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Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 2 (2nd Edition)

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This volume introduces a female character named Green, a character who appears in the video games, but does not have an anime series counterpart. Green is a con artist and a thief, and her first appearance is when she cons Red out of money for worthless Pokemon items. As the story in this volume of the manga progresses, Red ends up entangled in Green's scheme to find the legendary Pokemon, Mew. We also see the leader of Team Rocket and are able to identify who he is; however, Red encounters him but has no clue as to his identity. A character who is first introduced in volume one, but who has a bigger role in volume two is Bill; he's a Pokemon researcher who invented the Pokemon transport system. To be honest, I found the character of Bill and his dialect to be rather annoying. I really wish he won't show up in future volumes, but I have a feeling that he will. Near the end of volume two, a female member of Team Rocket appears. To me, she comes across as a more competent version of Jessie from the anime series.

At this point in the manga, the storyline in the series has completely veered away from what was seen in the Pokemon anime series and films. However, the manga's storyline is progressing in a way that makes sense for the Pokemon world that is established in this series. The art style continues in the same vein as what was seen in the first volume of the series.

If you enjoyed the first volume of Pokemon Adventures, then I would recommend moving on to the second volume to see how the storyline progresses. While I may personally prefer the anime series, I believe that the manga does provide a different, yet interesting, take on Pokemon. Pokemon Adventures is rated "A," which means it is suitable for readers of all ages.

I wrote this review after reading a copy of this manga volume that my older daughter checked out through the King County Library System.

In this volume Red meets Green, a thief and conman (congirl?). She tricks him and their paths keep crossing each other throughout the next 2 volumes. Green has an agenda of her own.

This volume follows Red on his adventures in Celadon City, the Safari Zone, Seafoam Islands and Cinnabar Island.
At one point he ends up with Blue's Pokémon, due to an accident, while Blue gets Red's Pokémon. I'd like to have seen more about this exchange, more about how both fared with the wrong Pokémon and more about the Pokémon's reactions to it.
Just like in the first one, there are scenes I'd like to have seen in much greater detail.

This one ends with quite the cliffhanger...

Volumes 1-3 of the Pokémon adventures manga contains Red's story.