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| Manga Guide | Pocket Monsters Special
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Pokemon Fan is a magazine centered
entirely around Pocket Monsters.
This periodical, released every three months or so, consists of
multi-page spreads that offer previews of upcoming episodes of the TV
series, updates on any new games that may be coming up, and information
on new products that are about to hit store shelves. Each issue
usually comes packaged with small items like pencil cases, Pokemon Tettra pucks, and
keychains. The cost of an issue of Pokemon Fan varies from issue to
issue but usually hovers around the 800 yen range.
The magazine published a preview of Pocket Monsters Special B2W2 Version in its twenty-fifth issue. The series would start its regular publication in Issue 31.
You can check out the magazine's official website here.
Release Date: September 20th, 2012
24 pages
In Hiougi City, a young boy named Hugh picks out a Choroneko to give to his kid sister for her birthday. He later presents her with the pokemon and is amazed at how quickly it takes to her. Meanwhile, G'Cis addresses the members of the Plasma-Dan who have gathered at their headquarters. He also gives the members of the Seven Sages their orders; Sumra will spread the Plasma-Dan's message, Azul is to find information about the legendary dragons, Ryokushi is told to research the desert near Hiun City, Giallo is asked to find out about the Kami trio, Rot is told to research Victini, and Vio and the Dark Trinity are told to help out in other ways. Back in southwest Isshu, Hugh presses his sister to have a pokemon battle with him. They go out to Route 19 and spar for a bit until two members of the Plasma-Dan show up and tell them that they'll "liberate" their pokemon for them! Hugh and his sister try to fight back, but the grunts overpower them and manage to leave with Hugh's sister's Choroneko. Beaten and humiliated, Hugh promises that he -will- become strong enough to pay the organization back for what they've done.
Notes
Release Date: July 1st, 2013
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Release Date: October 1st, 2013
24 pages
Notes
This chapter is billed as a "special edition" (特別編). It seems to take place after Laktoo's and Handsome's battle with Genosect in the CoroCoro Ichiban! chapters.
Barbara, the Vulchai White caught in the chapter that was printed in Issue 24 of Pokemon Fan, makes its second appearance in this chapter.
The magazine published a preview of Pocket Monsters Special B2W2 Version in its twenty-fifth issue. The series would start its regular publication in Issue 31.
You can check out the magazine's official website here.
Table
of Contents
| Pokemon Fan version |
Viz
Graphic
Novel version |
| Issue
25 |
TBA |
| Issue 31 |
TBA |
| Issue 32 |
TBA |
| Pokemon Fan Issue 25 |
Release Date: September 20th, 2012
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24 pages
In Hiougi City, a young boy named Hugh picks out a Choroneko to give to his kid sister for her birthday. He later presents her with the pokemon and is amazed at how quickly it takes to her. Meanwhile, G'Cis addresses the members of the Plasma-Dan who have gathered at their headquarters. He also gives the members of the Seven Sages their orders; Sumra will spread the Plasma-Dan's message, Azul is to find information about the legendary dragons, Ryokushi is told to research the desert near Hiun City, Giallo is asked to find out about the Kami trio, Rot is told to research Victini, and Vio and the Dark Trinity are told to help out in other ways. Back in southwest Isshu, Hugh presses his sister to have a pokemon battle with him. They go out to Route 19 and spar for a bit until two members of the Plasma-Dan show up and tell them that they'll "liberate" their pokemon for them! Hugh and his sister try to fight back, but the grunts overpower them and manage to leave with Hugh's sister's Choroneko. Beaten and humiliated, Hugh promises that he -will- become strong enough to pay the organization back for what they've done.
Notes
It is stated twice
that this chapter takes place "three years ago": G'Cis says that
N will be worthy of being their king in three years
(あと３年もすれば「王」にふさわしい存在となるでしょう) in the middle of the chapter while the
ending narration tells us that the Plasma-Dan will begin their
operations in earnest in three years
(そして３年後…、プラズマ団の「ポケモン開放」のよびかけは本格化、やがてポケモンリーグをもおびやかすようになる).
Assuming the B2W2 chapter of Pocket
Monsters Special mimics the games it's based on and takes
place two years after the BW chapter, we can deduce that this prologue
takes place one year before the start of the BW chapter.
| Pokemon Fan Issue 31 |
Release Date: July 1st, 2013
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A
young Futachimaru Trainer named Laktoo walks with Petashi, one of the
contestants who made it into the Top Eight in the Isshu League two
years ago, to the Trainers' School in Hiougi City. The two of
them get to their class late and are scolded by Hugh, causing a
commotion that gets all three of them kicked out of the
classroom. As they sit outside waiting, their teacher, Cheren,
announces that they have a new student joining them: a young girl
named Hitetoo. Later, Cheren announces that everyone in the class
will get to practice battling today. A mini tournament
is held on the school grounds and the winners - Laktoo and
Hitetoo
- are approached by Araragi-Hakase's assistant and given Pokemon
Zukan to take with them. Later, Hitetoo sits in her dorm room,
worried that she's not keeping a low enough profile and wondering when
she'll be able to return to her beloved N. Over in the boys'
dorm, meanwhile, Laktoo does research on his classmates to find out
which one of them is connected to the Plasma-Dan. Suddenly, the
International Police Agent "Handsome" pays him a visit! And it
seems as if Laktoo is actually Handsome's superior!?
Notes
Laktoo's name is
written out as Rakutsu (ラクツ)
and is a corruption of "Black Two" (ブラックツー). Similarly, Hitetoo's
name
is written out as Faitsu
(ファイツ) and is a corruption of "White Two" (ホワイトツー). The official website
romanizes their names as Lack-Two and Whi-Two.
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| Pokemon Fan Issue 32 |
Release Date: October 1st, 2013
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Cheren
is taking his students on a field trip to Pokewood! As Handsome
watches the bus
leave the Trainers' School, he tells his Gureggru that Laktoo is
investigating a former Plasma-Dan
agent who supposedly has the key to stopping Achroma's mind control
machine. When the students arrive at the movie studio, Hitetoo,
the girl Laktoo suspects of being in the Plasma-Dan, gets pushed into
starring in one of the films opposite the former Sekka City Gym Leader
Hachiku! She resists at first but starts to get into the role
when she puts on her "Tamagetake Girl" costume and is reminded of her
days in her Plasma-Dan uniform. Just as her battle against
Hachiku's Komatana and Vulchai wraps up, a giant Bangirasu robot from
one of the other movies wanders onto
the set! Luckily, Laktoo jumps in as "Futachimaru Kid," saving
the day and
embarrassing Hitetoo in the process. After shooting is finished,
Hachiku tells Cheren that he remembers him from his Gym Badge quest and
implies that he should sign up for the Gym Leader
position that's recently opened up in Hiougi City. As the day's
activities
come to an end, White comes by Pokewood to pick up her Vulchai.
Notes
This chapter is billed as a "special edition" (特別編). It seems to take place after Laktoo's and Handsome's battle with Genosect in the CoroCoro Ichiban! chapters.
Barbara, the Vulchai White caught in the chapter that was printed in Issue 24 of Pokemon Fan, makes its second appearance in this chapter.
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