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| Manga Guide | Pocket Monsters Special
My First Big Special: Pocket
Monsters Special Ruby & Sapphire Vol. 3
(My First Big Special ポケットモンスターSPECIAL ルビー・サファイア) is the 3rd volume in
a special re-release of the Ruby
& Sapphire chapters of Pocket
Monsters Special. It collects content found in the nineteenth,
twentieth, and twenty-first volumes
of the Pocket Monsters Special
graphic
novels.
Volume Information
Release Date: November 21st,
2014
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Published By: Shogakukan |
Price: 556 yen |
Page Count: 350
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Size: 17.6 x 12.6 |
ISBN: ISBN 978-4-09-119633-0
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Table of Contents
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"My
First Big Special" Vol. 3
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Original
Graphic Novel Collections
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50
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"vs.
Todozeruga"
(VS ドドゼルガ)
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Volume
19, Round 230
"vs.
Todozeruga" |
51
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"vs.
Amemoth"
(VS アメモース) |
Volume
19, Round 231
"vs. Amemoth" |
52
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"vs.
Namazun"
(VS ナマズン) |
Volume
19, Round 232
"vs. Namazun" |
53
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon I"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン I) |
Volume
19, Round 233
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon I" |
54
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon II"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン II) |
Volume
19, Round 234
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon II" |
55
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon III"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン III) |
Volume
19, Round 235
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon III" |
56
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon IV"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン IV) |
Volume
19, Round 236
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon IV" |
57
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon V"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン V) |
Volume
19, Round 237
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon V" |
58
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon VI"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン VI) |
Volume
19, Round 238
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon VI" |
59
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon VII"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン VII) |
Volume
20, Round 239
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon VII"
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60
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"vs.
Kimori"
(VS キモリ) |
Volume
20, Round 240
"vs. Kimori" |
61
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"vs.
Samayouru"
(VS サマヨール) |
Volume
20, Round 241
"vs. Samayouru" |
62
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"vs.
Volbeat"
(VS バルビート) |
Volume
20, Round 242
"vs. Volbeat" |
63
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"vs.
Armaldo"
(VS アーマルド) |
Volume
20, Round 243
"vs. Armaldo" |
64
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon VIII"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン VIII) |
Volume
20, Round 244
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon VIII" |
65
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"vs.
Vibrava"
(VS ビブラーバ) |
Volume
20, Round 245
"vs. Vibrava" |
66
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"vs.
Tekkanin"
(VS テッカニン) |
Volume
20, Round 246
"vs. Tekkanin" |
67
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon IX"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン IX) |
Volume
20, Round 247
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon IX" |
68
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon X"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン X) |
Volume
20, Round 248
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon X" |
69
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon XI"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン XI) |
Volume
20, Round 249
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon XI" |
70
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"vs.
Kyogre & Groudon XII"
(VS カイオーガ&グラードン XII) |
Volume
21, Round 250
"vs. Kyogre & Groudon XII"
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Untold Stories Behind the Production of the
Ruby & Sapphire Chapter
File 04
"Pocket Monsters Special," a series whose
graphic novel sales have topped more than 12 million copies. How
did the "Ruby & Sapphire Chapter," which is being collected here in
this "My First Big Special" series, come to be? We asked Mr.
Kusaka.
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Odd and
Unexpected Choices: How We Chose Who Gets What Pokemon
After we played the demo version of the game we were able to sit down
and plot out the story arc all at once but the smaller details of each
character, on the other hand, took more time to figure out.
For example, who gets which pokemon.
When it came to choosing a starter pokemon for Ruby, we looked at what
he other main characters had before him and gave him a Mizugorou
(Water-Type). Because Red had a Fushigidane (Grass-Type) and Gold
had a Hinoarashi (Fire-Type), you see. We wanted to rotate among
the three starter Types - Grass, Fire, and Water - and give one
to each new main character.
Giving a Mizugorou to a Contest boy who loves beautiful things...
The reason we added Hinbass later on was because we thought it'd be
interesting to have an "ugly duckling pokemon" pokemon mixed in with
the likes of pokemon exploding with cuteness like Pochiena and
Eneko. We also wanted to write about what true beauty really is
and so
we made it a member of Ruby's team.
After we figured out Ruby's team we had to do the same for
Sapphire. Since Sapphire is a wild girl we wanted to give her
pokemon who gave off the image of being real monsters. Don't
pokemon like Bossgodora, Donphan, and Tropius give off that monster
vibe? When you line them up next to Ruby's pokemon you can
clearly see each Trainer's personality reflected in their teams.
But it's because of that that we had trouble with choosing the starter
pokemon.
We had already talked about rotating from Grass to Fire to Water
with each new Chapter but I had to give out one of each to a main
character, a rival, and a heroine.
The rule had been to give the rival character the starter that was
strong (Type-wise) against the pokemon given to the main
character. And then the heroine would get the pokemon that was
the Type strong against the rival's pokemon.
With this rule in mind, and because we had already decided to give
Mizugorou to Ruby, Sapphire would have gotten Kimori if she had been
the rival. We thought that Jukain, the final evolved form of
Kimori, was a perfect fit for Sapphire and so at first we gave her
Kimori.
To be
continued in File 5...
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Untold Stories Behind the Production of the
Ruby & Sapphire Chapter
File 05
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Two
Become One: Ruby and Sapphire
Sapphire's going to have a Kimori...after deciding
that I asked Mr. Yamamoto about it but to tell you the truth we were
still going back and forth between Kimori and Achamo even then.
If you look at how Ruby and Sapphire are competing with each other to
reach their goals then Sapphire is definitely Ruby's rival. But
to me, I was thinking that maybe Sapphire is the heroine instead...?
We debated about this up until the eleventh hour but decided at the
last minute to have a new Grass-Type using rival show up later.
So
Sapphire slid into the role of the heroine and had her pokemon changed
to Achamo. This was before "Pocket Monsters Emerald" had even
been thought up (laughs)
Because of this, the rough sketches of Sapphire's very first scene had
her
with a Kimori, not Achamo. When I was going over the rough drafts
I had to go to Mr. Yamamoto and say "I'm sorry but could you please
change this
Achamo into a Kimori?" And so he redrew it. This was the
main thing that the two of us fought about. We had already hashed
out the basic plot of the Chapter but the small details like who gets
what pokemon and how that would affect the battles that take place is
something that caused us a lot of headaches.
I think Pocket Monsters Ruby &
Sapphire is beautiful because it's all about conflict.
Boys and girls, the Magma-Dan and the Aqua-Dan, the land and the sea,
Groudon and Kyogre, and Contests and battles. We couldn't
complete anything if we just focused on one of those things so we did
all of it and worked with how they complimented each other. We'd
be thrilled if you can experience the deep beauty of the "Ruby &
Sapphire Chapter," whether it's through this "My First Big Special"
collection or the regular graphic novels.
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