Alternative TitlesEnglish: Pokemon Adventures Synonyms: Pokemon Special, Pocket Monsters Special, Pokemon Adventure, Pokespecial Japanese: ポケットモンスターSPECIAL
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Apr 1997 to ? Serialization:
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StatisticsScore: 8.001 (scored by 993 users)
Ranked: #5782
Popularity: #388
Members: 1,604
Favorites: 196 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisRed is just a normal kid living in the rural Pallet Town, when he decides to go out on his own adventure, along with his rival since childhood, Green. In this world of Pokemon, he makes many friends, humans and Pokemon alike. However, all is not well. Team Rocket is trying to capture Mew, a very rare Pokemon, and is performing experiments on other Pokemon, trying to increase their power. Red and his friends must battle against Team Rocket to stop their cruel experiments and unlock the secrets of Pokemon.
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Related MangaAlternative version: Pocket Monsters Zensho
Alternative setting: Pokemon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Kaitou! Pokemon 7
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d76th
6 of 10 people found this review helpful
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90 of ? chapters read
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Art |
9 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
I had missed waking up 7am every morning to watch Pokemon on CheeseTV something of a decade ago. And only a few days ago did I learn there were a few mangas that gave alternative stories to the universe of Pokemon. And in the three days I had started reading, I'm here now having read 90chapters. Needless to say, I just couldn't stop reading. The last thing I couldn't stop reading was the first harry potter book - aha.
This manga is based on the Pokemon Game series [if you'd look to the character list above]. That's why there's a "Red" ready for you to name your character, as with the forgetful Prof.Oak to optionally have you name his grandson 'Blue'. It also goes on to explain the origins of Surfing Pikachu, which if you've ever really thought about it... doesn't make too much sense.
The animation is separate from the manga, but it isn't all that different. You'll see some familiar faces, but only in the context of the games.
If you remember the lovable childish charm of the Pokemon that created a global late 90's fad, the emotional trials of values that seem to be forgotten in the grown-up world, and the epic battles depicted in the Pokemon movies, this manga will have you re-live it all.
_As with any good story with an alternate universe and battle sequences, this Manga manages to tie everything together impressively with surprising complexity - though I suppose it could also be criticized as "improvisation" like Code Geass was. The art style is cute and fitting to the nature of the manga, as with the characters are rather simple yet not annoyingly so.
Although this may all seem overly positive, but really... I can't help but think this manga is incredibly under-rated. It's no witty romantic supernatural action ecchi comedy, I'll admit - but it's what I like about it.
I can't really find a bone to pick with it. It is a kid fantasy story, and perhaps not as engaging as what IS aimed towards an 18year old [ecchi, comedy, action, psychological, drama, slice of life]. So I guess the only bone I have to pick with it is that ..I'm getting too old to enjoy this stuff anymore. Aha read more
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Whraven
6 of 16 people found this review helpful
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15 of ? chapters read
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| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Art |
7 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
I gave this manga a 9 in enjoyment, but it is true only if you played pokemon games. This manga follows games plot really close, but gives you a new view of it. Pokemon users in this manga do not attack with pokemon stupidly, they try to use them as traps. That is what makes this manga far better than pokemon anime.
Other than that, this manga is quite normal. No outstanding graphics or story. Everything is simple and good. No more, but also no less.
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Both are about Pokemons, except Pocket Monster Special is not about turning into a Pokemon.
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Digimon and Pokémon have a lot of recommendations, and most people say they're exactly the same, well they ain't, but one can be recommended once you've seen/read the other. The same in this case. Digimon Next happens in the near future, where like usual, some youngsters get in the Digital World by accident, they get a partner, a Digimon and get in all kinds of trouble and adventures with them. This is basically the same as in Pokémon, they get a partner(s) and get in the same kind of trouble and adventures. In both manga's the lead characters have to cross the land/world for they're goal, the art almost similar in this case, although I enjoyed myself more with the Digimon manga, the Pokémon manga can be enjoyed too. Both look-a-like in most cases, they just play off in different times. But I can defintly recommend the one if you read the other.
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