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Pokémon Adventures #2
ポケットモンスターSPECIAL 2 [Pocket Monster Special 2]
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) Red’s mission in life is to catch and train all the Pokémon in the world...so he needs to get started while he’s still a boy. But these Pokémon aren’t inside his Gameboy or Nintendo or Wii...they’re real! Red has some stiff competition when his path cros
207 pages, Paperback
First published December 16, 1997
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May 3, 2020
In the world of Pokémon every creature except humans have powers and are magical. The only role of the humans is to take care of them and help them achieve their potential. The humans are reduced to serving the animals.
If this is not deeply subversive, bite me. 🙃
Of course, just like any subversive story, it has the layer on top to make it palatable - where it seems like the magical creatures are loyal to humans etc. Look within that layer and it's a world of creatures as masters, with a whole human society constructed in their service and finding meaning in that service.
Maybe a Zizek or Chomsky scholar could write on what the easy acceptance of such subversive pop culture really means about our psyche. Almost all mythology and superhero fantasies deal with worlds where the "humans" are powerless and inhabiting a world of fantastic beings. What deep yearning for pawnship do these fantasies satisfy? I would read that thesis.
If this is not deeply subversive, bite me. 🙃
Of course, just like any subversive story, it has the layer on top to make it palatable - where it seems like the magical creatures are loyal to humans etc. Look within that layer and it's a world of creatures as masters, with a whole human society constructed in their service and finding meaning in that service.
Maybe a Zizek or Chomsky scholar could write on what the easy acceptance of such subversive pop culture really means about our psyche. Almost all mythology and superhero fantasies deal with worlds where the "humans" are powerless and inhabiting a world of fantastic beings. What deep yearning for pawnship do these fantasies satisfy? I would read that thesis.
February 28, 2019
Golee! I’m genuinely impressed with the series thus far. Following up perfectly to its predecessor, more of the same is greeted with the equals levels of warm fun, replete with cherry of nostalgia on top.
Continuing to forge its own unique path, a particularly epic hero-based take on the Pokemon mythos surges forth. Not content to be campy or repetitious as in the anime/gameboy takes, everything here is freshly hewn from the wonder and vigors of youth. Cascading on this current of virile younger days, the fun abounds with even more critters bound up in this tightly wound epic.
And even when certain development do feel abrupt or error laden (for one reason or another) they’re easily forgiven since the flow is beyond superb. Neither does the tension drop and nor does the enjoyment diminish either. Still coated with a fresh veneer of impeccable charm, Vol. 2 is just as stellar as Vol. 1.
Continuing to forge its own unique path, a particularly epic hero-based take on the Pokemon mythos surges forth. Not content to be campy or repetitious as in the anime/gameboy takes, everything here is freshly hewn from the wonder and vigors of youth. Cascading on this current of virile younger days, the fun abounds with even more critters bound up in this tightly wound epic.
And even when certain development do feel abrupt or error laden (for one reason or another) they’re easily forgiven since the flow is beyond superb. Neither does the tension drop and nor does the enjoyment diminish either. Still coated with a fresh veneer of impeccable charm, Vol. 2 is just as stellar as Vol. 1.
September 27, 2021
This one was so good!
I love how this came about!
It starts with Red meeting the girl Green and her stealing antics and then having evolved pokemon and then dealing with safari travels and balls and fighting Nidokings or un-intentionally teaming with Giovanni and some big plot with Team Rocket is building up and I love his team up with Blaine and the coming of Aerodactyl and then Gyarados. Plus that Eevee story was so cute and next up: Saffron city war!
Its becoming a great manga with so many inter weaving plots like all gym trainers being part or connected to Team rocket and their big plans with legendries and occasional team ups with Misty and Bill! Great art and even better plot and suspense!
I love how this came about!
It starts with Red meeting the girl Green and her stealing antics and then having evolved pokemon and then dealing with safari travels and balls and fighting Nidokings or un-intentionally teaming with Giovanni and some big plot with Team Rocket is building up and I love his team up with Blaine and the coming of Aerodactyl and then Gyarados. Plus that Eevee story was so cute and next up: Saffron city war!
Its becoming a great manga with so many inter weaving plots like all gym trainers being part or connected to Team rocket and their big plans with legendries and occasional team ups with Misty and Bill! Great art and even better plot and suspense!
July 19, 2015
Vol. 2 in the pokemon Adventures series, this volume follows the continuing adventures of Red as he sets out into the world on his way to becoming a pokemon master. Through his journeys he encounters a variety of people, making friends - and enemies - as he goes. From an run-in with a con-artist that leads to discovering the legendary Mew, to slowly unearthing Team Rocket's evil plots the action never ends for the young hero.
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While I definitely feel nostalgic towards the pokemon 'verse and all it encompasses - tv show, games, comics, etc. - I didn't enjoy the manga as much as I thought I would. It's a cute series, and seems appropriate enough for the age group from what I can tell (though maybe a bit violent). For myself, though, I definitely found my enjoyment of it lacking.
This series follows the first video games (red/blue) rather than the TV show, which might confuse some readers who are familiar with only the show, and aren't aware that the show itself is based upon the original games. Hence the obvious similarities between Red (Ash) and Blue (Gary) with their TV counterparts, as well as the familiar character Professor Oak. The manga follows the same general feel as the show, with readers following Red on his journey to be get his league badges, defeat the evil team rocket, and become a pokemon master.
While there are obvious similarities between the show, game and manga, there are large deviations as well. In the manga, we encounter several legendary pokemon who don't appear in the first game (articuno and moltres). We're shown Team Rocket as having a much farther and more alarming impact than they're ever shown to have in the games or film, including their influence with several of the gym leaders. We're missing several familiar characters as well, as Ash travels for much of his journey alone with only his pokemon for companionship (though those missing from the group may occasionally make an appearance). The story line, while similar, has become more detailed and 'fleshed out' in the manga.
With the plot being so detailed, however, the pace seems quite rushed as the full story is forced to fit into the three volumes that make up the red/blue chapter of the series. We don't have time to get attached to characters or that into the story, as events happen so quickly one after another. It might be un-noticeable to the intended age group, but I didn't find it make a particularly satisfying read.
~*~*~*~*~
While I definitely feel nostalgic towards the pokemon 'verse and all it encompasses - tv show, games, comics, etc. - I didn't enjoy the manga as much as I thought I would. It's a cute series, and seems appropriate enough for the age group from what I can tell (though maybe a bit violent). For myself, though, I definitely found my enjoyment of it lacking.
This series follows the first video games (red/blue) rather than the TV show, which might confuse some readers who are familiar with only the show, and aren't aware that the show itself is based upon the original games. Hence the obvious similarities between Red (Ash) and Blue (Gary) with their TV counterparts, as well as the familiar character Professor Oak. The manga follows the same general feel as the show, with readers following Red on his journey to be get his league badges, defeat the evil team rocket, and become a pokemon master.
While there are obvious similarities between the show, game and manga, there are large deviations as well. In the manga, we encounter several legendary pokemon who don't appear in the first game (articuno and moltres). We're shown Team Rocket as having a much farther and more alarming impact than they're ever shown to have in the games or film, including their influence with several of the gym leaders. We're missing several familiar characters as well, as Ash travels for much of his journey alone with only his pokemon for companionship (though those missing from the group may occasionally make an appearance). The story line, while similar, has become more detailed and 'fleshed out' in the manga.
With the plot being so detailed, however, the pace seems quite rushed as the full story is forced to fit into the three volumes that make up the red/blue chapter of the series. We don't have time to get attached to characters or that into the story, as events happen so quickly one after another. It might be un-noticeable to the intended age group, but I didn't find it make a particularly satisfying read.
July 22, 2014
I loved the second volume of Pokemon adventures. This volume seems to get more into the story of team Rocket as the antagonist. However, the story seems to go very fast compared to volume one. Suddenly everyhing is about team Rocket and the pokemon they experiment on and the story of Mew and Mewto. Also Green is introduced as a character in this volume, but I don't find her very likeable. However, despite this the volume was a lot of fun to read because of the introduction of the new pokemon and because Red is a very likeable character. I cannot wait to read the next volume.
June 24, 2018
A classic series from my childhood! I found this volume at a used book sale, and even though I would have liked to read them in order, I had no trouble finding my place in this one first.
March 12, 2018
These manga are what I wish the anime would be like.
April 19, 2021
This manga took me a little while to read just because I was in kind of a reading slump.
But I got there and really enjoyed where the story went.
I loved all the different characters we meet and how different they are from the anime (cartoon?).
I'm really enjoying the character Green, she seems like someone you'd have to watch out for.
There was an Eevee in this manga and Eevees are my favourite Pokemon ever!
Again, I just really liked this manga (besides that thing with Eevee at the end) and excited to read the next one.
But I got there and really enjoyed where the story went.
I loved all the different characters we meet and how different they are from the anime (cartoon?).
I'm really enjoying the character Green, she seems like someone you'd have to watch out for.
There was an Eevee in this manga and Eevees are my favourite Pokemon ever!
Again, I just really liked this manga (besides that thing with Eevee at the end) and excited to read the next one.
July 25, 2023
Fabuła nabiera kształtu, poznajemy głównego złola. Podoba mi się, jak mechaniki z gry, takie jak nauka specjalnych umiejętności, czy wymienianie się pokemonami zostały zaimplementowane w historii.
February 10, 2024
i loved this one
green is such a good character i need more of herrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. actually reeled me in this time. poor blaine!
green is such a good character i need more of herrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. actually reeled me in this time. poor blaine!
September 2, 2016
I'm willing to admit that nostalgia is carrying this book for me, but it's well done and entertaining enough that's it's hard not to like. I can also see why this book series is as popular as it is, I would have loved this when I was a kid.
October 2, 2016
**** 4.5 stars ****
March 22, 2022
Yay pokemon!
April 15, 2014
Volume 2 of Pokemon Adventures picks up immediately after the first one, following Red through the later half of the Kanto region. The story quickly becomes centered around Red and Blue's (now helped by a feisty thieving Green) war against Team Rocket. The normal game quest to obtain the 8 badges gets a bit obscured in this volume post Red's battle with Erica, but this is ok because the manga incorporates Koga, Sabrina, and a renegade Blaine, all as upper level members of the Team Rocket organization. The manga even incorporates a race for the three legendary birds of the original games.
The manga continues the first one's excellent retelling the Red and Blue games. Where the original content lacked story or provided gaps, the manga has done a fantastic job adding an extra layer of depth when needed. I particularly enjoyed Team Rocket's quest to gather Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos. I also think half of the Kanto gym leaders as members of Team Rocket creates a very interesting twist on the landscape of the Red/Blue games that I wish the anime actually incorporated. The gym leaders in the manga actually feel like powerful Pokemon trainers it's very different from the mostly lame formulaic cartoon. Green is also such an enjoyable random rogue. The perfect female protagonist for the series.
For continued excellence in both story and art this gets a 4. This is quickly becoming my favorite interpretation of Pokemon outside of the games!
The manga continues the first one's excellent retelling the Red and Blue games. Where the original content lacked story or provided gaps, the manga has done a fantastic job adding an extra layer of depth when needed. I particularly enjoyed Team Rocket's quest to gather Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos. I also think half of the Kanto gym leaders as members of Team Rocket creates a very interesting twist on the landscape of the Red/Blue games that I wish the anime actually incorporated. The gym leaders in the manga actually feel like powerful Pokemon trainers it's very different from the mostly lame formulaic cartoon. Green is also such an enjoyable random rogue. The perfect female protagonist for the series.
For continued excellence in both story and art this gets a 4. This is quickly becoming my favorite interpretation of Pokemon outside of the games!
November 2, 2016
I LOVE THIS BOOK. BUT i dont like it that he met all legandary birds and did not catch them when they were weak. I tought it was funny when Red and blue hit each and mixed theur pokemon so red treated nice but Blue trained hard so they became better pokemon. I hope in the next book Red, Blue and Green try to stop team rocket of destroying pokemon
August 15, 2016
Me acabo de dar cuenta que le estoy dando 4 a todo lo que leo :/
August 18, 2016
This was another brilliant book
October 12, 2016
I love this poke#Big Pokemon fan.Can't wait until generation 7 comes out this 2016 in November!!!
September 21, 2021
3.5.
Ash wishes he possessed even a fraction of cool radiating from Red.
Ash wishes he possessed even a fraction of cool radiating from Red.
February 5, 2025
The best book I read in quarter two was Pokémon Adventure by Hidenori Kuasaka. The genre for my book is graphic novel and it’s my favorite genre. I like it because it’s an adventure with Ruby and Sapphire and Ruby saves people. The protagonist in Ruby & Sapphire is Pokémon. They are on a mission to catch the robber because a jewelry store was robbed. The setting for my book is a city called Jamestown. The problem is that Harden was stealing because he was poor. He was cold. The police arrested him and was in jail for 5 years. The antagonists were Team Aqua and Team Magma in Pokémon Adventures. They wanted to change the climate. There are three reasons why you should read Pokémon Adventures by Hidenorl Kuska. The first reason is it is full of adventures. The second reason to read this book is because it is packed with intense battles. The third and final reason to read this book is that there are lots of thrilling twists and action events. If you are looking for a book that’s really hard to put down, check out a copy of Pokémon Adventures by Hidenorl Kusara today!
August 10, 2025
Pokemon adventures vol.2
في هذا الجزء يُكمل Red رحلته في عالم البوكيمون، ويقابل الكثير من الأعداء والأصدقاء.
يبدأ الجزء بمقابلة Green المدرّبة الثالثة من المدربين الذين بدأوا رحلتهم من عند البروفيسور Oak، وهي من للشخصيات الظريفة، فهي فتاة بنفس عمر ريد وبلو، ولكنّها محتالة مخادعة، فقد باعت على ريد بعض الأدوات الرخيصة وادّعت أنها تُقوّي البوكيمون، وفي أول معركة خاضها ريد تبيّن له أنها مخادعة، فإن الحُلي والجواهر التي ألبسَها بيكاتشو وظهر كأنه هارب من إحدى قصص ألف ليلة وليلة لم تنفعه (:
في هذا الجزء تظهر بعض الشخصيات الأعداء، كسابرينا، وجيوفاني، وتظهر البوكيمونات الأسطورية الطائرة: زوبدس ⚡️ ومولترس 🔥 وأرتكونو ❄️.
ويظهر دراجونيت وتحصل معركة محلمية بينه وبين جارادوس 🐉 (وهي الصفحة التي أظهرتها في الفيديو) أما جارادوس فقد طهر بشكل ظريف مضحك، لأنه من بوكيمونات ميستي وكان استنقذه ريد من يد عصابة روكيت، فردّ له المعروف وأنقطه من دراجونايت! فلما رآه تذكره وصار صديقَه وأهدته إليه ميستي.
في هذا الجزء يُكمل Red رحلته في عالم البوكيمون، ويقابل الكثير من الأعداء والأصدقاء.
يبدأ الجزء بمقابلة Green المدرّبة الثالثة من المدربين الذين بدأوا رحلتهم من عند البروفيسور Oak، وهي من للشخصيات الظريفة، فهي فتاة بنفس عمر ريد وبلو، ولكنّها محتالة مخادعة، فقد باعت على ريد بعض الأدوات الرخيصة وادّعت أنها تُقوّي البوكيمون، وفي أول معركة خاضها ريد تبيّن له أنها مخادعة، فإن الحُلي والجواهر التي ألبسَها بيكاتشو وظهر كأنه هارب من إحدى قصص ألف ليلة وليلة لم تنفعه (:
في هذا الجزء تظهر بعض الشخصيات الأعداء، كسابرينا، وجيوفاني، وتظهر البوكيمونات الأسطورية الطائرة: زوبدس ⚡️ ومولترس 🔥 وأرتكونو ❄️.
ويظهر دراجونيت وتحصل معركة محلمية بينه وبين جارادوس 🐉 (وهي الصفحة التي أظهرتها في الفيديو) أما جارادوس فقد طهر بشكل ظريف مضحك، لأنه من بوكيمونات ميستي وكان استنقذه ريد من يد عصابة روكيت، فردّ له المعروف وأنقطه من دراجونايت! فلما رآه تذكره وصار صديقَه وأهدته إليه ميستي.
April 18, 2024
30 in 30 - Book 9
I'm so in love with how wholesome and enjoyable this series is. I like the little side adventures and all the nostalgia it holds for me when it comes to older Pokemon games. I also like the underlying main story that we dip in and out of chapter to chapter along with all the other mini adventures. Just fun and cute times all around with this series.
I'm so in love with how wholesome and enjoyable this series is. I like the little side adventures and all the nostalgia it holds for me when it comes to older Pokemon games. I also like the underlying main story that we dip in and out of chapter to chapter along with all the other mini adventures. Just fun and cute times all around with this series.
January 17, 2020
I'm giving this 4.5 stars. I found Misty to be ummm odd. Lol. She does things that just don't seem like they should be happening. Ie takes one of Reds Pokémon and gives him one of hers. It just seems weird.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 5, 2024
Eeeeeveeee!!!! My love!! This volume really expands on the experiments that Team Rocket has performed on various Pokemon. It also begins to reveal more abd more of what their evil plans are. the 2nd volume leads your around a real wonky route through Celadon City and then the Cycling Road to Fuschia City. The Safari Zone was tons of fun, and just like what I did in the game, Red captures the bulk of his Pokemon there. Then he makes his way through the Seafoam Isles and back to Palet town where he discovers.... Spoilers. I can't wait to dive into Volume 3!
January 18, 2020
Kiddo request (I will be reading them all to fulfill this request 😏☺️). Not a bad manga. Fast paced, easy to follow, nice art style.
February 23, 2021
UNREALISTIC
April 27, 2024
Loving this
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