All 24 feature-length movies from the Pokémon anime franchise started broadcasting sequentially for free on ABEMA for four consecutive weeks starting Saturday, June 20.
The Pokémon series has been deeply loved by many fans for many years since the TV anime first began broadcasting in 1997. In this free marathon broadcast event, all 24 past Pokémon movies—ranging from the first film released in 1998, Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back, to the 2020 film Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle—will be broadcast sequentially every Saturday and Sunday from Saturday, June 20 to Sunday, July 12. Each movie will also be available for free viewing for one week after its broadcast.