Japan Getting Live-Action Drama Series About Pokemon Game
When it comes to the entertainment industry, the only “bad idea” out there is something that doesn’t make it to the big screen or small screen to make a profit. That’s why TV and movie folk will do almost anything that might generate profit, even if the concept is a bit “out there.” Japan is known for doing all sorts of things with their TV stations, but as revealed by VGC, they’re going to do something that is both expected and unexpected all at the same time. Because on TV Tokyo, they will air a Pokemon-themed TV drama called “Fill Your Pockets With Adventure.”
But before you think this is the first true live-action series to feature real actors interacting with CGI pocket monsters, that’s not the case here. In fact, the series plays a much more “supportive” role than you likely would’ve guessed. The series revolves around a young woman named Madoka Agaki, who leaves her small town in Japan to move to Tokyo so that she can join an ad agency.
Sounds like a dream situation, right? For a while, it is for Madoka, as she wanted to be in Tokyo since she was young. However, the real-world pressures of the job and life there start to get to her. Then, she has to do a presentation that could affect the company’s future.
This is where the twist comes in. Her mother sends her something from her youth: a Game Boy with a copy of Pokemon Red. As she dives back into this youthful adventure, the game helps her realize certain things about life, and it influences how she handles things with her job, her friends, and, overall, her entire life.
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