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| Manga Guide | Kousaku Anakubo's
Pocket Monsters
Summary coming later!
| Table of Contents |
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| Chapter |
Title |
Debut |
| Chapter
One |
All
Finished! The Comfortable Home of Your Dreams!? 完成！夢の快適マイホーム⁉ |
CoroCoro
Comics October 2018 Issue |
| Chapter
Two |
The
Giant Meteorite Strikes! Gotta Get Some Exciting Photos!! 巨大隕石、襲来‼衝撃映像を撮れ‼ |
|
| Chapter
Three |
The
Popularity Contest of the Two Idol Pokémon 2大アイドルポケモン、人気対決‼ |
CoroCoro
Comics December 2018 Issue |
| Chapter
Four |
Accident
on the Snowy Mountains in the Tropics!? 南国で雪山遭難⁉ |
CoroCoro
Comics January 2019 Issue |
| Chapter
Five |
Aim
to be the Winner of the Battle Royale!! バトルロイヤルで優勝めざせ‼ |
CoroCoro
Comics March 2019 Issue |
| Chapter
Six |
The
Mimikkyu House of Terror! 恐怖のミミッキュハウス‼ |
|
| Chapter
Seven |
The
Three Greatest Pokémon Gags in a Row!! 最強ポケモンギャグ3連発‼ |
|
| Chapter
Eight |
Crime's
Afoot!? Detective Pippi's on the Case!! 事件発生⁉ピッピ刑事の大捜査‼ |
CoroCoro
Comics July 2019 Issue |
| Chapter
Nine |
Save
the Weakling Soccer Team!! 弱小サッカーチームをすくえ‼ |
CoroCoro
Comics August 2019 Issue |
| Chapter
Ten |
Dr.
Ookido's Alola Sightseeing! オーキド博士のアローラ観光‼ |
CoroCoro
Comics September 2019 Issue |
| Chapter
Eleven |
Farewell
Pippi!? Our Old Friends Come Back!! さらばピッピ⁉なつかしポケモン大集合‼ |
CoroCoro
Comics November 2019 Issue |
| Chapter
One "All Finished! The Comfortable Home of Your Dreams!?" CoroCoro Comics October 2018 Issue |
Summary coming later!
| Chapter
Two "The Giant Meteorite Strikes! Gotta Get Some Exciting Photos!!" |
| Chapter
Three "The Popularity Contest of the Two Idol Pokémon" CoroCoro Comics December 2018 Issue |
Summary coming later!
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| Chapter
Four "Accident on the Snowy Mountains in the Tropics!?" CoroCoro Comics January 2019 Issue |
Summary coming later!
| Chapter
Five "Aim to be the Winner of the Battle Royale!!" CoroCoro Comics March 2019 Issue |
Summary coming later!
| Chapter
Six "The Mimikkyu House of Terror!" |
Summary coming later!
| Chapter
Seven "The Three Greatest Pokémon Gags in a Row!!" |
Summary coming later!
| Chapter
Eight "Crime's Afoot!? Detective Pippi's on the Case!!" CoroCoro Comics July 2019 Issue |
| Chapter
Nine "Save the Weakling Soccer Team!!" CoroCoro Comics August 2019 Issue |
Summary coming later!
| Chapter
Ten "Dr. Ookido's Alola Sightseeing!" CoroCoro Comics September 2019 Issue |
Summary coming later!
| Chapter
Eleven "Farewell Pippi!? Our Old Friends Come Back!!" CoroCoro Comics November 2019 Issue |
Release Date: October 15th,
2019
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Red, Pikachu,
and Lillie have set up a huge banquet table outside and tell Pippi that
all the food on it is all for him! Red allows Pippi to gorge himself on
the feast for a few minutes before telling him why they're doing all
this for him; it's because this is going to be the last chapter of
their manga! Pippi sulks for a bit before recomposing himself and going
back to his meal; after all, if he doesn't eat this pasta soon it'll
get all soggy! Red wonders where his priorities are.
Just then, our heroes hear Dr. Ookido sobbing from the inside of a porta-potty just off to the side! Red berates the professor for trying to talk to him while in the middle of a number two but Dr. Ookido ignores this and directs everyone's attention to a nearby field instead. There, a bunch of the Pokémon with whom Pippi's had adventures over the years come charging in! Pippi wonders how everyone knew to gather there and Dr. Ookido replies that it's because he messaged everyone when he was on the toilet.
One of the Pokémon who's come to see Pippi off is his rival Kamex. The Water-Type wants nothing more than to beat Pippi to a pulp right now but he recognizes that this is a special day and decides to hold off on that for the time being. Fushigibana shows up and more or less says the same thing. The next visitors are Pippi's old traveling companions Balkie, Togepy, and Roubushin, but Pippi doesn't seem to remember any of their names! The Pokémon angrily start to beat up on Pippi.
During all this, Red sits back and reflects on how nice it is to see everyone again. Suddenly, he looks up and sees Green and his Lizardon up in a tree! Green hops down and tells Red that it's tough for eternal rivals like them to say goodbye but he guesses that this must have been what fate had in store for them. Meanwhile, Pippi abruptly tells Lizardon that he's gotten fat, prompting the Fire-Type to start beating up on him. Lillie jumps in between the two and stops them, reminding them that today's a special day and that they shouldn't waste it fighting such petty battles. Dr. Ookido agrees and makes the two of them shake hands.
Eventually, the time for Pippi to go off into the sunset has come. With bouquet in hand, Pippi thanks everyone and vows to never forget them as long as he lives. All the Pokémon and humans wave goodbye. "Goodbye!" "Good luck!" Red also chimes in: "...And good luck in CoroCoro Special and Aniki!!" Pippi is shocked to hear this; this whole "last chapter" thing only applies to the regular CoroCoro Comics!? And not to those other magazines?? Why didn't he say anything sooner!? The chapter ends with an angry mob chasing after Red and Pippi for misleading them.
Notes
When this chapter came out the official website for CoroCoro Comics went along with the premise that this was going to be the very last chapter of the manga, publishing this fake news story and everything.
As far as I've been able to tell no official statement's ever been provided to explain why Kousaku Anakubo's Pocket Monsters manga stopped appearing in CoroCoro Comics after a monumental 23-year run. One possibility is that the author just wanted to cut down on his workload as he was getting older (he turned 62 in 2019), while another is that CoroCoro Comics had Machito Gomi's Pocket Monsters manga scheduled to begin the following month and didn't want to have two series with the same name running at the same time. Whatever the reason(s) may be, Kousaku Anakubo's manga would go on to run in CoroCoro Special (released every other month) and CoroCoro Aniki (released once a quarter) for many more years to come.
Just then, our heroes hear Dr. Ookido sobbing from the inside of a porta-potty just off to the side! Red berates the professor for trying to talk to him while in the middle of a number two but Dr. Ookido ignores this and directs everyone's attention to a nearby field instead. There, a bunch of the Pokémon with whom Pippi's had adventures over the years come charging in! Pippi wonders how everyone knew to gather there and Dr. Ookido replies that it's because he messaged everyone when he was on the toilet.
One of the Pokémon who's come to see Pippi off is his rival Kamex. The Water-Type wants nothing more than to beat Pippi to a pulp right now but he recognizes that this is a special day and decides to hold off on that for the time being. Fushigibana shows up and more or less says the same thing. The next visitors are Pippi's old traveling companions Balkie, Togepy, and Roubushin, but Pippi doesn't seem to remember any of their names! The Pokémon angrily start to beat up on Pippi.
During all this, Red sits back and reflects on how nice it is to see everyone again. Suddenly, he looks up and sees Green and his Lizardon up in a tree! Green hops down and tells Red that it's tough for eternal rivals like them to say goodbye but he guesses that this must have been what fate had in store for them. Meanwhile, Pippi abruptly tells Lizardon that he's gotten fat, prompting the Fire-Type to start beating up on him. Lillie jumps in between the two and stops them, reminding them that today's a special day and that they shouldn't waste it fighting such petty battles. Dr. Ookido agrees and makes the two of them shake hands.
Eventually, the time for Pippi to go off into the sunset has come. With bouquet in hand, Pippi thanks everyone and vows to never forget them as long as he lives. All the Pokémon and humans wave goodbye. "Goodbye!" "Good luck!" Red also chimes in: "...And good luck in CoroCoro Special and Aniki!!" Pippi is shocked to hear this; this whole "last chapter" thing only applies to the regular CoroCoro Comics!? And not to those other magazines?? Why didn't he say anything sooner!? The chapter ends with an angry mob chasing after Red and Pippi for misleading them.
Notes
When this chapter came out the official website for CoroCoro Comics went along with the premise that this was going to be the very last chapter of the manga, publishing this fake news story and everything.
As far as I've been able to tell no official statement's ever been provided to explain why Kousaku Anakubo's Pocket Monsters manga stopped appearing in CoroCoro Comics after a monumental 23-year run. One possibility is that the author just wanted to cut down on his workload as he was getting older (he turned 62 in 2019), while another is that CoroCoro Comics had Machito Gomi's Pocket Monsters manga scheduled to begin the following month and didn't want to have two series with the same name running at the same time. Whatever the reason(s) may be, Kousaku Anakubo's manga would go on to run in CoroCoro Special (released every other month) and CoroCoro Aniki (released once a quarter) for many more years to come.
Back to the list of Kousaku Anakubo's Pocket Monsters volumes
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