{"product_id":"pokemon-the-first-movie-mewtwo-strikes-back-劇場版ポケットモンスター-ミュウツーの逆襲-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1998-b2-size-51-73-cm-s97-copy","title":"“Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life”, Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 2009, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S91","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 2009 for the first release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e劇場版ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド＆パール アルセウス 超克の時空へ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the twelfth Pokémon theatrical feature and the climactic film of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiamond \u0026amp; Pearl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e movie trilogy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in Japan on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18 July 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film brings together an extraordinary group of Legendary Pokémon—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArceus, Dialga, Palkia and Giratina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—in one of the most mythology-driven stories of the entire early Pokémon movie cycle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original Japanese B2 survives in exceptional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNear Mint condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, retaining the dazzling colour and extraordinary visual intensity of the original theatrical campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story centres on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArceus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Mythical Pokémon regarded within Pokémon lore as the ancient creator of the universe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong before the events of the film, Arceus lends part of its extraordinary power to humanity through an object known as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJewel of Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, allowing a barren land to flourish. When the jewel is not returned as promised, Arceus is betrayed and enters a long sleep filled with anger towards humankind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCenturies later, Ash, Pikachu, Dawn and Brock arrive in Michina Town just as distortions in space and time begin threatening the region. 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The circular structure behind its body evokes both a celestial symbol and the wheel-like form incorporated into Arceus’s own design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe effect presents Arceus not simply as another powerful Pokémon but as an almost mythological presence—a being whose power exceeds the conventional boundaries of the Pokémon world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehind it, a dark planetary form hangs across the upper edge, giving the image an immense cosmic scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSurrounding Arceus are the three great Legendary Pokémon of the preceding films:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalkia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, associated with space, appears at upper left.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiratina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, ruler of the Distortion World, emerges below it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDialga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, associated with time, appears at right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir placement immediately establishes the film as the climax of the Sinnoh Legendary saga.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the foreground appear \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAsh and Pikachu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDawn, Brock, Piplup, Monferno, Staraptor, Croagunk, Buneary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and other characters from the 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