Pokémon Adventures: Ruby & Sapphire, Vol. 19

ポケットモンスターSPECIAL #19

by Hidenori Kusaka, Satoshi Yamamoto (Illustrator)

Ruby is losing friends by the minute...! Why does Sapphire never want to see his face again? And why has one of Ruby’s Pokémon run away? Meanwhile, the Hoenn region is on the verge of destruction as two Legendary Pokémon clash in the depths of the ocean—and only Ruby knows how to reach them to intervene!

Then, what will happen when evil Team Aqua and equally evil Team Magma team up?!

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

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 28, 2004

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

[Sakura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok, so!! I have a few thoughts!! First and foremost-
I LOVED THE ROMANCE IN THIS ONEEE 💞🥺😖
Like the way Sapphire spoke to Ruby, telling him that she is girly, and that she wore the outfit because he said it would look good on her, and that she even has crushes. I was shocked that she was actually about to confess casually, before she was interrupted. I also ADORED how at the end, Ruby told her he thinks the new outfit he made will look good on her.
Besides that, I think the action was fine, but as always, I found myself a little lost in it. It’s hard to follow on manga pages, at least for me. I did love the two-full page drawings of the legendaries though.
Also that one scene with Wallace and Winona caught me off guard… did they used to be a COUPLE!?! Or am I completely misinterpreting it, hahah…?
Okay and LASTLY, Ruby had a lot of character development here. And… I have mixed feelings!! I’ve always thought he was pretty mean to some of his Pokémon but WOW, the way he treated Feebas… I know he’s only 11, but still… when he mistook the Magikarp for his Feebas, it was so sweet, though 🥲
But I liked the way Ruby was unwilling to help the heroes. He wanted to be good but didn’t want to be a hero either. He just… was somewhere in the middle, with only his own goals in mind. I liked this because it was nice seeing a protagonist change from being an unwilling hero to a hero! But I also hated seeing him be SO awful. It’s sort of mixed feelings.

Overall, this one was solid!! Looking forward to whatever this series brings next~

(This book contains some childish romance, and lots of fantasy violence, and depictions of sickness, earthquakes and flooding. There is also a young girl getting changed in front of a boy TWICE, but he covers his eyes. I would give it an age rating of 9+!)

[TJ West · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lowkey Winona and Wallace are kinda useless. I'm invested.

[Alberto · Rating 5 out of 5]

I continued with the series because it is simply amazing. In this volume the two legendary pokemon Groudon and Kyogre are about to awaken and the gym leaders are trying to stop this from happening.If the gym leaders fail mass destruction will rein upon the hoenn region. there are a lot of plot twists sutch as when team magma got a hold of both orbs so they can control the pokemon that team aqua is trying to control.Ruby and Sapphire have now met and have a mentor to guide them in a way.Sapphire has figured out where the evil oganizations are hiding but need ruby's help but she dosn't realize that until he tells her.

[Fernando Medeiros santos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Provavelmente o melhor da saga “Ruby & Sapphire” até o momento (o que não significa muita coisa).

E assim, sei que é um shonen e que o público são jovens garotos, mas será que não tem como ensiná-los que os homens não precisam ser o salvadores da Pátria? Já achei esse problema em outros volumes e acho que a história já evoluiu em alguns pontos, mas pow… sempre tem o homem f*da que vem resolver tudo que as mulheres estão penando pra resolver. Cansa um pouco.

De qualquer forma foi o volume com mais ação e com mais variedade de temas sendo abordados.

[Antonella · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5/5

[Parker Keys_to_hades · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had to give it five stars because Ruby has the most incredible character development I’ve ever seen. Well done, Mr. Kusaka.

[Adrian · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Kane · Rating 4 out of 5]

My new favourite in the Hoenn saga.
Things are heating up in the Hoenn region -- two legendaries are stirring from a slumber and it's up to Ruby and Sapphire to stop them from wreaking havoc in the region.

[Santiago Bueno · Rating 4 out of 5]

No me esperaba como sigue esta historia. El desarrollo de Ruby me parece brutal. Y se roba toda la atención. Sapphire cae bien pero no creo que tenga un arco tan fuerte por ahora. La trama de los equipos Magma y Aqua realmente está empezando con su climax, lo que me da mucha curiosidad. Parece bastante temprano para empezar con eso, pero por el momento confio en que puedan mantenerme enganchado hasta el final.

[Chelsea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ruby really sucked in this volume. And where he always was a bit self-centered, they over emphasized that characteristic here. Like, he has consistently rose to the occasion in previous volumes but not here. Meh, I'm over this series already.

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

The character development in this volume is great, really pulling together everything over the last several volumes to show the gripping plot. I don't know why Rayquaza is on the cover, as the bulk of this volume is dealing with Kyogre/Groudon's resurrection and terror.

[Soham Belur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

[Rhys Causon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Somehow this part of the story is a bit slow to get going even though it’s the “Disaster” section of the story.

But once it did get going it’s the best part so far.

[Conor Clancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The development for Ruby in this one was great. Definitely the Adventures protagonist who's gotten the best arc so far.

[Chrystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

so good

[Kailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

FINALLY Ruby was told off.

[! · Rating 5 out of 5]

the angst of ruby and feebas and the drama of sapphire finding out that ruby can battle is unmatched

[Jorge Schumacher · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 estrelas

[Flowergirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed it. There was quite a bit of drama, I loved it and kinda hated it at the same time. Ruby and Sapphire's friendship has certainly evolved over the course of time.

[Marissa Burns · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like that Ruby finally had to deal with the consequences of his actions. Excited to see what comes next!

[anna lomnicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story and character development mixed with some good action.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the emotions and the character growth here! Matched the epic scenes well.

[Jessi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh, I love the full page drawings of Kyogre and Groudon. So epic!

But, oh crap! Team Magma's got both the red and blue orbs now!

Okay, I know Ruby gets chewed out by Sapphire and then hits rock bottom, I get that. But on what planet is winning from being the only participant a valid win? Technically you won, but are you seriously just going to take all those ribbons? That's low. And Feefee! Nooooo! Come back! Ruby, you suck!

Okay fine, he went back to fight, but I'm still mad at him.

[Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kept up the action and didn't get repetitive - feels like every other volume in the Ruby/Sapphire arc is great, while the ones in between are just filler and repeating the broad strokes of what's been happening for like 4 volumes now.

[Miguel Vega · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really climatic build up and the little romantic tension is good. Ruby and Sapphire's story at this point is making me miss the previous Pokedex Holders less and less, but you have to wonder why they are not called in to help the situation.

[Vparithosh · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice

[Parker Neff · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is getting epic!!!

[Minerva · Rating 4 out of 5]

**** 4 stars ****

[Shafiya Nabilla]

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