Pokémon X•Y, Vol. 1

Pokémon X•Y VIZ Media Mini-volumes #1

by Hidenori Kusaka, Satoshi Yamamoto (Illustrator)

Awesome adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon X and Y video games! All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!

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

96 pages, Paperback

First published December 2, 2014

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

[Sanchez.Bryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked how the character was determined. Also how the whole plot escalated very quickly. I also liked how at first the story was sad then had a happy and excited mood.

[Toby · Rating 4 out of 5]

The weird name scheme of pokemon mc's continues

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to wait 3 weeks or so to get this book from the library. The hold list was huuuuuge! And, hilariously, the manga itself is smaaaall....around 100 pages!


But, I did enjoy the story, and will be continuing this series.

[Elyia · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.7 stars

[Param Shivansh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good
Good

[Munchie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how Pokemon manga is absolutely different from the main story of the games. The characters that we see being one dimension in the games come to life better in the manga. They portray better emotions and to our main characters.

X and Y are two childhood friends. After X's win made his popularity skyrocket at the junior tournament and having his success be scrutinized by the public, he hides himself away for I think they said 3 years? Anyways he has poor mental health afterwards that prevents him from wishing to even leave his room or sadly interact with any of his pokemon. Y's mom even takes care of X when he's incapable of doing so himself. oh and Y is Serena in the manga series.

The two legendaries suddenly appear that cause chaos in their small town, and of course we have the villains Team Flare show up right on que.

It's a good start to the series but it's a bit shorter than the Red, Blue, Green and Yellow stories I have at home which is the only downside of reading the first book.

[Jessi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was immediately drawn to our 5 main characters. They feel so much more fleshy than Pokemon's normal fare. Our hero, X, is depressed and won't leave his room, Y is on the outs with her mother because she wants to follow her own dream and she never gave up on trying to help X, Tierno is so steadfast and not afraid to tell X off if he needs to. Okay, I'm still waiting on the other two to show me what they got, but I bet they will soon.

The volume starts off with Vaniville Town tragically being destroyed by Xerneas and Yveltal, and the kids have to deal with the repercussions of that. Are their parents safe? Who can they trust? Not to mention the threat of our new bad guys, Team Flare, who look so sci-fi and rad.

[Noelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m biased because I LOVED the XY games when I was younger, but this is a great adaptation! It started out with a bang (literally) and made the characters come to life. I know a big complaint from Pokemon fans is how they find this friend group annoying, but this story is already doing a great job of giving them unique personalities and traits that the game lacked.

[Harrison Delahunty · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not an amazing start. Granted, the form factor is an issue here; it’s hard to be a satisfying package when you’re only collecting three chapters of an all-ages Pokémon manga. But things feel simultaneously rushed, and also bogged down by needing to exemplify all of the then-new generation 6 features on the page. Exposition is given clunkily, and X is simply unlikeable thus far.

[Alesia · Rating 5 out of 5]

since the e copy has been occupied for months we got the paper back and re-read it! Lil man loves these stories. Thank goodness he doesn't believe in going in order, he just grabs a Pokémon book. Which ends with a sleeping kiddo and a confused mom!

Love these stories. They are cute and funny!

[Paige Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Pokemon Adventure series and maybe I'm just too old now, but this one just doesn't draw me in like all the other ones before it. I'm hoping it will pick up though! Maybe that's just the cost of the main character being mopey on the first manga.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I enjoyed this more than my daughter did. Best Pokémon adventure so far.

[Paige O · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my first Graphic Novel and I enjoyed it. i cant wait ti read the next one and see what happens to X.

[SaladPizza · Rating 3 out of 5]

nice book if you like pokemon

[Alex De · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's really good

[Shina Moon · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
Me gustó este tomo pero no me encanto 😔

[David Doel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good start -- 5 interesting characters and the beginning of a story.

[R1 Ireland]

Wow a whole house gets crumpled head over heels!

[Bridget · Rating 4 out of 5]

Left with a cliffhanger - guess I get to read another Pokémon book...

[Liam Castro · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my new favorite main character from Adventures

4.75 stars.

[GalacticKong · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a good book.

[Julieanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pokemon X/Y volume one follows the story of five young trainers: X, Y, Tierno, Shauna and Trevor.

After a childhood in the limelight, X is despondent and withdrawn from even his friends for years. This time spent locked inside his room to hide both himself and the Mega Ring he carries. It is not until Lil' Kanga, the baby of his Kangaskhan is captured that he fully emerges from his shell.

The art of Satoshi Yamamoto as always is right on point, capturing the games while adding his their own unique flare on the expression the Pokemon can make. Hidenori Kusaka's characterizations are rich and bring new life to the characters portrayed in the game. Thus far the series is off to the strongest start of the franchise in my opinion.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a graphic novel/manga book. It was the first real manga book I have ever read. It is a bit short but very interesting. It doesn't follow the TV at all, which was kind of a nice change up. Though I was informed that all the Pokémon stories build off each other so it might make more sense if I had read the previous stories.

[Bellatrix of Hoshido · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this manga and it made me want to play Pokemon Emerald on a DS. Personally, I thought that X was a little annoying. I think my favorite character was probably Trevor. I liked the somewhat typical manga/anime artwork. The funniest part for me was on page 56. ;)
I look forward to reading Volume 2 soon.

[Kyogou · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short for a pokemon manga, but I quite liked the games and the manga is just as good. The art is fantastic and nice to look at, especially the character designs of the main characters. If you enjoyed playing the X and Y games, this is a great story to read in compliment.

[Danielle Booey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another new story arc begins and once again the male trainer gets to be the one who is going for the Pokemon League. Lame. This story does have the interesting edge that X retired from "competitive" battling.

[Kaleb · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was okay. The main character X rubs me the wrong way. I like Y, but I also feel like the "rivals" Shauna, Trevor, and Tierno are all too friendly, which is very true to the games, but could've been changed to be more aggressive. I just hope this gets better.

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

F KUS pxy v.1

[Clairebear · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little boy looked like L from death note, 3 stars

[Rommel Sison]

5-year-old daughter: 4 stars