Post by Angelo on Jun 15, 2011 11:04:54 GMT -5
Pokemon Adventures is a manga series authored by Hidenori Kusaka. It was illustrated by Mato for the first nine volumes and starting from Volume 10 it has been illustrated by Satoshi Yamamoto. It is published by Shōgakukan under the Ladybird Comics Special series.
It is popularly known as Pokémon Special even outside of Japan, and often shortened as PokéSpe.
Unlike the anime, which, though drawing much inspiration from the games, does not follow them exactly, Pokémon Adventures is a mostly game-based manga, with the fifteen main characters taking their names from the main series games, and their various adventures tending to stay restricted to their home region. Also unlike the anime, which has gone to great lengths to indicate the danger of a legendary Pokémon being captured, the main characters of Pokémon Adventures have captured and sometimes use their own legendaries, much as the player can in the games. Pokémon Adventures also contains darker elements than other media, including certain characters and some Pokémon actually dying.
On October 26, 2009, it was announced that Gakunen magazine Grade 5 and Grade 6 (at the time serializing the Diamond & Pearl chapter) would cease publication at the end of the fiscal year. Publication will continue in the Grade 4 magazine, and in Corocoro Ichiban.
Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri is quoted as stating, "This is the comic that most resembles the world I was trying to convey." Game producer Tsunekaz Ishihara also praises the series, saying, "I want every Pokémon fan to read this comic!"
Story arcs
Red Blue and Green Arc (Volumes 1 - 3)
Yellow Arc (Volumes 4 - 7)
Gold Silver and Crystal Arc (Volumes 8 - 15)
Ruby and Sapphire Arc (Volumes 15 - 22)
Fire Red and Leaf Green Arc (Volumes 22 - 26)
Emerald Arc (Volumes 26 - 29)
Diamond and Pearl Arc (Volumes 30 - 38)
Platinum Arc (Volumes 38 - ??)
Heart Gold and Soul Silver Arc (Volumes ?? - ??)
Black and White Arc (Volumes ?? - ??)
The ?? means that nobody knows when they end or when they start.