The staff of the new Pokémon anime titled Dragonite and the Mailman released a trailer to preview the theme song “Kami Hikōki” (Paper Airplane) by suis (yorushika) and Evan Call, composer of the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End anime.
Watch the new trailer for Dragonite and the Mailman below:
Dragonite and the Mailman will premiere on February 27 on the official Pokémon YouTube channel to celebrate Pokémon Day 2025. That same day at 6:00 a.m. PST / 9:00 a.m. EST, The Pokémon Company will host a Pokémon Presents broadcast will air on the YouTube channel. The broadcast will celebrate Pokémon Day 2025 with a slew of news and updates regarding the franchise, including a potential reveal for Pokémon Legends Z-A.
The anime focuses on Hana, a girl that admires a Dragonite who serves as a postal worker. When she gets a letter addressed to no one, she sets out to find the sender alongside her Fuecoco. The sender is a boy named Rio, who wants to send the letter to his father in the Kanto region. With his father’s birthday approaching, it seems like he might not be able to receive the letter on time.
CoMix Wave Films, the studio responsible for producing Makoto Shinkai’s films, will produce the new Pokémon Dragonite and the Mailman anime. Taku Kimura is directing the anime, and Kentarō Nana is writing and supervising the script. Asuka Dokai is the character designer, Maho Aoki is the animation designer and director. Tasuku Watanabe is the art director of Pokémon Dragonite and the Mailman.
