Pokémon Black and White, Vol. 8 Author: Visit Amazon's Hidenori Kusaka Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1421542838 | Format: PDF
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Pokemon is more than a game or a TV show, it's a cultural phenomenon that has won the hearts of Japanese and American fans alike! Pokemon comics, games, animation, and toys are run-away hits worldwide. But Pokemon's appeal comes from exciting stories and dynamic personalities-the heart displayed by Ash and the loyalty of Pikachu and the other Pokemon. See for yourself what all the excitement is about.
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- Age Range: 9 - 12 years
- Lexile Measure: 490L (What's this?)
- Series: Pokemon (Book 8)
- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Perfect Square (July 3, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1421542838
- ISBN-13: 978-1421542836
- Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I haven't read comics (manga is the Japanese word) about Pokemon for a long time, but I was eager to read the Black and White series, story by Hidenori Kusaka and art by Satoshi Yamamoto. For me, it was really good and fun to read. It is a story about a ten-year-old boy named Black who has wanted to be a Pokemon trainer ever since he was a little kid....or littler, rather...toddler age, I think. Most Pokemon stories are about a young person becoming a trainer and challenging the region's gym leaders, Pokemon League and finally the Pokemon League Champion while facing a threat from the series' antagonists (in Black and White it's Team Plasma, as well as a mysterious stalker guy named N--yep, his name is N), but this story gained its own little charm and individuality pretty quickly, I thought. The series was creative, and in each volume I could tell that the author and illustrator had a good time creating the series by seeing how the characters interacted with each other, and because of the funny, cute and amusing little mannerisms the human and Pokemon characters have. Instead of just having the characters go on another generic journey, it had a nice touch of depth and history that the Pokemon games sometimes don't or can't have because of the fact that the games have to appeal to a huge amount of people. The main character in the games normally doesn't talk, but when Pokemon is made into a manga series, the author and writer add nuances, history and personality to the characters and Pokemon which gets pretty interesting.
Even though the volumes were pretty short, there was a lot to look at in each one, a lot of interesting stories and, again, lots of meaningful character interaction. It seems that the author and artist knew what they were doing and used their time, words and style well.
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