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Is Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu good to watch with a friend?

One sitting. Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu (Pokemon Movie 1: The First Movie) is a film from Summer 1998 by Olm Digital, Olm, Inc.: 1 episodes, about 1.4 hours in total, finished, 7.43/10 across the listing sites.

actionadventurevideo-game adaptationcomedycoming of agedramafamily-friendlyfantasy

Watching it together: one sitting. It is a film (about 1.4 hours), so the whole thing fits one evening — the easiest kind of anime to agree on. Rule: type MOVIE → one sitting.

This verdict comes from rules over the title's format, length and tags, not from a review — the rule that fired is named above.

The facts

Type
Film
Episodes
1
Episode length
85 min
Total time
about 1.4 hours — one evening
First aired
Summer 1998
Status
Finished
Studio
Olm Digital, Olm, Inc.
Score
7.43/10 across the listing sites
Tags
action, adventure, video-game adaptation, comedy, coming of age, drama, family-friendly, fantasy, friendship, gaming, monsters, mystery, sci-fi, shounen, tragedy, violence

Data from anime-offline-database (ODbL) as of 2026-07-04; the score is the median of the scores the anime listing sites give it, on a 1–10 scale. Also listed as: Pokemon: The First Movie; Pokemon: The First Movie Complete Version; Pokemon: The First Movie Kanzenban; Pokemon - The First Movie.

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Related anime

Pokemon
TV series · 276 ep · 1997 · 7.4/10

More like this: action · adventure · video-game adaptation · comedy · coming of age · drama · family-friendly · fantasy · friendship · gaming · monsters · mystery · sci-fi · shounen · tragedy.

Quick answers

How long does it take to watch all of Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu?
About 1.4 hours — one sitting.
How many episodes does Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu have?
1 episode of 85 min.
Is Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu finished?
Yes, Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu is finished (1 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.
Is Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu good for a group?
Yes. Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu is tagged action, comedy, the tags that survive a room full of people talking over the screen. It is a film, so nobody has to commit to a schedule.
Where is Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu listed?
Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu is on AniList (id 528) and MyAnimeList (id 528); Queue Up keys it by its AniList id and shows it when it is on either of your lists.

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