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[[Image:Cover_01.jpg|thumb|Cover of Volume 1|150px]] | [[Image:Cover_01.jpg|thumb|Cover of Volume 1|150px]] | ||
'''Pocket Monsters''' is a shōnen [[Pokémon manga]] based on the [[Pokémon games]] by [[Kousaku Anakubo]]. It is also the first true Pokémon manga. It | '''Pocket Monsters''' is a shōnen [[Pokémon manga]] based on the [[Pokémon games]] by [[Kousaku Anakubo]]. It is also the first true Pokémon manga. It stars a [[Pokémon trainer]] named [[Isamu Akai]] (nicknamed "Red") and his rude [[Isamu Akai's Clefairy|Clefairy]]. | ||
It is chiefly a gag manga, using crude humor and slapstick. It has two sequels: {{ma|Pocket Monsters RS}}, which takes place in [[Hoenn]], and {{OBP|Pocket Monsters DP|Kosaku Anakubo}}, which takes place in [[Sinnoh]]. | It is chiefly a gag manga, using crude humor and slapstick. It has two sequels: {{ma|Pocket Monsters RS}}, which takes place in [[Hoenn]], and {{OBP|Pocket Monsters DP|Kosaku Anakubo}}, which takes place in [[Sinnoh]]. | ||
It is translated by [[Chuang Yi]] in Singapore, but it | It is translated by [[Chuang Yi]] in Singapore under the title '''Pokémon Pocket Monsters''', but it is unpopular among western fans as the art style is so different; many of the Pokémon and characters are unrecognizable. Chuang Yi announced a planned North American release in the late 1990s, however, this never happened, probably due to the series' dramatically different art style. | ||
Red, his Clefairy, and his [[Isamu Akai's Pikachu|Pikachu]] make a cameo appearance in the anime episode ''[[AG086|Lights, Camerupt, Action]]''. | |||
== Controversy == | == Controversy == | ||