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Since the manga subforum was removed due to lack of activity, it seems there just aren't any pokémon manga readers on PC. That might be the case. It might also be so that those who read the manga just didn't feel like posting there.

I just want to know if you have ever read any pokémon manga. So reply even if you haven't!

If you have, what mangas have you read?

If you haven't, why not?

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Age 25
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England
Seen March 18th, 2019
Posted January 16th, 2017
1,374 posts
10.2 Years
I have read Pokemon manga, yes.

PokeSpec was the first one I read since back then it seemed like the main one out of the lot, and because I thought having the game protagonists as the actual protagonists of the manga was awesome. I've read all the arcs from R/B/G all the way to the D/P/P arc, but kinda strayed from the Platina and the Battle Frontier arc as I kinda started to get bored, really. I tried reading the B/W arc but I couldn't find the right chapters anywhere in the internet :c

Other Pokemon mangas I've kinda read are ReBurst, which I REALLY want to read more of but there seems to be a huge jump in chapters wherever I look, and I've also seen a few chapters of The Electric Tales of Pikachu, which I found hilarious. Females are also portrayed quite... weird there in terms of art style for something Pokemon lol.
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moon

they/them
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15.5 Years
I have read Pokemon manga, yes.

PokeSpec was the first one I read since back then it seemed like the main one out of the lot, and because I thought having the game protagonists as the actual protagonists of the manga was awesome. I've read all the arcs from R/B/G all the way to the D/P/P arc, but kinda strayed from the Platina and the Battle Frontier arc as I kinda started to get bored, really. I tried reading the B/W arc but I couldn't find the right chapters anywhere in the internet :c
Yeah, after D/P/P the chapters become a bit jumbled. I didn't quite enjoy the battle frontier arc either, it mostly felt like a filler to get Giratina in somehow. They should have made up some more original ideas and made the arc longer, like they did with the Yellow arc!

Other Pokemon mangas I've kinda read are ReBurst, which I REALLY want to read more of but there seems to be a huge jump in chapters wherever I look, and I've also seen a few chapters of The Electric Tales of Pikachu, which I found hilarious. Females are also portrayed quite... weird there in terms of art style for something Pokemon lol.
That's often the problem with pokémon manga :/ that they are so sporadically released/translated in English. At least VIZ has taken up on some titles now, but sadly most of it is Pokémon Adventures or anime movie adaptations (so backwards!). http://www.viz.com/search?search=pokemon

I've read manga. Obviously :3 I've read up until HG/SS and a few chapters of that, in Pokémon Special (Adventures). I've also read some of Electric Tale of Pikachu and RéBURST and some others. They really should translate RéBURST officially, because it's an amazing concept. Someone should bug the Pokémon Company to make a RéBURST video game ^^

So now there's two manga readers here, apparently haha.
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Hikamaru

Age 30
Female
Australia
Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
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12.2 Years
I haven't ready any of the manga at this point and I probably won't do so any time soon.
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Mana

Age 31
Male
UK
Seen March 25th, 2023
Posted August 18th, 2021
10,075 posts
14.3 Years
I've not read any Pokémon manga :<

I feel like I'm stuck in my ways with anime, there are only a few manga I pay attention to anyway.

Squirrel

Age 28
Male
Seen 4 Days Ago
Posted July 10th, 2021
9,551 posts
11.7 Years
I've not read any Pokémon manga :<

I feel like I'm stuck in my ways with anime, there are only a few manga I pay attention to anyway.
Basically this. I've been wanting to read the manga from time to time but I've never gotten round to it. i wouldn't know where to start reading or how to find them, or even which to read haha. It's something I aim to do when I get some more free time, but for now it's not a big priority over the anime/games.
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Seen January 20th, 2014
Posted January 2nd, 2014
18 posts
9.8 Years
I have read Pokemon Special up to the first few chapters of D/P because at that point, I was pretty much waiting for the chapters to come out. But then I totally forgot about it... for years xP I also read the first few chapters of Electric Tale of Pikachu, it was pretty funny and sadly I couldn't find much more than that... anywhere at all it seems. I also once read a manga that was like... Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and the MC gets turned into a Torchic, I found it at my library but I don't remember it that well.
I really liked Pokemon Special... I might reread it sometime so I remember more about it. I thought every single main character was great.

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Age 29
Male
Florida
Seen November 14th, 2014
Posted August 21st, 2014
1,462 posts
18 Years
The only Pokémon manga I've read is the Pokemon Adventures Red & Blue set, all 7 volumes. :P I'm not sure if this applies to all the other sets in the Adventures manga, but I like how it's a lot more descriptive and graphic than the Pokémon anime.

Austin

Age 26
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Arizona
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14.1 Years
I read Pokémon Adventures/PokeSpe until the end of the Yellow arc, then I stopped for some reason, probably because of school.
I also read the first volume of The Electric Tale of Pikachu, but I didn't like it much.
I'm not currently reading any Pokemon manga, although I might start reading Pokémon Adventures/PokeSpe again soon.
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Dansparce

The Unbeatable

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Dark Cave
Seen September 20th, 2016
Posted April 14th, 2016
457 posts
10.1 Years
I've read quite a bit of Pokemon Adventures/Pokespec and by far my favourite arc is the Gold/Silver/Crystal. As for others, I've read some RéBURST and like it a lot, but its impossible to find on the internet. The Pokemon Manga in general is one of my favourite things about Pokemon, behind only the games.

They really should translate RéBURST officially, because it's an amazing concept. Someone should bug the Pokémon Company to make a RéBURST video game ^^
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Age 36
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When it first came out, I read Pokemon Adventures. I used to buy each issue as it came out because I enjoyed it so much and read the entire series every time I was sick. I also read the Electric Tail of Pikachu up to the very end because I enjoyed it that much. The humor and art was amazing.

Unfortunately, during the dry spell of manga being released, I just lost interest. Although there are times when I wish I could pick up PokeSpe again to see what all the popularity is about, I wouldn't know where to find it to do so. That, and I just don't have a lot of time to dedicate to catching up to that much manga again.

Or any of the other Pokemon manga there are out there. RéBURST is a complete anomaly to me.

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Seen August 19th, 2014
Posted April 26th, 2014
155 posts
9.8 Years
I've read the Red/Blue arc of PokeSpe, which I really enjoyed, but that's about it...I'm not really a manga person; I can count on one hand how many manga I've read (including that one, four) and I can't honestly say it appeals to me...which is weird, because I love Western comics. Guess I just haven't found one for me yet. PokeSpe was good, but not quite captivating enough.

Brendino

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Posted April 6th, 2023
8,567 posts
13.4 Years
Having been co-mod of Pokemon Manga/Comics for the final month of its existence, I feel kind of silly saying that I haven’t read any of the manga, other than a page or two usually taken out of context.

It’s not that I wouldn't give it the chance, but I’ve never seen any physical copies of it anywhere, which is how I’d much rather read it than online. I find I’ve got a short attention span trying to read any comic longer than a few panels on my computer, but I could sit down for hours with a good novel or comic book, or in this case, a Pokemon manga.

So if I happen to stumble across a physical copy of any of the manga I'd probably give it a read, but it isn't something I'm going to go out of my way to look for.

BubbleBeams

Defeating Champions Since 1999

Age 33
Female
Iowa
Seen October 26th, 2021
Posted September 23rd, 2016
221 posts
9.8 Years
I have read Pokemon Adventure in bits and pieces, mainly because I can't find an internet source that actually has all of the chapters and I'm anal about doing things in chronological order so I'm not missing out on anything.

What I have read of it, though, I definitely want to read all of it. I much prefer the way the Pokemon world is portrayed in the manga, I love having the game protags as the main characters, and I just love how it's a bit more mature than the anime (which I've had a hard time watching anything beyond the OS [solely for nostalgia] since I was about 12-13 years old).

If anyone knows a site that actually posts all the chapters you would make my entire life better. lol

PokeChris123

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Age 24
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Seen June 7th, 2018
Posted July 19th, 2016
150 posts
9.8 Years
I actually have not read a Pokemon Manga, ever! The reason is because I have never owned one. I would like to read some of them, as they do look interesting.
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Seen September 18th, 2020
Posted February 18th, 2018
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16.6 Years
No, for the most part because I assume they're too long for my liking. The one I would read (PiPiPi ★ Adventures) wasn't fully translated, and I haven't otherwise managed to find a complete fan translation. I also have scans of, I think, what of The Electric Tale of Pikachu was translated but the English version is censored, and I only downloaded it for the fanservice anyway, so meh.