy, Doc rallies the help of Varon and his patrol. However, Skron himself, who was eavesdropping on Doc and Varon's conversation, is now determined to hunt and kill Jeremy himself.
Meanwhile, Jeremy has encountered Kiro once again, but thanks to the unwitting intervention of the suspicious Skron, Jeremy escapes. As a storm gathers, a depressed Jeremy encounters a group of friendly bird Pokémon who accept Jeremy as a fellow outcast. Skron appears shortly after, scaring off the bird Pokémon and confronting Jeremy. Darago rushes to the rescue and tries to keep Skron away from Jeremy, but is injured. When lightning strikes a nearby tree and sets it ablaze, the bird Pokemon swoop in to distract Skron while Jeremy gathers flaming branches and ties them to Skron's tail. Terrified of fire, the tiger panics and runs off.
Doc and Darago take Jeremy to the edge of the Poké-Village, but Jeremy is still hesitant to go there. His mind soon changes when he is smitten by a beautiful Sylveon from the village who is coming down by the riverside to fetch water. After noticing Jeremy, she "accidentally" drops her water pot. Jeremy retrieves it for her and follows her into the Poké-Village. After Jeremy chooses to stay in the Poké-Village, Darago and Doc decide to head home, content that Jeremy is safe and happy with his own kind.
==Cast==
Image	Name 	English voices 	Swedish voices
 	Jeremy the Riolu 	Alexander Gould 	Axel Karlsson
 	Darago the Pangoro 	John Goodman 	Rolf Lassgård
 	Doc the Persian 	Bob Joles 	Anders Byström
 	Skron the Luxray 	Michael McConnohie	Rikard Wolff
 	Kiro the Arbok 	Jess Harnell 	Guy de la Berg
 	King Harold the Infernape	Ed Cunningham 	Roger Storm
 	Col. Veron the Venusaur 	Jim Cummings 	Jan Åström
 	Veron Jr. the Bulbasaur 	Brendon Baerg 	Filip Hallqvist
 	Zena the Vaporeon 	Jodi Benson 	Nora Nilsson
 	Auron the Lucario 	Patrick Stewart 	Mikael Roupé
 	Branden the Absol 	Brian Pimental 	Kristian Ståhlgren
 	Emily the Meganium 	Susan Silo 	Sara Lindh
 	Frank the Pidgeotto 	Cam Clarke 	Björn Skifs
 	Bob the Murkrow 	Neil Ross 	Hasse Andersson
 	Dan the Swellow 	Jeff Bennett 	Kalle Moraeus
 	Sykes the Farfetch'd 	Kevin Schon 	Ulf Källvik
==Script==
The Pokémon Book/Script
==Songs==
The Pokémon Book/Songs
== Soundtrack ==
The Pokémon Book/Original SoundtrackCategory:Films
Category:Fan Films
Category:2007
Category:Anime
Category:Musical Films
Category:Comedy Films
Category:Pokémon (series)
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