Magical Pokémon Journey
Magical Pokémon Journey (Japanese: ポケットモンスター ＰｉＰｉＰｉ★アドベンチャー Pocket Monsters PiPiPi ★ Adventures) is a ten-volume shōjo manga series by mangaka Yumi Tsukirino. It was serialized in the shōjo magazine Ciao and then published in collected volumes by Shōgakukan in Japan. The first seven volumes were translated by VIZ Media for release in North America, and all ten volumes have been translated by Chuang Yi in Singapore. The Chuang Yi version also uses the "Magical Pokémon Journey" name.
The story centers around a girl named Hazel who develops a crush on Almond, a Pokémon Trainer from whom she is constantly rebuffed. To receive a love potion from a scientist named Grandpa and thus gain Almond's affection, Hazel agrees to catch Pokémon for his research.
This series chronicles Hazel's attempts to make Almond like her, as well as her friendship with several Pokémon she meets — mainly Pikachu, Clefairy, and Jigglypuff (Pikachu, Pippi, and Purin, for whom the series was named) — and her rivalry with Grandpa's granddaughter, Coconut.
In North America, the first forty-three chapters of the manga was published in monthly issues of two to three chapters each by VIZ Media. These chapters were later compiled into seven collected volumes. Chuang Yi has also released a translation of the series, continuing to the end of volume ten, past where VIZ ended their translation.
Although this manga is complete, Tsukirino is now writing another series set in the same world, entitled Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪.
Trivia
- The VIZ Media translation of Magical Pokémon Journey uses mirror-imaged artwork (read left-to-right), which was how manga was usually localized at the time it was published.
- Unlike most Pokémon canon, many Pokémon in Magical Pokémon Journey can speak human language.
- Ash, Misty, Brock and Ash's Pikachu make cameo appearances in bonus chapters.
International translations
Magical Pokémon Journey was translated into Latin American Spanish by Toukan Manga. This release is a direct translation of VIZ Media's version, using the same English title "Magical Pokémon Journey" and with all artwork printed in reverse from the original Japanese version.
Magical Pokémon Journey was also translated into European French by Glénat under the title Pikachu Adventures!. This translation was based on the original Japanese version, however, the artwork was still printed in reverse from the original for publication in France.
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