Pokémon Pocket Monsters Explained

Pokémon Pocket
Ja Kanji:ポケットモンスター
Ja Romaji:Poketto Monsutā
Type:manga
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Children (boys)
Magazine:CoroCoro Comic
First:November 1996
Last:April 2003
Volumes:14
Type:manga
Ruby-Sapphire
Author:Kosaku Anakubo
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Children (boys)
Magazine:CoroCoro Comic
First:September 2003
Last:May 2006
Volumes:6
Type:manga
DP
Author:Kosaku Anakubo
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Children (boys)
Magazine:CoroCoro Comic
First:June 2006
Last:October 2008
Volumes:5
Type:manga
HGSS
Author:Kosaku Anakubo
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Children (boys)
Magazine:CoroCoro Comic
First:June 2010
Last:January 2011
Volumes:2
Type:manga
Pocket BW
Author:Kosaku Anakubo
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Children (boys)
Magazine:CoroCoro Comic
First:August 2011
Last:August 2013
Volumes:4
Type:manga
Pocket XY
Author:Kosaku Anakubo
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Children (boys)
Magazine:CoroCoro Comic
First:April 2014
Last:October 2016
Volumes:5
Type:manga
Pocket Sun and Moon
Author:Kosaku Anakubo
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Children (boys)
Magazine:CoroCoro Comic
First:2017
Last:2020
Volumes:4
Type:manga
Pocket Aniki
Author:Kosaku Anakubo
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:CoroCoro Aniki
First:2021
Volumes:1

Pokémon known in Japan and South Korea as simply, is one of the first Pokémon manga to come out in Japan and ran for 13 volumes. In Singapore it was published by Chuang Yi in English in 2005 and it was retitled Pokémon.[1] While the first series is set in Kanto, and then Johto, new series were released based on Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos and Alola. The author is .

On October 11, 2019, it was announced that manga would end its regular publication in Bessatsu CoroCoro after 23 years, being replaced by Machito Gomi’s manga-adaptation of the then-current series of the Pokémon television series.[2] Though, Kosaku Anakubo continues to write and illustrate new, shorter chapters, first for the quarterly CoroCoro Aniki (discontinued in early 2021) and then for CoroCoro Online under the moniker Aniki.[3]

Plot

The manga follows Red, a young boy competing with a rival, Green, to complete the Illustrated Pokémon Encyclopedia/Pokédex and become the master of Pokémon. In this manga, Pokémon are capable of human speech. It is thought that a Pippi/Clefairy is the main character, although it is just a follower of Red. It is obnoxious but lovable, whose big mouth sometimes gets it into trouble. Surprisingly enough, it comes up with clever ideas to help Red and Pikachu.

In the first few manga books, Red's team consists of Pikachu and Pippi/Clefairy only. However, later on, Red gains a valuable companion in Tyrogue, as well. Pikachu himself is unable to talk.

The story also goes to the Johto region, where Red gets introduced to trainers Gold and Silver, supposedly based on the video game characters. The story then goes to Hoenn in the last volume, where Red thinks of receiving a Achamo/Torchic and abandoning Pippi/Clefairy. It is after this that the story continues under the name of Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire, starting the volume number from 1.[4]

Characters

Clefairy's younger cousin who joins Red and Clefairy. He is unable to talk.

Sequels Ruby-Sapphire

is the first sequel, and is set in Hoenn. The first volume was released September 25, 2003, and the last was released May 26, 2006. It was released in Singapore by Chuang Yi as Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire.

Diamond-Pearl

is the second sequel, and is set in Sinnoh. The first volume was released January 26, 2007, and the last was released October 28, 2009.

HGSS

is the third sequel, and is set in Johto. The first volume was released June 28, 2010, and the second and last was released January 28, 2011. It was released in Singapore as Pokémon HGSS.

Black-White

is the fourth sequel, and is set in Unova. It was first released March 6, 2011 and the last volume was released August 28, 2013.

XY

is the fifth sequel, and is set in Kalos. It was first released on April 28, 2014 and the last volume was released on October 28, 2016.

Sun and Moon

is the sixth sequel, and is in Alola. It was first released on November 28, 2017.

Sword and Shield

is the seventh sequel. It was first released on June 11, 2021. It includes the special .

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Pokémon Pocket Monsters ." Chuang Yi. Accessed November 4, 2008.
  2. Web site: Alex. Mateo. Kōsaku Anakubo's Pocket Manga Ends After 23 Years. Anime News Network. October 11, 2019. October 11, 2019.
  3. Web site: ギエピー!穴久保版「ポケモン」アニキ編1巻に21話分収録、25年目もよろしくっピ!!(コミックナタリー). 2021-07-30. Yahoo!ニュース. ja. 2021-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730085406/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/7970886d448a8bb095680ba955cf83bb77ebcd86. dead.
  4. "Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire ." Chuang Yi. Accessed November 4, 2008.