June 2nd: PM2023 009 - Arrival in Paldea!

[i2i]

Tomioka is off working on the Run For Money anime, apparently.

Is that the anime based on a game show?

 

[Dephender]

Is that the anime based on a game show?

Yes.

Run For Money : The Great Mission - Toei Animation

Toei Animation Europe is pleased to announce the immediate launch of the latest simulcast series “Run For Money : The Great Mission” in France on AnimeDigitalNetwork with a new episode every Sunday at 9am and J-One every Saturday at 6:30pm.

www.toei-animation.com

Tomioka is one of the show's two head writers.

 

[lolipiece]

I wonder if we'll go straight to Liko's house or if it will take a bit to get there.

Unless the ship gets blown out of the sky/someone falls off again, I can't see a legit reason why they wouldn't. Then again, we've been waiting so long to get here it'd be weird for them to stay at the house for only one episode.

 

[Dephender]

This episode being written by Sato means it's probably going to be a big plot relevant one, so yeah, we're either going to Liko's house or stopping by some very important other place for big plot developments.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

Was the trip to Kanto an excuse to conveniently pick up Roy.

 

[Jeal]

Was the trip to Kanto an excuse to conveniently pick up Roy.

No, Roy could be from any region.

 

[Noy]

Kanto was mostly likely used for the start, because:
1. Kanto pandering
2. Speculation Fuel
3. some plot point that'll be revealed in the far future of this arc.

 

[1rkhachatryan]

Was the trip to Kanto an excuse to conveniently pick up Roy.

I mean they were hired to protect Liko so if anything it was a trip to pick up her lol.

 

[ShuckFam]

I could see Liko staying in Paldea for a while and doing something off-screen. I just get that vibe.

 

[Xuxuba]

Just proves they are gonna find a way to shove Kanto in there even when it's not relevant and Ash is no longer the protagonist lol

 

[Dephender]

Summary:

The Rising Volt Tacklers arrive in the Paldea region where Liko's home is, where Liko, Friede and Roy are received by Liko's father Alex. Liko tries to relax now that she's back home for the first time in a while, but is surprised to learn that Alex wants her to keep staying there. Liko's adventure had just started; Is this where it's going to end?

Screenplay 佐藤大 (Dai Sato)
Storyboard 浅田裕二 (Yūji Asada)
Episode Director 浅田裕二 (Yūji Asada)
Animation Director 岩根雅明 (Masaaki Iwane)
Animation Director 志村泉 (Izumi Shimura)

 

[UltimateNinja]

Summary:

Liko's father got revealed within the first ten episodes while Ash's never was in his over a thousand episodes run.

 

[Spyro39]

This episode summary finally shoots down the theory that Ash is Liko's father.

 

[nuzamaki90]

Summary:

Liko VS Alex like Bianca VS her pops’

 

[Veedramon]

Liko VS Alex like Bianca VS her pops’

That was Ash vs her pops, which means that her freedom might be in Roy's hands instead

 

[Spyro39]

I would like to know why Liko even transferred to Kanto in the first place if her dad wants her to stay in their home region.

 

[Dephender]

I would like to know why Liko even transferred to Kanto in the first place if her dad wants her to stay in their home region.

If my daughter got attacked by hitmen three times in two days while studying abroad, I think I'd want her to stay at home too.
Just saying.

 

[Spyro39]

If my daughter got attacked by hitmen three times in two days while studying abroad, I think I'd want her to stay at home too.
Just saying.

Not like staying at home is going to keep her safe from the hitmen unless the bodyguards her parents hired stay as well.

 

[1rkhachatryan]

Summary:

Kind of ironic how her mom is the one who hired them yet she's nowhere to be mentioned lol.

 

[lolipiece]

No mention of the mom. Welp, time to spend 20+ years speculating fruitlessly as to who she might be!