Hidenori Kusaka

Since when did Pokemon become an educational show? This junk was BORING. I understand having to explain Dynamax, wild pokemon, and type advantages, all integral parts of Pokémon, but the delivery would fit right in PBS Kids. The dialogue is dry and the characters are flat. I acknowledge I'm not the intended demographic, but there's no storyline or character here, making me want to read more.



On a positive note, the artwork is cute, and I enjoyed the spotlight on SirFetch'd. Not to mention show more Sobble's a cutiepie. show less

When I played the games, I was absolutely horrified that Lysandre was trying to destroy the world and had killed Pokemon to do it. I assumed that I would really dislike the manga because of it, but I absolutely loved this series. I can hardly believe that I didn't find Team Flare to be the most annoying, but I actually enjoyed this story arc.

Shunning the fame that came from winning a huge Pokemon tournament, X has locked himself up in his bedroom and refuses to talk to anyone, including Y and his four other closest friends. But when two legendary Pokemon show up battling one another and a team of red suits who seem up to no good, X's crew demand that he help.

This book is based off of the game of the same name and continues on as a long-running series of follow-up manga. As a result, this book felt like the reader was plopped show more into the middle of a story (from the game presumably) and then ends with no resolution. Young readers who snap up everything Pokemon are likely to keep going with the series to see what adventures X, Y, and the rest of their friends and Pokemon get up to, but I didn't care for it enough to be interested in many more titles drawing out the story that is barely established here.

The illustrations are in a very typical manga/Pokemon style with big eyes and expressions. I know part of the reason these can be pumped out so quickly is that they are mass market paperbacks with black-and-white illustrations, but I do feel the battle scenes especially would benefit from color illustrations. show less

These smaller versions aren't quite as good as the full length volumes, and I can't quite figure out why. Possibly it's because I hate Team Plasma and I don't want to read the same story twice. Or perhaps there's something else I just haven't put my finger on.