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Pokémon Adventures (manga)

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Alternative title:
Pocket Monsters Special
Pokemon : La Grande Aventure (French)
Pokémon Special (Japanese)
Pokémon – La Grande Avventura (Italian)
Pokémon, het grote avontuur (Dutch)
ポケットモンスターSPECIAL (Japanese)
Themes: creatures, rivalry
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Red is just a normal kid living in the rural Pallet Town, when he decides to go out on his own adventure, along with his rival since childhood, Blue. In this world of Pokemon, he makes many friends, humans and Pokemon alike. However, all is not well. Team Rocket is trying to capture Mew, a very rare Pokemon, and is performing experiments on other Pokemon, trying to increase their power. Red and his friends must battle against Team Rocket to stop their cruel experiments and unlock the secrets of Pokemon.
User Ratings: 87 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 14 votes (Eng:8, sub:3, dub:3)
 Excellent: 26 votes (Eng:17, dub:4, sub:3, others:2
1 Portuguese
1 Thai
)
 Very good: 24 votes (Eng:19, sub:2, dub:2, others:1
1 Spanish
)
 Good: 18 votes (Eng:13, dub:2, raw:1, sub:1, others:1
1 Portuguese
)
 Decent: 4 votes (Eng:3, sub:1)
 So-so: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 265 users, rank: #328 (of 6689)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.287 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.1637, rank: #536 (of 7391)
Weighted mean: 8.084 (Very good), rank: #915 (of 7391) (seen all: 8.41 / seen some: 7.87 / won't finish: 7.78)
Bayesian estimate: 8.068 (Very good), rank: #344 (of 3481)
Chapter titles: We have 540
Vintage: 1997-04 (serialized in Shogakukan no Gakushu Zasshi)
Release dates: We have 114
Trivia: We have 11
Comment:
Viz's Pokémon Adventures: Platinum volume 1 matches the Japanese release of Pokémon Special volume 30 and on. There is no US English edition corresponding Japanese volumes 15-29 as of the end of 2011.
News: Show:
Viz July Manga (Apr 10, 2002)
February Manga Releases (Dec 5, 2001)
January Manga Releses (Oct 31, 2001)
December Releases (Sep 30, 2001)
Viz Press Release (Feb 27, 2001)
Viz June Press Release (Feb 24, 2001)
March Manga releases (Dec 5, 2000)
Releases from Viz (Nov 2, 2000)
News Briefs (Jul 6, 1999)
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    Pokémon Adventures - Red & Blue Box Set (GN 1-7) 2012-08-07 (from $38.48)
    Pokémon Adventures - Gold & Silver Box Set (GN 8-14) 2012-09-04 (from $49.99)
    Pokémon Adventures - Ruby & Sapphire Box Set (GN 15-22) 2014-09-02 (from $45.68)
    Pokémon Adventures - FireRed & LeafGreen / Emerald Box Set (GN 23-29) 2015-10-06 (from $41.24)
    Pokémon Adventures: Black and White (GN 1) 2013-07-02 (from $9.99)
    Pokémon Adventures: Black and White (GN 2) 2013-11-05 (from $9.99)
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    Pokémon Adventures: Black and White (GN 6) 2015-03-03 (from $11.99)
    Pokémon Adventures: Black and White (GN 7) 2015-04-07 (from $9.99)
    Pokémon Adventures: Black and White (GN 8) 2015-07-07 (from $7.99)
    Pokémon Adventures: Black and White (GN 9) 2015-10-06 (from $9.99)
    Pokémon Adventures: Diamond & Pearl/Platinum Box Set (GN 1-11) 2014-10-07 (from $64.23)
    Pokémon Adventures: Heart Gold and Soul Silver (GN 1) 2013-08-06 (from $9.85)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Art:
Mato (vol. 1-9)
Satoshi Yamamoto (vol. 10 and beyond)
(none)
Japanese companies
Original Concept: Nintendo
Publisher: Shogakukan
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Hoshii M.
Tetsuichiro Miyaki (new edition)

Cover Design: Eva Lee
Editor-in-Chief: Flora Leow P.C.
Marketing Director: Walter Cheng
Publisher: Neo Chow Young
Touch-up Art & Lettering: Annaliese Christman
(none)
English companies
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Publisher: Chuang Yi Publishing Pte Ltd. (Singapore)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher:
Glenat (stopped after 6 volumes)
Kurokawa
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Translation:
Jesús Espí (Norma Editorial)
Judith Zamora (Norma Editorial)
Óscar Tejero (Norma Editorial)
(none)
Spanish companies
Publisher: Norma Editorial (Spain)
Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Norma Editorial)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Translation:
Alessandro Colombo (J-Pop, vol. 23-43)
Laura Previtali (J-Pop, vol. 1-7)
Luca Mashour (J-Pop, vol. 8-12, 15-17)
Melissa Pennacchiotti (J-Pop, vol. 17-20)
Valentina Vignola (J-Pop, vol. 12-14, 20-22)

Adaptation:
Eduardo di Costa (J-Pop, vol. 8-12)
Manuel Urrai (J-Pop, vol. 15-29)
(none)
Italian companies
Publisher:
J-Pop (New Edition)
Planet Manga (discontinued)
German cast
German staff
Translation:
Gyo Araiwa (Vol. 1 to 42, and Vol 52 onwards)
Matthias Wissnet (Vol. 43 to 51)
(none)
German companies
Publisher:
Egmont Manga & Anime (2001/02)
Panini Comics (2013 onwards)
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Publisher: Panini (Panini Manga (PANINI Verlags-GmbH))
Dutch cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Publisher: Japonica Polonica Fantastica (stopped after 4 volumes)
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Translation:
Caio Suzuki (FRLG; Emerald; DPPt)
Fernando Mucioli (RBG, Yellow, GSC, RS)
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: Planet Manga

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