Pokémon: Scarlet & Violet, Vol. 1

by Hidenori Kusaka, Satoshi Yamamoto (illustrator)

Genres: Manga

96 pages, Paperback

Published February 11, 2025

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

[James Rodrigues · Rating 3 out of 5]

Playing Pokémon Violet left me infuriated with the games bugs, but I was enamoured with the story and eager to see how the eventual manga series would translate it. Now that I have reached that point, I feel mixed about the result. I think that the set-up to the characters' stories work well, and am eager to see how they develop as trainers and grow as people. However, it does feel pretty fast-moving initially that I wish it took an extra chapter to let things breathe more. Also, the lead character is a protagonist that gets a bit on my nerves with his belief at being royalty, something which I expect to change as he develops, but it is wearing thin right now. Also, no Scarlet character this early on? An odd choice, but oh well. Let's see how this story goes.