Bonji

Bonji

Bonji (Japanese: ボンジイ Bonjī) is a character who appeared in I Choose You!. He is a researcher who spent many years of his life chasing after the Legendary Ho-Oh. He is known to have written a book titled Ho-Oh is My Life.

During the movie, he helped Ash, Verity, and Sorrel on their adventure towards Mount Tensei, where Ho-Oh lives.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 古田新太 Arata Furuta English Mike Pollock Korean 유강진 Yu Gangjin Spanish Latin America Ferso Velázquez Spain José Ángel Juanes Thai ภัคภูมิ ลิ้มมานะสถาพร Pakkapoom Limmanasathaporn

Artwork

Artwork from the movie website

In the manga

Bonji in I Choose You!

In the movie adaptations

Bonji appeared in I Choose You!. After Ash, Verity, and Sorrel arrived at the Raizen Mountains, Bonji appeared and told them about the wild Pokémon residing there. He was searching for Ho-Oh for 20 years and saw that Ash had the Rainbow Wing. As such, he went with the group to where Ho-Oh was going to be.

After Marshadow was freed from the evil in the tainted Rainbow Wing and Ash was able to get a new one, Bonji advised Ash to place the Rainbow Wing on the rainbow rock. As a result, a rainbow formed and Ho-Oh appeared. After Ash battled Ho-Oh, Bonji then bade Ash his farewells.

Trivia

• Bonji's hat resembles the one Red wears in the Generation I games.
• Bonji is referred to as Bonjii on the Pokémon official site for Asia.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ボンジイ Bonjī	From 爺 jī (old man)
English, French, Italian Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese	Bonji	Same as Japanese name
German	Bonifaz	Similar to Japanese name
Korean	덕훈 Deokhun
Chinese (Mandarin)	梵爺 Fànyé	From Japanese 梵爺 Bonjī and 爺 yé (old man)
Chinese (Cantonese)	梵爺 Fàahnyèh	From Japanese 梵爺 Bonjī and 爺 yèh (old man)
Thai	บอนจี Bonji	Same as Japanese name

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