Pokémon Manga Book Club

[Sir Codin]

Impressions:

- What's up with that chapter title? "Play Misty For Me." Sounds like something I'd ask a girlfriend to...never mind.
- Pretty damn developed for 12, Misty.
- They seemed to have increased Brock's testosterone. Not that it did him any good, since

Spoiler:

he lost to Ash even quicker than in the anime.

- Jean Luc Pikachu...now voiced by Patrick Stewart.
- Personally, the author somehow made Misty's sisters even less attractive.
- http://komiksonline.com/?show=CMC&sc=petp&v=1&c=3&p=21

- Yep, this Ash is still a lost cause.
- http://komiksonline.com/?show=CMC&sc=petp&v=1&c=3&p=24 BEST. PIDGEOTTO. EVER.
- Pretty unorthodox way to win a match. Then again, the first season of the anime itself wasn't exactly orthodox either.

That's it for now, I think I'll add more later.

Also, I couldn't help but make this:

Spoiler:

Jean Luc Pikachu disagrees with your opinion.

 

[Lolipiece]

Looks like we've got a good fanbase going now! :) Assignment 2 is up, the second chapter of this volume.

It's set up weird because they switched two of the chapters around, but follow the link and you should be fine haha.

It's most likely due to censorship. As you guys may or may not know, Electric Tale is rather.....infamous for it's portrayal of women's bodies, at least in the original Japanese version. In the English translation, it was censored. Good thing by the end, women stopped being drawn like that in the Japanese version, too.

Note: Images are slightly inappropriate...

Spoiler:

You know, I always wonder why Ono changed Misty from 10 to 12. I like to believe it was to make this chapter slightly more realistic/less creepy.

Spoiler:

It didn't work. I don't believe 12 year olds look like that, and they shouldn't wear swimsuits like that.

 

[Quickster]

The thing that sticks out the most to me is the design of Gyarados. That thing is just full of win. Then there is the fact that pretty much no Pokemon obeys Ash right now, and Pokemon know how to write english. XD But this manga is keeping me interested and wanting more, so I cant wait for next week!

 

[psyanic]

Ash's Fearow is just awesome. So are his other Pokemon, and his Butterfree seems to be the only one completely loyal to him at this point xD

Spoiler:

But I seriously thought Misty was gonna kick Ash's ass. He seems smarter in the manga than in the anime, although he did think of that water spout against Brock's Onix in the anime...

 

[SethGallahad]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't seen the actual "Pokemon Adventures" as an assignment yet.

 

[JB2448]

I really don't have anything to say about this chapter, so instead, here's my favorite expression:

 

[Oryx]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't seen the actual "Pokemon Adventures" as an assignment yet.

You're right. The point is to expand people beyond Pokemon Adventures. :)

 

[SethGallahad]

You're right. The point is to expand people beyond Pokemon Adventures. :)

Ah, I see. So... Since I seem to have come too late for this assignment, whatès the next one?

 

[Quickster]

Ah, I see. So... Since I seem to have come too late for this assignment, whatès the next one?

I dont think youre too late. You could easily read the first two chapters and be caught up pretty fast.

 

[LadyFaust]

This sounds like fun^^ Thanks for sending me the link, just gotta wait till my last exam is over now :)

 

[mapsal313]

Had lots of laugh!:D

Spoiler:

"Jean Lic,Walter,Felix"Are these names for pokemon?!!!
Sleepy Fearow
Pidgeotto gone for a snack
Is that how you win a match?!!!

 

[Lolipiece]

My favorite part about the "Jean Luc Pikachu" part was that it wasn't something that VIZ made up just for fun.

It's actually in Japanese version, too.

 

[mapsal313]

Also,
Ash:"The three sisters and the loser"
Misty: Punches Ash

*later*
Ash: thinking
Misty:"STOP STARING" (throws a Shellder on his face)

 

[Oryx]

Sorry it's a day delayed, but I put up the third assignment. Predictably, it's the third chapter. :P This one has a really interesting description of how training Pokemon actually works!

 

[psyanic]

It's an interesting way how they rank trainers, although I wonder if Pokemon can move up ranks as they get stronger? Or if the ranking is strictly based on species, which I would say is a bit biased...

In any case, I liked this chapter quite a bit. Plenty of interesting things happening, and I liked the backgrounds given for the characters introduced here. It expanded canon quite a bit for me xD

Spoiler:

The Clefairy festival was pretty cool, and I liked how tribal it felt. There's obviously a strong sense of community between Clefairy.

Professor Oak's design is better than many other ways he's drawn, imo. And the same with Bill, although I kind of think he should look a bit more geeky xP

Oh, and it was funny how a wild Onix was stronger than Brock's.

 

[Cid]

Nooo I can't believe I missed two weeks of this already. I really have to allocate more time for this. D;

I've read the first three assignments so far though! I enjoy the series quite a bit, it's got a better way of explaining the universe compared to the anime, and Ash seems more mature than his anime counterpart. And speaking of maturity, some of the female characters certainly look more, er, pronounced than they should be. But generally it has the anime's general plot, a few scenes almost copied, and shares its humor, which is certainly different from what I was used to in PokéSpe. I liked how the creator adds more elements of his own, while varying a few like the concept of the Pokémon League being different.

Now since this week is the third assignment I'll go in-depth on that.

Spoiler:

First thing that struck me, the Rank system for ease of capture in this universe sounds like a cool idea, what with the gauging of trainer skill through one's catching. See this was what I was talking about with the added elements. :) Although Mankey and Beedrill being Rank D? Seriously? They're not as easy to find in the games. :[ Anyway.

The short flashes of Ash's memory are also a nice touch, imo. :> Like his inner motivation is more illustrated here than in the anime, and I like that. Oh and Pikachu is considerably less mean here so that's one less thing he can get distracted about. And Ash apparently likes going solo here, much like Red in most of the media he appears in.

It actually takes them weeks to spot the Clefairy, so that's something different! Oh and I agree that Professor Oak's and Bill's designs here are considerably different, idk, they seem more personalized? Again the artist takes his liberties in the design. Prof. Oak certainly reminds me of Prof. Birch with how he acts here, and it's pretty refreshing.

All in all, I liked the chapter. Bill's little back story was cute.

 

[mapsal313]

I've read it, and I liked it, as well as all the added details =)
don't have time now, but i'll go more in-depth tommorow (or Friday)

and by the way, I find thousands of Mankey in LeafGreen

 

[Lolipiece]

I'll assume the next (and last?) assignment is chapter 4.

Which can be read here. Personally, I really loved this chapter. Huge deviation from the source material.

 

[Quickster]

Well I missed a week due to a trip so Ill start with chapter three.

- Once again, I love the design of the Onix. Very scary looking.
- I like how it took Ash three weeks to find a Clefairy, since they are rare.
- The ranking system is a nice addition, spice things up.
- I like how Prof.Oak looks in this manga a lot better than the anime.

And heres chapter 4.

-Im still loving the designs, Haunter this time.
-It was a cool thing that they made a giant pokeball capable of capturing.
-Haunter used explosion inside the pokeballs. Awesome.
-Ash lost the gym battle, no hard feelings or instant rematch. Cool.

 

[mapsal313]

I liked Chapter 4 very much:

Spoiler:

-Sabrina, unlike the anime or Pokemon adventures manga, isn't shown as an evil (or at least, mean) caracter with psychic powers used to torture others, but rather as a friendly character who uses her powers for good.
-also, I loved Haunter's design as a huge scary monster, the Plague, so strong that even that huge pokeball couldn't capture it, and the fact it used explosion inside that pokeball. It's end was noble, too.
-And of course I fell down laughing when Ash cried about his wasted "Hyper Ball"

I wonder, if this is the last assigment of the electric tale, from which manga will be the next assgnent?