Pokémon Concierge (2023)

The Boys' Karen Fukuhara voices lead role in English cast of Netflix's Pokémon series

Pokémon Concierge is a Japanese stop-motion animated series for Netflix. It is based on the massively successful and popular Pokémon franchise which began in 1996 and continues to dominate the media landscape in the decades since. It is directed by short film director Iku Ogawa and written by Harumi Doki who has previously worked on Re/Member and Motokare retry. Tadahiro Uesugi handles the series' concept arts/character design.

Pokémon Concierge marks the first collaboration between the Pokémon Company and Netflix. It is comprised of four episodes running 14-20 minutes each. Adding to its allure is the inclusion of musical legend herself, Mariya Takeuchi. She is celebrated as one of Japan's most iconic city pop artists and among the country's top-selling musicians. She lends her mesmerizing voice to the series' theme music titled "Have a Good Time Here."

Karen Fukuhara leads the English voice cast of Pokémon Concierge as Haru. She is best known for playing Kimiko in Prime Video's The Boys along with voicing Lady Himi in the English dub of The Boy and the Heron. She is joined by an impressive supporting voice cast including Imani Hakim (Everybody Hates Chris) as Alisa, Josh Keaton (Voltron: Legendary Defender) as Tyler and Lori Alan (SpongeBob SquarePants) as Watanabe.

Rena Nōnen (In This Corner of the World) voices the lead role of Haru in the original Japanese dub of the series alongside Fairouz Ai (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean) as Alisa, Eita Okuno (Yell) as Tyler and Yoshiko Takemura (TIGER & BUNNY) as Watanabe.