Pokémon Adventures: Black & White, Vol. 5

Pokémon Adventures: Black & White Chapter #5

by Hidenori Kusaka, Satoshi Yamamoto (Artist)

All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!

White tests out a Pokémon battleground prototype: the Battle Subway. Meanwhile, Black is happily reunited with an old friend...under unhappy circumstances. Then Gym Leader Clay reveals a dangerous secret. Now Black must prove himself to the other Unova Gym Leaders so he can join their team to fight a common enemy—an evil organization that might jeopardize the Pokémon League Championship itself! Will Black earn the trust of the Unova Gym Leaders in time...by ringing a bell?!

Genres: Manga, Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Juvenile, Comics Manga, Childrens

208 pages, Paperback

First published August 24, 2013

About the author

Created the Pokemon Adventures series.

Also made a Pokemon Rangers/ Almia manga. It is based on the game Pokemon Rangers, Shadows of Almia

Also known as : 日下秀憲

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

Read volumes 5-6. So much fun. Great to see legendary pokemon interacting and having personality- especially event pokemon like Meloetta who basically have no lore in game. I like how White’s character has developed and her new pokemon.

[Flowergirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was rather dramatic. From the battle between legendaries with White, to the 2 gym battles with Black.
It was really good, I liked the moment with all the gym leaders helping each other out.

[Brighton · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I first started the Black and White chapter, I wasn’t a huge fan of Black. He wasn’t as nuanced as the other Pokédex holders, and he had a full-fledged, albeit simple, backstory from the start. But I’m beginning to realize there’s a lot more to him than meets the eye, and I see myself in him. He’s dedicated and headstrong, but not reckless. He does his research. To me, he’s the perfect mix of two of my other favorite Pokédex holders; Gold and Silver.
But enough about Black. The gathering of Gym Leaders in battle is something I’ve come to expect in this series, but the way it was done here was great. Instead of the Gym Leaders just asking the main character to help and then agreeing, or the MC just happening to be there, Black had to prove himself. It was great.
White and Shauntal’s meeting with the Legendaries on the Battle Subway was amazing too. It was brilliantly drawn and I’m looking forward to seeing Shauntal more in the series. She was my favorite Elite Four member when I played White all those years ago.

[Andre · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series can be really weird, you see in some cases it has totally realistic Pokemon fights but in other cases they have Black shot out of a giant canon and landing hard on a tower without any problems.
This entire volume has this weirdness, like these three legendary weather pokemon being all over Unova, so why has Black never heard of them? In other cases the characters make quite smart decisions but in other cases incredibly dumb ones.

[Danielle Booey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clay is such a great character in this series! Plus we get more Battle Subway, and the appearance of another member of the Elite Four! I have got to say though that while it’s cool to see lathe three genie Pokémon I was a bit disappointed that they don’t get autonomy for very long.

[Santiago Bueno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me estaba perdiendo un poco al principio, pero los últimos capitulos me volvieron a enganchar. La tramaa de white quedó un poco relegada al segundo plano. Lo cual no me encantó, pero lo entiendo porque Black está mas conectado con la trama principal. Ver como empieza la preparación de los lideres de gimnasio, para mi, siempre es un gran momento de las sagas de pokemon. Todavia queda presentar a uno, si mal no recuerdo, y ya quiero saber que hacen con él. Me llamaron la atención algunas elecciones que hicieron los personajes, que fueron muy tontas o sin sentido. Pero dio pie a algunas cosas interesantes, así que no me molestó tanto.

[Parker Keys_to_hades · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one felt a little more rushed and… haphazard I guess. Maybe it’s just me, but it felt like some things went too fast and other things were just passed by. Black literally battled two gym leaders back to back with almost nothing happening in between.
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I also was annoyed that Clay said his Krokorok was “defeated” and the whipped it out again like, “no, my bad, he’s just almost knocked out”. That just annoyed me a bit more than the normal inconsistencies I’ve come to love with this series.

[MatchaKitty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like the manga and I’m a huge fan of Gen 5 also known as Pokémon Black and White. Out of all nine volumes in this series I like volumes five and six more than the rest.

I wish the Subway Bosses got more appearances in this series because they’re some of the best Pokémon characters in the Pokémon universe.

Anyway great story. Though I would to see the author make a Pokémon Legends Arceus manga series.

[Bastian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pokémon Adventures: Black and White, Vol. 5 is about trainers growing stronger with their Pokémon while facing tough battles. The story is fast and focuses on the characters, who are brave and fun to follow. I liked how the trainers kept going even when things got hard, which felt hopeful. The teamwork between trainers and Pokémon made it exciting.

[David Doel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this but not as much as volume 4.

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good to see Black's adventures continue. White does deserve a bit more time to build out her character.

[Jessi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zorua's causing trouble again, this time at the drawbridge to Driftveil City. Elesa is there trying to help Black out, and the people blocked off there are obsessing over her and thinking that Black is her boyfriend! She's an adult for Arceus's sake! Japan, get it together!

Anyway, Black is almost legit crushed to death by the drawbridge, but he finally enters the city. There, Cheren takes his turn to be jumped by Team Plasma and he and Black show down with them in a freezer storage facility. Why not?

Meanwhile, White's failing her way through the the Battle Train, and meets the stowaway, Elite Four member: Shauntal. She's there because she predicted a weather anomaly and she desperately wants to meet Thundurus and Tornadus. Sure enough, they show up and the lightning storm stops the train. And good gravy, the male gazey way Shauntal is drawn in the rain makes all White's crotch shots and Skyla's boobs and butt shots seem tame. Shauntal calls down Landorus with an energy ball and shadow ball to the other two's faces. It makes perfect sense. Don't question it. And the three go on their merry ways. Or do they?

Then, Black struggles against Clay with his untrained Tirtuga, but during the battle Tirtuga warms up to Black and they take the win. Clay invites Black to join the gym leaders in a sneak attack on Team Plasma, and they head over to Celestial Tower in Mistralton City to meet them.

Skyla is unconvinced that Black can handle the mission and throws him off the roof of the tower! How many times will Black nearly die in one volume? She's not out to kill him though, and he gets shot out of a cannon into the battle arena so she can test his skills. Black opens up about his true feelings to his pokemon and they all become even closer allowing their team earn the Jet Badge. If I'm being honest, these scenes felt somewhat contrived. Black has never been one to hide his feelings before this. At any rate, everyone then makes their way back to Lenora's museum to catch Team Plasma in their trap.

[Marzoog]

exited

[Miguel Vega · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this volume; I like how close to the games Team Plasma's role is, but how fresh the story is with all of the characters involved. I ship Black + White.