Kairyuu to Yuubinyasan

Name: Kairyuu to Yuubinyasan
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2025-02-27T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.55

Dragonite and the Special Delivery

カイリューとゆうびんやさん

7.55(1,078)

Rank#1882

#11979

ONA1 ep.Finished Airing14 min

Adventure Fantasy

Hana, a young girl from the Paldea region who admires the postman Dragonite and aspires to become an ace mail carrier, one day receives a letter with no address. Determined to find the sender, she embarks on a frantic search alongside her partner, Hogator. After running around town, she finally tracks down the sender—a boy named Rio. Upon hearing his story, Hana learns that Rio wrote the letter to celebrate his father's birthday, who is stationed alone in the Kanto region. However, the day of his father's birthday has already arrived... (Source: Official YouTube, translated)

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Hana

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Fukumoto, Riko

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Kairyuu

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Takahashi, Shinya

Japanese

Aceburn

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willster88

February 26, 2025

Recommended

This short celebrating Pokémon Day is truly a testament to the emotional range Pokémon stories can have, and to just how incredible Pokémon is as a franchise. Pulling a stacked but unexpected cast of being animated by CoMix Wave Films (Your Name, Weathering With You) and with music by Evan Call (Violet Evergarden, Frieren) x suis from Yorushika (Frieren, BokuYaba), this short does not pull punches when it comes to hitting an emotional story beat within its short runtime. Evan Call feels right at home again writing the music for another series about the power of letters in expressing feelings to others, and the shortdoes an amazing job of delivering that message, balancing some fun comedic moments with a strong emotional buildup into a climax that made me tear up. It also does an amazing job of showcasing a world of Pokémon co-existing with humans, and how much joy and wonder Pokémon brings to both children and adults alike. In short, this short made me laugh and cry, and it's a truly fitting short to honor Pokémon on Pokémon Day. It reminded me that, in fact, I really do love Pokémon!

Asuna_Shiraishi

If you're a Pokémon fan, "Dragonite and the Postman" is a must-watch. Initially, I thought it was a feature-length film, but it was a short film that, makes me sad😭.But, Despite its running time only (15:00 min.) it packs emotional depth into its brief runtime. The story is understated yet powerful, capable of making viewers both laugh and cry (lowkey). CoMix Wave Films, known for hits like "Your Name," delivers stunning animation, though there are some noticeable CGI moments. The voice actors bring life to the characters, and the original soundtrack is superb. However, the inclusion of legendary Pokémon like Kyogre and Lugia felt abit forced, as these rare creatures appeared unexpectedly. Overall, it's a heartwarming tale of Dragonite and the postman's bond. "Dragonite and the Postman" effectively captures the unique bond between Pokémon and humans, Also, between father and his son that making it a heartwarming and engaging experience for fans of all ages. The attention to detail in depicting both wild and domestic Pokémon adds depth to the story, celebrating the rich history of the series and setting the stage for future adventures. Despite its brief runtime, this short film is a delightful addition to the Pokémon universe. Then Mine, Animation : 8/10 Soundtrack : 8/10 VA to the Character : 9/10 Overall : 9/10

butahime

March 4, 2025

Recommended

PREMISE/STORY/CHARACTERS A girl at the post office in Paldea is bored sorting mail and looks for more interesting work. She ends up hitching a ride with Dragonite and flying to Kanto with a little boy to deliver a letter to his father. Everything about the script is very simple but all the characters' motivations have more than enough weight to them to fill fifteen minutes and the story they create gives us great excuses to see cute Pokemon in action! VISUAL/SOUND This is the real point of Kairyuu to Yuubinyasan and is it ever great. The quality of the drawings is high and we geta lot of expressive movement of people and espeically Pokemon in a variety of settings. We see everything from Litwick melting wax in the post office to Mabosstiff taking a walk to schools of Lanturn illuminating the ocean to Latios and Latias in disguise. This is all presenting with a rapid, almost overwhelming pace that reinforces just how varied the Pokemon setting has become over the past thirty years. The human's voices are fine and the music does its job setting the tone of grand adventure but the highlight here is also the Pokemons' cries. VERDICT: PASS

emberreviews

February 11, 2026

Recommended

Dragonite and the Mail Carrier was 2025's anime special to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise, and in that regard it succeeds pretty well. The fun little details of how different Pokémon use their powers for the wide variety of tasks required by the post office allowed for a neat flex of world-building creativity, while the gorgeous sweeping shots of landscapes inhabited by wild Pokémon as Dragonite flies across different regions were simply breathtaking, and Evan Call’s explosive soundtrack crams these 14 minutes with so much excitement that I was left in awe by each orchestral swell. While I appreciated the emotion and nostalgiapoured into the central conflict of the story and even got a little teary-eyed at its resolution, the hyper-optimism and positivity of the Pokémon world does a bit more heavy-lifting than I would have preferred, and the overall story feels like it needed more development to really leave an impact, but for a short inspired by a one-off creative choice for a 27-year-old movie, they still managed to flesh this idea out rather well. The past half decade has been incredible for limited-run Pokémon projects like this and at this point it’s probably what I look forward to the most from this franchise, and while this one was just a tad bit underwhelming by comparison, it still manages to scratch that itch for wonder and adventure that makes me love Pokémon so much.

Kairyuu to Yuubinyasan

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