Magical Pokemon Journey, Volume 1: A party with Pikachu [Paperback]

Yumi Tsukirino (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Magical Pokemon Journey

In Journey 1, which includes volumes 1-4 of the epic, Hazel has a crush on Almond, a Pokemon trainer. Her grandfather promises to make a love potion that will turn Almond's head - but only if she will search the world for Pokemon for him first! Hazel and friends first visit a Jigglypuff. It can sing, but can it cook? Next, it's a Pokemon holiday with loads of presents. Will Squirtle be a good host? What will Almond give Hazel? When they all visit the beach, Hazel vanishes in the water to help a Horsea. Who will tell Almond and Pikachu that she's safe?

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156931506X
• ISBN-13: 978-1569315064
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,261,847 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want a Pokemon manga thats cute and funny..., May 30, 2003

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Robert Fernandez (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magical Pokemon Journey, Volume 1: A party with Pikachu (Paperback)

... then you should get this one! This is the first and only shojo Pokemon manga that has been made, and it's great! The main character is Hazel, a love-sick blonde girl that is desperately trying to win the affections of Almond, the boy that she has a crush on. The problem is, Almond seems to only think about one thing: Catching Pokemon. So Hazel goes to her grandpa, a diminuitive fellow, and asks him to make her a love potion. Unfortunately for Hazel, the love potion doesn't work while she tries to give it to Almond during a picnic. Hazel begins to get fed up with her grandpa, and he decides to give her a love potion that actually works, but for a price: He asks her to catch alot of Pokemon for him, so he can discover stuff about 'the evolution of Pokemon' and how it benefits mankind or something. Hazel agrees, and runs into a whole mess of situations. She ends up befriending a cute Pikachu, helping a Clefairy gain some confidence, joining Jigglypuff at it's baloony party, discover Tangela's secret, and spending Christmas with her loved ones. This graphic novel also includes 3 bonus stories, and 3 'bonus bonuses', in which one of it's hillarious scenarios unites the Magical Pokemon Journey cast with the cast of the Pokemon anime, Ash, Misty, and Brock.
If you like shojo manga, or the humorous side of Pokemon, you should get this book before Viz stops publishing it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I never really thought I'd like something Pokémon ...., January 12, 2002

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Kittie "Bunny" Tenorr (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magical Pokemon Journey, Volume 1: A party with Pikachu (Paperback)

I never really thought I'd like something Pokémon .... but then again I didn't think I'd like Gundam Wing and Fushigi Yugi either .. you never can tell what you do or don't like until you try it. I think I just proved this to be the truest thing of all.
See my grandmere knows I like manga and anime so I guess she put it upon herself to find me some this Christmas, well you know grandmothers ... all the anime she knew of was Sailor Moon and Pokémon, (and she only knew of Sailor Moon because I've been obsessed with Sailor moon since I was about ten) so what she came up with was a couple of really nasty looking Sailor Moon dolls which are virtually noseless (despite the fact that I'm [age] years old I still somehow always wind up with dolls ^-^ not that I mind though ... shh ... me and Rose still play with all our anime dolls!!) and of course this Pokémon manga, I decided to read it because even if I'm not exactly a Pokémon fan the cover was adorable and I loved it! Read it if you are a shoujo fan, or just a plain fan of cute manga, you will enjoy it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A different world of Pokemon!, May 4, 2001

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Rina Cat (Sabah, Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magical Pokemon Journey, Volume 1: A party with Pikachu (Paperback)

I've watched the animated series, I've played the game, I've read the comics but I've never ever seen a comic about Pokemon that is sooo adorable as this! This is what I want! I've been searching for this kind comic. So cute, so funny and so...wonderful! I never thought anyone could make Pikachu any cuter than he is already.