Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Pokémon Pocket Monsters (Japanese: ポケットモンスター Pocket Monsters) is a shōnen Pokémon manga based on the Pokémon games by Kosaku Anakubo. It is also the first true Pokémon manga. It stars a Pokémon Trainer named Isamu Akai (nicknamed "Red") and his rude Clefairy. It is chiefly a gag manga, using crude humor and slapstick. It has three sequels: Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire, which takes place in Hoenn, Pocket Monsters DP, which takes place in Sinnoh, and Pocket Monsters HGSS, which takes place in Johto.
Pocket Monsters was serialized in CoroCoro magazine. Including its sequels, it is the second longest running manga in CoroCoro. It is also the longest-running Pokémon manga ever based on starting date.
It was translated by Chuang Yi in Singapore, but it is unpopular among western fans as the art style is so different; many of the Pokémon and characters are unrecognizable. Chuang Yi announced a planned North American release in the late 1990s, however, this never happened. The series and its sequels have never been translated by VIZ Media.
The series diverges somewhat from the Pokémon video game and anime canon: most Pokémon can speak human language and regular animals (like birds and fish) appear alongside Pokémon. Evolution is also significantly different in Pokémon Pocket Monsters: Pokémon can evolve at any time, and they are also able to reverse the evolution. Kai Midorikawa's Charmander also seems able to skip the Charmeleon stage and evolve directly into Charizard.
Isamu, his Clefairy, and his Pikachu make a cameo appearance in the anime episode Lights, Camerupt, Action. They are the only characters from any Pokémon manga to make an appearance in the anime.
Controversy
In the manga, Isamu and his Clefairy appear nude at the end of the second chapter. Their genitalia are visible. This is a possible reason why the manga was not released in North America.
Trivia
- Due to devolution and human languagesin Pokémon, this parododies Digimon for unknown reasons.
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