Manga Books

Do all the gravitation books have inserts or only a select few? I have all the vol's 1-9 and only a few have them, some were used so they may have been pulled out, but if they weren't, does anyone know which of their books came with the inserts and which ones didnt?

If you can overlook the fact that this is a shonen-ai (boy love) series, then you will most undoubtly love this manga! I started reading about two months ago after I read about it in Anime Insider. After I bought the first one, I was hooked!! I bought up to number 6, and want number 7!! >_<

Trust me, the art is beautifully done, the plot is done oh-so-well too and it is just...wonderful!!!

(Lesse, I have ten bucks...and a one...I CAN BUY SEVEN!! ^_^_^)

A bit of a spoiler warning for this review. I absolutely loved this book if for nothing more than the priceless look on Tohma's face when K throws Shuichi on a TV show in place of Ryuichi. It's just hilarious to see Tohma lose his composure. I really love his charater. It's so unpredictable. Oh, right...this is a review. This book is really just for plot development. Bad Luck gets a new manager and a new keyboardist all in the same day! (Yea!) Karma finally catches up with Taki Aizawa. (double yea!) I really love Tohma. Just had to say that one more time. Read the book and you'll see why!

Hey, just wanted to tell you that Maki Murakami has her OWN doujinshi circle called "Crocodile" so when there are no more mangas of Gravitation to buy, scout online for Maki's official REMIX GRAVITATION doujinshis. There are over a dozen. They contain the kind of stuff her publishers would not have allowed her to publish in Gravitation. (Be X Boy would have though.) Basically, if you don't get Remix, you dont have the complete series. Note that because of the content, Remic Gravitation will never be translated into English & sold in stores, but if you're lucky there will be fan translations online.

Gravitation has greatly surprised me. It excels at several aspects. The character developement is some of the best I've seen. The translation/language is outstanding. The dialouge is fun, emotional, and excitingly bold. The art is outstanding as well, and it's neat to see how the character art evolves as the story progresses. The story works at a fast enough pace that it's very easy to become hooked. And this excitement stays consistent throughout the different volumes as well.
While it does deal with controversial themes, and is intensly mature at times- it isn't entertaining to just a niche audience. It covers a broad spectrum of themes- the relationship between Yuki and Shuichi isn't the only thing that will have you clinging to your seat (and it will!). The story of Shuichi's band "Bad Luck" will interest anyone who likes music, especially those that dig the Japanese visual kei bands.
The anime however, does not do it justice- and should under no circumstances be used to judge the manga. The anime is at best a treat for those that have already read the manga, and want to see it in moving color. Otherwise, it could not stand up on its on. It moves too quickly through it's narrow 13 episode limit.
I whole heartedly recommend this title. This easily ranks somewhere at the top of my list. I haven't been able to put it down.

Inuyasha is the bet manga i have ever read!! Inuyasha is a hanyou or an half-demon. This manga is about a girl from present times that falls into a well and get transported to the past, her name is Kagome. Kagome is the reincarnation of a dread priestess named Kikyou. Personally i think Kikyou is the best female character and Inuyasha is of course the best male character! I' won't give too much away or i'll spoil the WHOLE story...hehe...INUAYSHA IS THE BEST!!!!!! ^.^

Inuyasha is wonderful manga,if you saw the series on Adult Swim on Cartoonnetwork, then you should really get the Manga, its really good. It is about a demon Naraku who is is trying to gather all the shards of 'Jewel of the Four Souls' and Inuyasha and his 'gang' is trying to stop Naraku from doing so, and just about everyone in Inuyasha 'gang' has some sort of grude against Naraku, espeacilly Inuyasha. Also part of Inuyasha's 'gang' is a character named Kagome, she's from the future, and is the reincartion of a powerful preistess name Kikyou, and is the only person that can sense Jewels' shards and is a vital character. This manga is full of lies, decit, action, humor, some romance, and many other things, and its set in Feudal Japan. Its a must read, if you are interested in fantasy.

We all know of the Half-demon Inu-Yasha, the girl from the futrue, Kagome, The Monk, Miroku, And the cute little fox-demon, Shippo. Well, Inu-Yasha severed his half brother's, Sheshomaru's, arm. He has been looking for a new limb sence. Naraku shows up and the trouble begins. An over-all great read!! INU-YASHA, RAH RAH RAH!!!

I like Ms. Takahashi's works, mostly because they keep you busy for about an hour or two, the pictures are pretty, and the jokes are funny. In fact, I liked Inu Yasha even better than I liked Rumic World or Ranma 1/2. Buuuuut, I didn't like the parts when the bad demons come out to play. I'm not a big fan of blood and guts, you see. And Inu Yasha has more of that than Ranma ever did. MUUUUCH more. At least there's hardly any nudity :) Keep an eye out for Shippou-chan, he's my favorite character ever!

The Mermaid series was good, Ranma was better, Maison Ikkoku was great, and now we have come to Inu-Yasha. I'll tell you, I've read many a manga, but this series is by far my favorite. I'll admit to you I don't know any more of the story besides what happens in the first nine volumes, but as more keeps coming my love of them only grows. out of all of these books, though, only two I can call my favorites: seven and eight. If you haven't read the books I highly recomend you start with one,(no really), but if you're having second thoughts about buying this, STOP. Buy it, and buy it now. I assure you it's worth having.

GREAT MANGA!!!!
I'm in my twenties and this is one of the best mangas

I first started reading Mars when it was published in the shoujo manga magazine Smile, it stuck out to me but when Smile stopped printing in July 02' I didn't pick up on any of the series they put out there. Then about four years later I looked back on them with my best friend and Mars was the one that recaptured my interest. Since I own the first two books from Smile, I picked the third copy at Borders and I have continued to collect them (up to volume six now). Considering that it had been almost half a decade until I reread this series, it's saying something that I would still enjoy it so much (even more so now).

This particular volume starts going more in depth with Rei's twin brother Sei who had committed suicide when they were in Junior High. Oddly, Kira seems to share some very eerie similarities with him which raises some more serious questions. It also takes place as Rei is motorcycle racing in Suzuka and Kira is completing her painting of him. One of my favorites quotes is from Rei's friend Kyoko (a fellow motorcycle racer) when she says "Watching Rei's riding makes you realize that racing was made for men. Of course there's the physical strength aspect but our minds are structured differently. The instict to fight is purely male."

Mars is a manga worth picking up because although it may seem like a simple "good girl bad boy" love story, they're many powerful observations about life that transcend the romance itself, and great characters that keep the romance interesting. Awesome read.

Just getting hooked off Maralade Boy, I thought that was the greatest book in the world, then I saw an advertisement on Mars.I thought it was quite interesting , so I said I wanted to get it. As lucky as it might sound , I was in the library when I saw Mars 1& 2 .Well I might have taken both of them but I knew my friend wanted one.After I read 1 & 2 , I was hooked but not as much as my friend .She ordered numbers 3,4,5,and 6. Right now she's waiting for 7,8,9,10,and 11.So do think someone would buy the whole series if it wasn't good? Well think again it's a great manga , perhaps the best.If you like romance and relationships I think you'll like it it even has action too.Also if you LOVE motorcycles there will be alot of it because Rei likes motorcycles.

Great! Emotional and moving. You really do fall in love with Rei and Kira. They're very real and the artwork is great.

Mars is a beautiful story of a bad boy and a good girl who alter eachother's lives. The two main characters are recovering from tragedies in their past, and sharing those haunting memories with eachother, they begin to escape the ghosts that shadow them and begin with a fresh start that they share together. I've never read a better series of graphic novels. This is one that I think anyone could enjoy. The characters are wonderfully created, and the art unique. It is a story that I will never forget.

This is such a nice book that depicts the last part of the movie vividly (make sure to collect vol. 1~4 for a complete set). It's nice to have watched the movie first, and then own the book so you'll enjoy and understand the whole story even when there's no dialog. I can watch the movie over and over again, but with the books, I get to review any part of the movie any time and any where I like, and it's very lovable for all ages, boys or girls, guaranteed!

My Neighbor Totoro is great! It is a very humorous story, filled with many cute characters! The totoro series would be great for anyone looking for something to read, or just for laughs. It is truly a magical journey in every page.

very good magical story but what the heck is with BATH-TIME.in the end they all take a bath..together!i mean the dad and the two little girls..whats that teaching kids? is it teaching us its ok to do that??i dont know? but anyway beautiful pictures and a good story to tell before bath-time..i mean bed-time.

my kids loved this movie and were thrilled to get this book. In english and japanese. lots and lots of wonderful pictures. one warning first book in a series of several.

kids love this story cross the boundaries, even adults enjoy it. This is one of Miyazaki's most well known books, hard to get it now. I'm sure this story will be loved generations after generations. If you have a Japanese friend, ask him/her!

This the third book of Neon Genesis Evangelion!! Its very good and I strongly recomend it. If you havent read any Evangelion books then buy book number 1 and before you buy this one-otherwise this won't make any sense. The art in this book is execellent as well!! Again, I strongly recoment this book!

This is one of the best manga I've ever read. It has excellent plot and character devlopement, and sucks you in completely. This particular volume is my personal favorite, because it's mostly about Rei Ayanami, my favorite character. She has got to be one of the best characters I've ever had the pleasure of reading about. Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the best manga out there.

RoBo AnDy has absolutely no idea what he is talking about (see his review above) when it comes to the idea that the plot is "generic." Maybe he should judge it after he's read the whole series, as I am sure his mind will be blown.

This is one of the manga series of evangelion. I jsut bought the first 4 graphic novels. While reading this one, I was plesantly suprised to see that it showed many pictures of REI naked (at least topless). Wow was i shocked, but damn she has a nice body! I know many of you are horny, so this issue you may want to get.

The Third volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion, is so far my favorite... This volume mainly focuses on Rei, also known as the first child who is very mysteriouse, especially to Shinji. The Begining to the book takes place after Shinji defeated the second angel. He is watching his father and notices that his fathers hands were covered with burns. He asks Ritsuko about it, and Ritsuko tells him that the burns were caused before Shinji and Misato were there. Something had gone wrong with unit 00 and Shinji's father saved Rei by forcing open the super heated hatch with his bare hands. Shinji then begins to wonder, what is so special about Rei? Rei, who's expression never changes and is almost always stiff with everybody. This is where we get to find out more about Rei then what's behind her face that always shows a seriouse mask. Also in this book is one of my all time fav quotes.... *warning* slight spolier ahead!* This is the Quote: "We may not have anything besides the EVA program now... but, well... As long as we stay alive... someday, we'll be glad we survived. It might be far in the future... but, until then... let's live on. Even on a black and empty street... if we go together... we might one day find something... like the moon the floats in the darkness."

The thing is, the regular Tenchi Muyo manga continues from the origonal O.A.V. series. The movies continue from the T.V. series
"Tenchi Universe". The T.V. series and the O.A.V. series tell two different versions of the Tenchi Muyo story, as certain story aspects contradict each other. You'll notice that in the movie story "Tenchi In Love", Kiyone lives on Earth with the rest. She never came down to Earth in the origonal series, which is why she doesn't appear in the other manga stories, so you have to keep in mind "Tenchi In Love" does NOT take place in the same continueity as the rest of the manga.

Otherwise, this is another great addition to the Tenchi Muyo saga. We get some funny stories about the alien girls learning how to deal with tellemarketers, a newscrew coming to film at the Masaki residence, and a Galaxy Police inspector coming down to check on Mihoshi's progress. (Guess how THAT goes.) The movie is a great read also, just keep in mind that again, it has to be divorced from the rest of the stories.

Even if you have seen the first Tenchi movie a billion times, do not pass up this manga. The plot of the movie story is different enough to interest even those like me who basically memorized the first movie. And the other stories are cute! I love when Ayeka and Ryoko cause an accident. "Stop waving his arm around!"
*grins* Tenchi takes the girls back to school--specifically, phone school. Then, we have to watch Mihoshi suffer through an inspection by another Galaxy Police officer. And when a tv crew comes to explore the Masaki house, they get a whole lot more than they bargained for!

I adored the Tenchi Muyo In Love movie, and this is the official adaptation of it. But it is not exactly like the film, so don't turn your nose up at this just because you're seen the movie. And the other stories are wonderful too. Phone school, Tenchi's love connection, Mihoshi's Galaxy Police examination, a story about the Masaki house--it's all here! Go on, take a look--you know you want to!

If your any type of Tenchi fan, from a small one to an all out fanatic, make sure to get this! While the big draw of this is the Tenchi in Love movie on print (which has been faithfully transported, its almost like watching the movie!), there are also a few other extra stories to read! You should buy the book just for the movie, the extra stories are icing on the cake. The only way I could see you not buying the book is if you don't want to ruin the movie. But otherwise, you must buy this! You will not be disappointed.

This book reaches the standard attained by all the other books by Hitoshi Okuda. It contains the official adaptation of the Tenchi in Love movie and 4 other original stories. In one, an odd headband designed by Washu makes Tenchi more amorous than usual. Another story has Tenchi teaching all the girls in the Masaki household proper phone etiquette when dealing with prank phone calls, solicitors, and wrong numbers. In the third story, a camera crew videotapes the Masaki household for a TV show about houses, but then finds a whole lot more than a beautiful house. The fourth story is about Mihoshi's adventures when her old instructor from the Galactic Police tries to bring her back to GP headquarters. Finally, the book ends with the story of Tenchi and company having to travel back in time to prevent the evil KAIN from eradicating Tenchi's mother, Achika. Truly a book worth owning

he loves this Hamtaro stuff :)

I was like 26 when I bought this book. I know it's for kids, but I love the Hamtaro cartoon and animation style so got it to get more into this and it worked perfectly. I enjoy the high quality illustrations and all the fun activities through out the book. If I was a kid I would have gone crazy about this one. It's as cool as the cartoons.

I REALLY like this book. It has to be still one of my favorite books. I got alot of hamtaro books and this has to be the best book of Hamtaro I own. The only thing is that I wish they could of included information about the Japanese verison but still a great buy!

And I just love all those colorful pictures!

I am a huge Hamtaro fan. I surf over the web and have lot's of information about the show. So I decided that I should try to start collecting the books a little while ago. One of my first ones was this book, but I didn't expect to learn more about the show with it. It surprised me a little bit. I found out a few more things with the book and learned alittle bit more about the Ham-Hams. I also really enjoyed the little comics in the back. It doesn't have much new things in it like Season 2 of the show or the guest Ham-Hams (Like Hannah in Season 2 in that one episode), but I enjoyed very much. It is a must have for Hamtaro fans.

For those who are fans of Hamtaro, you won't want to miss this book. This has information about all the major ham-hams --- pictures, age, gender, owner(s), star sign, hobbies and more. It also has human info and family trees. You'll also get an episode guide with varying detail, song notes and lyrics for the original opening theme (but not the new second season theme) and dance steps and lyrics for the closing theme. You'll even get to see what Penelope looks like without her yellow blanket on.

A nice bonus in this guide is an original story with the ham-hams sporting a 3D look called "Bijou's Lost Bracelet." There's also several short stories from Ritsuko Kawai (Hamtaro creator) about a group of ham-hams called the Helfpul Hamsters who are a lot like the characters from Hamtaro.

Unfortunately, it seems like Hamtaro has largely gone into hibernation lately. I hope that someday, though, they'll be able to release another book. With two seasons and a 104 episodes (and some specials) aired in the U.S. and Canada, there's a lot more episode and character info they still could cover, even if there never are anymore new episodes of the show.

This is the book where the fourth goddess, Peorth (First Class, Seconc Category), makes the scene. Unlike Urd and Skuld, Peorth bares no blood relation to Belldandy (to my knowledge).

Keichi is trying to call his sister and accidentily nails the "Earth Assistance Helpline", a goddess office in rivalry with the Goddess Technical Helpline. The stage is set. Let hilarity insue!

Peorth has come to grant Keichi's wish. The fact that three other Goddesses live with him makes her think that they must not be doing their job right (which in turn makes her act slightly cold to them, at first), espeically Belldandy.

Peorth will only grant Keichi's hearts desire... so his wish that she should go home is a bust. In fact, she is personally insulted and sets a bunch of thorny roses on him. (Owch).

Overall, the manga surprised me but in a pleasant sort of way. I expected Peorth, after watching the movie, to be serious and business-like. Instead, she is comic-lover, romantic, and somewhat paranoid... The object of her affections is... you guessed it... Keichi.

Translations:
somewhat paranoid: She is very, very paranoid.
romantic: humorlously perverted.
comic-lover: a bit obsessed.

Unlike some of the other volumes, this one is basically one long story. While attempting to make a phone call, Keiichi accidentally calls yet another goddess hotline, adding a fourth goddess to the mix. Peorth, the fourth goddess, is from a rival agency and therefore considers herself in competition with Belldandy and the others. She is determined to give Keiichi his heart's desire, while Keiichi is just as determined to make sure that she won't mess things up. Peorth has decided that the best way to help Keiichi out is to try to get him to have sex with her (it's not as raunchy as it sounds, since she never gets anywhere with him - she just spends a lot of time in skimpy clothes). This volume has to be one of the sweetest Oh My Goddess volumes I have read so far. I love the end of it, it's just excellent. If you've read this series before, and you really like the whole Keiichi/Belldandy almost relationship, you'll love this volume. If you haven't read this series before, it probably helps if you like comedy with a nice dose of romance. There are no character or story explanations, so you may be a bit in the dark, but it seems like it's usually not that hard to figure out what's going on in the Oh My Goddess volumes.

Peorth is my favorite character out of AMG/OMG, and this is the book where she appears! She is sexy, funny, dedicated, and clever. She gets under Keiichi's skin without meaning too, which is even funnier! And to find out what her grudge is really about...
Anyway, read this book! In fact, read the whole Oh! My Goddess! series if you haven't already! You won't regret it!

It is said that "every rose has its thorn," (source of quote uncertain), and Peorth is probably the best exemplar of that adage. She becomes a thorn in both Keiichi's and Belldandy's sides.

A mix of hilarity and romance, "The Fourth Goddess," is well worth the money.

Keiichi Morisato was trying to dial out for food one night, when he got the wrong number, and instead contacted the Goddess Relief Hotline. He jokingly wished that beautiful goddess Belldandy would be with him always.
As a consequence of that wish, he now lives with Belldandy, her half-demon older sister Urd, and her mechanically inclined and overprotective younger sister Skuld. He's coping. Sort of.
So what are the odds of someone making the same mistake twice? Whatever they are, Keiichi beats them when he manages to dial up Peorth, a beautiful goddess who happens to know what Keiichi's secret desires are, and wants to grant him his fantasy.
Peorth will stop at nothing to get Keiichi to admit his desire for intimacy. Showing up nude in the bath to scrub his back? Getting into his bed in black lingerie? Wrapping herself over him as a wake up call? Trying to get him to drown so she can perform mouth-to-mouth? She'll do it.
Things only get worse when Peorth meddles with Urd's love potions, accidentally creating one that makes ANY woman Keiichi looks at fall in love with him. And wouldn't you know it, his sister Megumi is visiting for the day!
Keiichi and Belldandy's love for each other is put through trial after trial, as Peorth attempts not only to seduce Keiichi, but to make Belldandy remember an insult she gave Peorth long ago.
This is romantic comedy at its best, with some of the most gorgeous art I've seen in a long time to help tell the story.

When I learned a new PSOH series was being made, I was a little bit weary. The first series was excellent, and I was worried the new one would taint my love for the old. But still, I gave it a chance, and I'm very glad I did. The new series possesses the same dark fairytale charm of the old, only with improved art! There is one issue I had, and that is with the second story, where some guy is running D's shop while D's away in America. It never explains who this guy is, or why he doesn't question the fact that this woman is trying to "return" a child; it merely says he the "caretaker". Perhaps it'll explain in a later book.
In addition, I really enjoyed the side-story at the end where it takes a peek in on our dear friend Leon as he continues to hunt D.
All in all, this is an excellent series to pick up if you enjoyed the original. If you're new to the series, I'd recommend reading the original before moving to this one, as PSOH: Tokyo doesn't give much introduction to the characters, and it gives almost no backstory.

Even though I not finish the 1st series, but when I see this book published, I go and buy it right away. For a person has very limited to gender of book, this is the 1st manga that I enjoy to read and re-read after that without any bored. Each story teaches a different lesson of life and mixes with humor and action. This manga has contained everything that a person like me need. Like other says, try this manga and you will love it at the first sign, and never feel bored to re-read it again and again.

For those who have no clue, this is the sequel to PET SHOP OF HORRORS -- a ten volume anthology horror series often described as a cross between THE TWILIGHT ZONE and GREMLINS. It was Matsuri Akino's first manga out of her now eleven written, and it is still her most popular.

The original PET SHOP is my favorite manga series, and I strongly recommend reading it before this sequel. However, the new series seems designed so that a new reader can follow quite well, with the relevant back-story being revealed gradually in the manner of clues to a mystery. One can even read the three Tokyo stories ("Domestic", "Double-Booking", and "Dust") without entirely spoiling the first series, if one then wants to try it. Warning: This does not apply to the side story set in Berlin ("Door"), a previously unpublished story written shortly after the conclusion of the original PET SHOP and never published. It assumes knowledge of the first series and is spoilery.

So what is it actually about? Our protagonist "Count D" once ran a pet shop in LA Chinatown which claimed to sell "love and dreams". Of course, the first series was not called PET SHOP OF LOVE AND DREAMS for good reason, and the Pet Shop soon drew the attention of a suspicious LAPD detective, and eventually the FBI. To make a long story short, D eventually departed LA abruptly and under dramatic circumstances.

Now -- several years later -- this same Count D has just opened a new pet shop in "Neo-Chinatown", a Chinese-themed mall in the Tokyo red light district of Shinjuku. As in the first series, each individual story tells us of one of D's customers and his/her new pet. Meanwhile, D acquires a new ongoing nemesis/foil in building manager Woo-Fei Rau, the son and heir of the owner, a Shanghai business tycoon. The elegant Woo-Fei is the polar opposite of the Count's last antagonist, and in fact seems to have a lot in common with Count D himself . . . such as being wicked. Not that this helps them get along.

Compared to the first series, there are many differences, including more polished artwork. The look is less Gothic and more urban. The tales seem (so far) less gory and more sad. The most striking difference is that in the early volumes of the first series, the individual stories were the stars, the ongoing story developed gradually, and Akino didn't even make up her mind what city it was set in till late in the series. Here in PSOH:TOKYO the Shinjuku setting is being carefully established from the start, and while the individual stories are okay, the real fun is in the ongoing story arc, which starts being developed from the first page.

A friend informed me that there was a new series for Pet Shop out and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. I loved the first series and anyone who buys the second series will love it too. If you haven't read the first series it's one you should buy.There are four stories Domestic,Double Booking,Dust and the side story Door. I was wondering if the Detective would catch up with Count D and it looks like he will/did. I say this because he's the caretaker in the story Double Booking! I wonder if the story of that encounter will make it into one of the upcoming books. Now if they'd only make another dvd series, I've always though that the stories on the dvd where only just a small glimpse into the world of Count D!

Absolutely Beautiful
I have already seen the manga in Japanese. A friend of mine had it. It is on the Shonen-Ai side. But the story is different from any other you have seen and it is beautifully drawn. I hope amazon could sell the art book of these series. A have seen de DVD also it have the 4 stories of the manga that are more on the horror side, but the manga have many more stories, some are romantic ,some are funny some are sweet , some are sad, you won't get bored. Now I'm buying it in English because I want to read the stories.

This next installment in Toshihiro Ono's shonen(boys) Pokemon manga series is called 'Pikachu Shocks Back'. It's aimed more at older kids and teenagers, and the artwork is drawn very well. There are four stories here:
(1)The Human Race and the Pokemon Race: Ash decides to travel along with Brock, and he meets up with Misty(again) and her three beautiful sisters at the Fuschia Festival. After causing a Tauros to get angry, Misty and Ash end up being saved by a girl named Lara, who's arm is broken thanks to an accident she had while riding her Ponyta. Ash decides to help her out by racing in the Free-For-All with her Ponyta. Unfortunately for Ash, a racer that likes to cheat has other plans for the boy with the red cap.
(2)To Evolve or not to Evolve That is the Question: Misty joins up with Ash and Brock as they head to Stone Town, the place where Evolution Stones cmoe from. Misty meets up with a timid boy named Mikey, and finds out he's apart of some underground society that likes to evolve their Pokemon. The problem is, Mikey doesn't want to evolve his Eevee. And that doesn't exactly make his three brothers happy with him. Misty also begins to question whether she has a 'weakness for younger men'.
(3)Pikachu's Excellent Adventure: Pikachu gets seperated from Ash, and tries to find his way back to his trainer. The electric mouse joins up with Squirtle and some other Pokemon on a journey to find a Poke-Paradise that's supposedly guarded by some godess. On their travels, they meet up with a trio of shady fellows that call themselves 'Team Rocket'.
(4)You Gotta Have Friends: Ash begins to wonder if Pikachu is drifting away from him as he stumbles upon a Pikachu colony.

The artwork is way more realistic than the art in the other Pokemon mangas, and I thought it was kinda cool. Even though this series was aimed at teenagers, Viz decided to edit alot of the scenes to make it appropriate for the kiddies, making the women and the girls less 'endowed', and they now wear FAR more clothes than they originally did. This was good and bad at the same time, because they sorta went overboard with the editing; Misty and some of the other girls are like walls now, if you know what I mean! But still, this is a great book if you're a Pokemon fan, or a shonen manga fan. It's got lots of action, funny and likable characters, and some great artwork.

the comic at the very beginning was the cutest and the first story, the human race and the pokemon race. looked amazing althou ponyta looked more stronger and less graceful. the second story, to evolve or not to evolve (i'm sure you all know what this is about) has the best pictures and is soooo cute. Pikachus adventure, is a new story that is wonderful and a nice touch. the the last one you gotta have friends... was touching and confirmed pikachu is a guy!!

You have to try this awesome comic!If you've seen the episodes, and you son't want to read them all over again, donn't worry, it has humor, action, and things that weren't shown in the show.Every comic is extra long and you get 4 for a real low price!You don't even have to like pokémon, and the pictures are creative and wonderful.And I wouldn't put it past Brock to not to say anything funny in the story.This Pokémon Comic Colection is a must-buy!!!

I loved this book. It was great and I would recomend it to all the pokemon fans out there. Even people who are not particularly fond of pokemon can enjoy this book.

This book was great.I really enjoyed it.It has some different pokemon adventures in it, like the one about mikey and his eevee.That one was very funny. I have read this book alot of times and I still do.What it means by "graphic novel" is that it is just like a comic book, so that I could read it at school and the teachers didn't know.Hehehe :).But anyway, if you liked the pokemon T.V. series,(I think this is a lot better ), you should definatly consider this.I'm still going back and reading it!