The Pokémon Graphic Novel, more commonly known as Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu (電撃！ピカチュウ, Dengeki! Pikachū, "Electric Shock! Pikachu") is a Japanese manga series created by Toshihiro Ono and serialized in the children'smanga magazineCoroCoro Comic. Individual chapters were collected into four tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan, who released the first volume on October 28, 1997 and the fourth volume on January 28, 2000. The characters and storylines are all drawn from the Pokémonanime series, although some events and depictions of characters diverge slightly from the anime, and the world itself has a visibly higher level of technology.
The manga was published in English in North America by Viz Communications in a "flipped", left-to-right format.[citation needed] In 1998 the company released the series as individual single comic book issues; the collected volumes came afterwards. At the time of its release Issue #1 was the best-selling manga issue, and best-selling comic book of any type, in the United States.[1] The issue sold 1.001million copies, the highest for a single comic book since 1993.[2] The first volume, The Electric Tale of Pikachu!, was released on September 5, 1999. The third volume, Electric Pikachu Boogaloo, was released on April 5, 2000.
In Singapore, the manga is published in English by Chuang Yi and translated as Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu! for all four volumes.[3] The Traditional Chinese edition in Taiwan of the manga is published by Da Ran Culture Enterprise and Chingwin Publishing.
Toshihiro Ono, the author of the series, said that he began drawing the series after Mr. Saito, Ono's editor, asked Ono to draw a manga to go along with the anime. During the production of the manga, Ono received scripts of the anime series. The author then altered the stories to fit the desired amount of pages used per storyline.[4]
Ono said that his favorite manga chapter was "Clefairy Tale" from the first volume and that he was "embarrassed that I can't say why." According to Ono he did not find any particular chapter to be more difficult than any other chapter. He said that when the episode "Clefairy in Space" ("Subway no Pipi") was going in manga form, Ono had to redraw many of the pages, a time-consuming process. Ono encountered difficulty in drawing Dragonite in the final chapter, as he struggled to "get a face that cute to look powerful." His favorite human characters to work with were Ash Ketchum and Jessie and James. In particular he liked Jessie and James because they are minor characters and "have much more freedom" than main characters. Therefore, minor characters are "more fun to draw." Ono's favorite characters to draw were Ash Ketchum, Ditto, Nurse Joy, and Oddish.[4]
Jason S. Yadao, the author of The Rough Guide to Manga, wrote that "the story was predictable" and that "narrative complexity never was a defining trait of the franchise."[1]
Characters
Japanese names in Western order (given name before family name) are given first, followed by the English name. For simplicity, English language names will be used in this and other articles in Wikipedia about Pokémon, unless explicitly referring to the Japanese version.
Satoshi / Ash Ketchum - The main character, whose name in the Japanese version (Satoshi) is named after Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of the Pokémon games. Ash aspires to be a Pokémon Master, and together with the various friends and Pokémon that travel with him, embark on many adventures. In a similar fashion to the game, Ash does this by entering various Pokémon League competitions.
Kasumi / Misty - A Water-Type Pokémon trainer and the Gym Leader of Cerulean City. She is the youngest of four sisters. Like her anime counterpart, she joins Ash on his journey after he "borrows" her bike and Pikachu destroys it. Although critical towards Ash, she develops feelings towards him, who appears to reciprocate.
Takeshi / Brock - A Rock-Type Pokémon breeder and the Gym Leader of Flint City. Unlike his anime counterpart, he never joins Ash on his journey and the only time they meet is during Ash's battle with him for his second badge.
Pikachu, a little, yellow, mouse-like creature with a lightning bolt tail and the ability to create electrical jolts from its cheeks. Unlike the games or anime, Ash finds this Pikachu chewing on the electrical wiring in his house, and keeps it as his first Pokémon when he qualifies to be a trainer.
Shigeru / Gary Oak - His name in the Japanese version (Shigeru) is named after famed video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Unlike his anime counterpart, this version of Ash's rival does not hang out with a pack of cheerleaders, nor does he travel by car. In fact, about the only thing this Gary has in common with the anime Gary is his antagonistic attitude towards Ash. In the manga's epilogue he travels with Ash.
Team Rocket- A chaos causing 'gang' that has many goals, mainly conquering the Pokémon world.
Musashi / Jessica "Jessie" - The female half of Team Rocket. In the manga's epilogue, she marries James and are expecting their first child.
Kojiro / James - The male half of Team Rocket. In the epilogue, he quits the gang, marries Jessie, and are expecting their first child.
Nyarth (ニャース Nyāsu) / Meowth - The talking cat of Team Rocket. One of very few Pokémon that can speak a human language.
Sakaki / Giovanni - The seldom-seen boss/leader of Team Rocket.
The series was originally released in the United States in an American comic book format. Part 1, Issue #1 was released in November 1998, and the subsequent three issues of Part 1 were released in December 1998, and January and February 1999. Part 2 #1 was released in March 1999 and the other three issues were released in April, May, and June of that year. Part 3 #1 was released in July 1999, and the other three issues were released in August, September, and October of that year. Part 4 #1 was released in November 1999 and the other issues were released in December 1999 and January and February 2000.[13] In 1999 extremely low print samplers which were only available in the Pokémon Video Suitcase promotional set titled Pokémon Electric Tale of Pikachu Special Signature Edition was also released which contained the printed signature of Toshihiro Ono on the cover. The Special Signature Editions were available in a Red Version and a Blue Version.
^Ono, Toshihiro (1999). Pokemon Graphic Novel, Volume 1: The Electric Tale Of Pikachu! (Viz Graphic Novel) (0782009049937): Toshihiro Ono: Books. ISBN1569313784.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pokemon The Electric Tale of Pikachu news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Pokemon Graphic Novel more commonly known as Pokemon The Electric Tale of Pikachu 電撃 ピカチュウ Dengeki Pikachu Electric Shock Pikachu is a Japanese manga series created by Toshihiro Ono and serialized in the children s manga magazine CoroCoro Comic Individual chapters were collected into four tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan who released the first volume on October 28 1997 and the fourth volume on January 28 2000 The characters and storylines are all drawn from the Pokemon anime series although some events and depictions of characters diverge slightly from the anime and the world itself has a visibly higher level of technology Pokemon The Electric Tale of Pikachu電撃 ピカチュウ Dengeki Pikachu MangaWritten byToshihiro OnoPublished byShogakukanEnglish publisherNA Viz MediaSG Chuang YiMagazineCoroCoro ComicDemographicChildrenOriginal runApril 1997 December 1999Volumes4The manga was published in English in North America by Viz Communications in a flipped left to right format citation needed In 1998 the company released the series as individual single comic book issues the collected volumes came afterwards At the time of its release Issue 1 was the best selling manga issue and best selling comic book of any type in the United States 1 The issue sold 1 001 million copies the highest for a single comic book since 1993 2 The first volume The Electric Tale of Pikachu was released on September 5 1999 The third volume Electric Pikachu Boogaloo was released on April 5 2000 In Singapore the manga is published in English by Chuang Yi and translated as Pokemon The Electric Tale of Pikachu for all four volumes 3 The Traditional Chinese edition in Taiwan of the manga is published by Da Ran Culture Enterprise and Chingwin Publishing Contents 1 Development 2 Story 3 Characters 4 Volume and comic list 5 Toshihiro Ono 6 References 7 Other Pokemon manga 8 External linksDevelopment EditToshihiro Ono the author of the series said that he began drawing the series after Mr Saito Ono s editor asked Ono to draw a manga to go along with the anime During the production of the manga Ono received scripts of the anime series The author then altered the stories to fit the desired amount of pages used per storyline 4 Ono said that his favorite manga chapter was Clefairy Tale from the first volume and that he was embarrassed that I can t say why According to Ono he did not find any particular chapter to be more difficult than any other chapter He said that when the episode Clefairy in Space Subway no Pipi was going in manga form Ono had to redraw many of the pages a time consuming process Ono encountered difficulty in drawing Dragonite in the final chapter as he struggled to get a face that cute to look powerful His favorite human characters to work with were Ash Ketchum and Jessie and James In particular he liked Jessie and James because they are minor characters and have much more freedom than main characters Therefore minor characters are more fun to draw Ono s favorite characters to draw were Ash Ketchum Ditto Nurse Joy and Oddish 4 Story EditThis article needs an improved plot summary You can provide one by editing this article March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jason S Yadao the author of The Rough Guide to Manga wrote that the story was predictable and that narrative complexity never was a defining trait of the franchise 1 Characters EditJapanese names in Western order given name before family name are given first followed by the English name For simplicity English language names will be used in this and other articles in Wikipedia about Pokemon unless explicitly referring to the Japanese version Satoshi Ash Ketchum The main character whose name in the Japanese version Satoshi is named after Satoshi Tajiri the creator of the Pokemon games Ash aspires to be a Pokemon Master and together with the various friends and Pokemon that travel with him embark on many adventures In a similar fashion to the game Ash does this by entering various Pokemon League competitions Kasumi Misty A Water Type Pokemon trainer and the Gym Leader of Cerulean City She is the youngest of four sisters Like her anime counterpart she joins Ash on his journey after he borrows her bike and Pikachu destroys it Although critical towards Ash she develops feelings towards him who appears to reciprocate Takeshi Brock A Rock Type Pokemon breeder and the Gym Leader of Flint City Unlike his anime counterpart he never joins Ash on his journey and the only time they meet is during Ash s battle with him for his second badge Pikachu a little yellow mouse like creature with a lightning bolt tail and the ability to create electrical jolts from its cheeks Unlike the games or anime Ash finds this Pikachu chewing on the electrical wiring in his house and keeps it as his first Pokemon when he qualifies to be a trainer Shigeru Gary Oak His name in the Japanese version Shigeru is named after famed video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto Unlike his anime counterpart this version of Ash s rival does not hang out with a pack of cheerleaders nor does he travel by car In fact about the only thing this Gary has in common with the anime Gary is his antagonistic attitude towards Ash In the manga s epilogue he travels with Ash Team Rocket A chaos causing gang that has many goals mainly conquering the Pokemon world Musashi Jessica Jessie The female half of Team Rocket In the manga s epilogue she marries James and are expecting their first child Kojiro James The male half of Team Rocket In the epilogue he quits the gang marries Jessie and are expecting their first child Nyarth ニャース Nyasu Meowth The talking cat of Team Rocket One of very few Pokemon that can speak a human language Sakaki Giovanni The seldom seen boss leader of Team Rocket Volume and comic list EditNo Title Original release date English release date1The Electric Tale of Pikachu October 28 1997 5 4 09 149341 6September 5 1999 United States 6 978 1 56931 378 7Bonus 1 Tales Of Pikachu In The Wild 01 Pikachu I See You 02 Clefairy Tale 03 Play Misty For Me 04 Haunting My Dreams 2Pikachu Shocks BackJune 27 1998 7 4 09 149342 4December 6 1999 United States 8 978 1 56931 411 1Bonus 2 I Am Ditto 05 The Human Race and the Pokemon Race 06 To Evolve Or Not to Evolve That Is the Question 07 Pikachu s Excellent Adventure 08 You Gotta Have Friends Bonus 3 I am Porygon Bonus 4 Suddenly It s Questioning Time 3Electric Pikachu BoogalooApril 26 1999 9 4 09 149343 2April 5 2000 United States 10 978 1 56931 436 4Bonus 5 I Am Hungry 09 I m Your Venusaur 10 Clefairy in Space 11 Days of Gloom and Glory 12 Welcome to the Big Leagues 13 The Indigo Finals 14 The Orange Islands 4Surf s Up PikachuJanuary 28 2000 11 4 09 149344 0August 10 2000 United States 12 978 1 56931 494 4Bonus 6 The Ultimate Pet Of The 21st Century 15 Attack of the Demon Stomach 16 You Bet Your Wife 17 Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader 18 Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader 2 19 Pokemon Side Story Ash vs Gary Epilogue Type Wild A Possible Future The series was originally released in the United States in an American comic book format Part 1 Issue 1 was released in November 1998 and the subsequent three issues of Part 1 were released in December 1998 and January and February 1999 Part 2 1 was released in March 1999 and the other three issues were released in April May and June of that year Part 3 1 was released in July 1999 and the other three issues were released in August September and October of that year Part 4 1 was released in November 1999 and the other issues were released in December 1999 and January and February 2000 13 In 1999 extremely low print samplers which were only available in the Pokemon Video Suitcase promotional set titled Pokemon Electric Tale of Pikachu Special Signature Edition was also released which contained the printed signature of Toshihiro Ono on the cover The Special Signature Editions were available in a Red Version and a Blue Version Toshihiro Ono EditToshihiro Ono was born in Nagoya Aichi Prefecture on February 27 1965 He moved to Chiryu Aichi Prefecture when he was one year old Ono said that he began drawing in elementary school and junior high school He drew illustrations for advertising agencies men s magazine columns and English language dictionaries In addition to his freelance jobs he also was an assistant for Glass no Kamen a manga by Suzue Miuchi In August 1999 after the publication of Pokemon The Electric Tale of Pikachu Ono appeared at the San Diego Comic Con Ono said that he likes American comics because the artwork and storylines have such a different flavor than artwork and storylines of Japanese comics His favorite artists were Walter Simonson and Mike Mignola 4 References Edit a b Yadao Jason S The Rough Guide to Manga Rough Guides reference guides Penguin Books October 1 2009 ISBN 1405384239 9781405384230 p 48 The last million selling comic book in North America It s Batman vs Pokemon for the title Comichron May 8 2014 Available Issues for THE ELECTRIC TALE OF PIKACHU Archived 2008 12 11 at the Wayback Machine Chuang Yi Retrieved on December 1 2008 a b c Animerica Interview Toshihiro Ono Archive VIZ Media May 10 2000 Retrieved on May 31 2009 An interview was published in Animerica in Volume 8 Issue 1 Archive 2000 電撃 ピカチュウ 1 Surprise Pikachu 1 in Japanese Shogakukan Retrieved September 28 2009 permanent dead link Ono Toshihiro 1999 Pokemon Graphic Novel Volume 1 The Electric Tale Of Pikachu Viz Graphic Novel 0782009049937 Toshihiro Ono Books ISBN 1569313784 電撃 ピカチュウ 2 Surprise Pikachu 2 in Japanese Shogakukan Retrieved September 28 2009 permanent dead link Ono Toshihiro 1999 Pokemon Graphic Novel Volume 2 Pikachu Shocks Back Viz Graphic Novel 0782009054634 Toshihiro Ono Books ISBN 156931411X 電撃 ピカチュウ 3 Surprise Pikachu 3 in Japanese Shogakukan Retrieved September 28 2009 permanent dead link Ono Toshihiro Ishihara Tsunekazu Tajiri Satoshi 2000 Pokemon Graphic Novel vol 3 Electric Pikachu Boogaloo Pokemon Pokemon Comic Series 3 0782009058434 Toshihiro Ono Books ISBN 1569314365 電撃 ピカチュウ 4 Surprise Pikachu 4 in Japanese Shogakukan Retrieved September 28 2009 permanent dead link Ono Toshihiro December 1999 Pokemon Graphic Novel Volume 4 Surf s Up Pikachu Pokemon 0782009056836 Toshihiro Ono Books ISBN 1569314942 in the news Archive Viz Kids Pokemon Viz LLC June 8 2003 Retrieved on March 27 2015 Other Pokemon manga EditMagical Pokemon Journey known in Japan as PiPiPi s Adventures Pokemon Adventures known in Japan as Pocket Monster Special Ash amp Pikachu known in Japan as Satoshi to Pikachu Pokemon Gold amp SilverExternal links Edit Anime and manga portal Animerica Interview Toshihiro Ono Archive VIZ Media EX org vol 1 review Pokemon 1 Hits 1 Million Copies Archive Viz Media Mania vol 3 review Mania vol 5 review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pokemon The Electric Tale of Pikachu amp oldid 1101626712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
