Pokemon Adventures, Volume 1: Desperado Pikachu (Pokemon Adventures (Viz Paperback)) [Paperback]

Hidenori Kusaka (Author), Mato (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (July 6, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569315078
• ISBN-13: 978-1569315071
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,463,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Series!, July 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Pokemon Adventures, Volume 1: Desperado Pikachu (Pokemon Adventures (Viz Paperback)) (Paperback)

This book is actually a compilation of the first six issues of the Pokemon Adventures comic book seies. First of all, it's much better than buying all the comics separately-you save more money buying this and it's smaller and more compact to take it places. The series is fantastic! It follows the story of Pokemon quite well with many aspects of the game including the bicycle, evolution, and many Pokemon. The main character is called "Red" rather than "Ash" and Gary is called "Blue." Ash starts off with a Poliwhirl and gets Bulbasaur from Prof. Oak. Blue gets Charmander. Later on, Red meets up with a girl named Green who stole Prof. Oaks Squirtle. Red catches a ton of Pokemon in this series(unlike the cartoon) and he's actually GOOD as your supposed to be! The stories are really fun and the drawings(by Mato) are excellent! The characters look very neat and the Pokemon are as cute and as accurate as they can be! However the drawings are kinda scrunched and it's hard to see some things like the panels with battles-btw it's in black and white-I wish it was in color to see better. The stories make up for that though because they are so fun to read and the drawing is eye candy. This is well worth the money! Can't wait till the next issue!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Desperado Pikachu? Ooh, it only gets better from here!, May 29, 2000

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Adam C. Bryant "jesty" (Midlothian, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pokemon Adventures, Volume 1: Desperado Pikachu (Pokemon Adventures (Viz Paperback)) (Paperback)

So you're into Pokemon? You're REALLY into pokemon, right? If so this is THE book for you! Not only is the story practically ripped straight from the game, but it's also got those little touches to make it completely unique and original. Mato's art is almost completely in the SD (super-deformed) style and the way he/she depicts the pokemon is incredible! I love how Pikachu and Bulbasaur are drawn in this manga! Whil I followed the comic from the start, this is really a great place to pick it up! This collects all of part one (if i'm not mistaken) and will lead you into the recently published (and cheaper!) part two! Trust me, after these first stories the comic really picks up and moves at a great pace! This would be a perfect addition to any Pokemaniac's giant collection! It features an awesome story, incredible charcters, wonderful art, and it's one of those rare mangas that's appropriate for anybody! Check this out today!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pokemon Adventures, July 23, 2003

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JJITAFWLS (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pokemon Adventures, Volume 1: Desperado Pikachu (Pokemon Adventures (Viz Paperback)) (Paperback)

This type of pokemon manga is my favorite because it's fun, it's clean, and it is enjoyable. Especially if you have played the original pokemon gameboy games, then you will get the most out of it.