pokemon movie 8: lucario and the mystery of mew

animation - 10, characters  - 8, plot - 9, enjoyment - 8 - 8

rating: G (all ages)

plot summary:  In the town of Lohta, a festival is thrown praising “Aaron the Wave Leader Hero” who, according to the legend passed down through the town’s generations, stopped a war centuries ago by using the power of “the Tree of the World’s Origin.” Satoshi and Pikachu participate in a battle to decide this year’s hero and after their victory, they are chosen as the “Wave Leader Hero.” A grand dance party is held in the castle to celebrate the victor, but suddenly the phantom Pokemon Mew appears and takes Pikachu. Soon afterwards, the Wave Leader Pokemon “Lucario” is freed from his centuries-long seal and meets Satoshi. Satoshi must solve the various mysteries of where Pikachu is, what Mew’s after, what the secret of the legend of the Wave Leader is and how it ties in with Lucario’s hidden past as he makes his way to “the Tree of the World’s Origin” with Lucario.

my review:  i like mew i think this is such a cute movie for pokemon fans to watch and introduces lucario the epic psychic pokemon that will change the way we look at pokemon forever. It’s a good idea to watch some episodes of pokemon advanced generation before watching this otherwise you’ll notice some slight changes.

who wouldn’t like it: if you gave up on the pokemon franchise a long time ago then you will probably not like it.