bouquets of flowers to their respective families as an expression of gratitude. Cast Main cast Release Theatrical run The film was released in Japan on July 19, 2008 by Toho. Broadcast airing Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior was aired in United States on February 13, 2009 on Cartoon Network. Home media This was the first Pokémon film to be distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment in North America. It was also the first anime film that Universal has ever distributed in the country. The home media rights holders for the Pokémon anime, Viz Media would later re-release the film on July 7, 2015, with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment acting as the distributor. Universal Studios Home Entertainment also released the film in several European countries, including the United Kingdom. Then it was later re-released by Manga Entertainment in the UK on May 21, 2018, as part of the Diamond and Pearl 4 film collection. It was later re-released again separately by Manga UK on April 15, 2019. Reception Box office It took the second Japanese box office, beaten by Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea during the July 19–20 weekend, when Giratina to Sora no Hanataba: Shaymin saw 982,000 viewers spending ¥1,018,770,000 ($9,463,400) to see the film. It eventually raked in just 10% less than the previous year's film, Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai. Critical reception Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior got generally positive reviews. Kidzworld gave it a positive review saying that "In summary, it's a fine movie, and definitely worth watching, whether you’re a fan of Pokemon or not". Notes References External links 2008 anime films 2000s Japanese-language films Films about artificial intelligence Films about angels Giratina and the Sky Warrior 2008 films Toho animated films Japanese sequel films Universal Pictures animated films Universal Pictures films Viz Media anime Films directed by Kunihiko Yuyama Films scored by Shinji Miyazaki OLM, Inc. animated films