Jenny's Journal: Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Adventure Volume 1

June 8, 2008


Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! Volume 1
By Ihara Shigekatsu
Publisher: Viz Media

Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: All Ages
Price: $7.99

Rating: ★★★★★

Storyline:
Hareta, a ten-year-old boy who has been living in the wild for four years, starts his journey with Mitsumi, who is Rowan’s assistant. Hareta accidentally woke a sleeping Onix and sends out Piplup, though not in a ‘friendly’ action. Onix calmed down after many attempts to stop Onix without Piplup. Then, the day after, it seems that Hareta has reached Piplup’s heart with his attempts to stop the same Onix, who seems to be under a spell. After bringing it to it’s senses, Hareta, Mitsumi and Piplup start their journey to reach the legendary Pokemon, Dialga!

What I liked about it:
Everything about it, actually. The way Hareta was eating Piplup on accident was funny and, all the chapters after it were hilarious, as Hareta throws Piplup’s ball far off, into trees, into a lake, and possibly more. Also, in the second chapter, “Hareta’s Very First Pokemon Battle!!”, he flings it into an uncomfortable spot for both the camera man and Piplup. It was pure funny, especially because of the fact that it’s on TV.

Could you make it better:
No, the manga is right on, there isn’t any mistakes. The drawings and the dialogue are what make this manga so hilarious.

Which chapter is my favorite:
Chapter two: “Hareta’s Very First Pokemon Battle!!”, because, as explained above, Hareta throws the Pokeball into an uncomfortable spot for both the camera man and Piplup, making Piplup very embarrassed and depressed. Also, his first actual battle was with Roark, and he also won it, winning his first badge (although it didn’t taste very good).

6 Comments

  • Paul@Free Online Games August 5, 2008 at 12:30 am

    My son just watched a Pokemon Movie – Pokemon The Rise of Darkrai – he loved it.

  • Lori Henderson August 5, 2008 at 6:00 am

    Both of my daughters are avid Pokemon fans. They’ve loved all the manga they’ve read. If he liked the movie, you should check out the manga for it. My kids loved reading it even after seeing the movie.

  • Don @ List of Pokemon September 13, 2008 at 9:07 pm

    My nephew is really into Pokemon, both the manga and the videos. He has read volume 1 and he really liked it. I’m now looking to buy him Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure, Volume 2.
    Thanks for the nice summary of this title.

  • Paul@Free Online Games November 1, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    Thanks for replying Lori. Living in Australia I can’t buy via your amazon link but I will search these manga books out for him… thank you.

  • Naomi May 1, 2009 at 8:52 am

    Pokemon is the greates i wonder if you can make a manga site for pokemon manga?

  • LIAM August 14, 2009 at 8:14 am

    CANT WAIT TILL Volume 5 COMES OUT

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