Ciao magazine features Meloetta OVA

DVD includes the short "Sing, Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries"

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Reported on Bulbanews by George Hutcheon
Originally reported on AAPF

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The August issue of Ciao magazine, a shoujo manga publication, comes with a DVD containing a seven-minute Pokémon anime short. Sing, Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries features Pikachu and Snivy on a quest to restore Meloetta's singing voice.

Front cover of Ciao magazine

Meowth and Wobbuffet appear as antagonists, and the short also features Pokémon such as Snorlax, Chikorita, Oshawott and Piplup. Shoko Nakagawa is credited for a voice-over role. The short is said to be a "prequel" to Meloetta's Glittery Recital, which will be screened along with the movie Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo in Japanese theaters from July 14.

Ciao magazine is published by Shōgakukan, which also publishes CoroCoro magazine. Yumi Tsukirino's shoujo-themed Pokémon manga, Magical Pokémon Journey and Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪, were originally published in Ciao magazine. The latest issue was released on July 3.