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[[File:Electric Tale of Pikachu VIZ volume 1.png|thumb|{{vol|Electric Tale of Pikachu|1}} cover artwork by [[VIZ Media]]]] | [[File:Electric Tale of Pikachu VIZ volume 1.png|thumb|{{vol|Electric Tale of Pikachu|1}} cover artwork by [[VIZ Media]]]] | ||
'''The Electric Tale of Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター・電撃ピカチュウ''' ''Pocket Monsters: Dengeki Pikachu'') is a four-volume manga series made by [[Toshihiro Ono]] and serialized in [[CoroCoro]]. It is loosely based on the [[Pokémon anime]]. | '''The Electric Tale of Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター・電撃ピカチュウ''' ''Pocket Monsters: Dengeki Pikachu'') is a four-volume [[Pokémon manga]] series made by [[Toshihiro Ono]] and serialized in [[CoroCoro]]. It is loosely based on the [[Pokémon anime]]. | ||
The manga follows the overall plot of the ''[[Pokémon: Indigo League]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]]'' seasons of the anime. However, the story is not very sequential, as only a few select anime episodes were picked to be adapted into manga form. The manga concludes with Ash's victory in the [[Orange League]]. | The manga follows the overall plot of the ''[[S01|Pokémon: Indigo League]]'' and ''[[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]]'' seasons of the anime. However, the story is not very sequential, as only a few select anime episodes were picked to be adapted into manga form. The manga concludes with Ash's victory in the [[Orange League]]. | ||
The Pokémon illustrations in this manga are not based | The Pokémon illustrations in this manga are not based on the official artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]], and so many appear to be more/less stylized in comparison. | ||
==Differences between the anime and the manga== | ==Differences between the anime and the manga== | ||
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==International versions== | ==International versions== | ||
In {{pmin|Brazil}}, the first volume of this series was released in four monthly issues. These are direct translations of VIZ Media's monthly issues and therefore contain all of VIZ Media's edits. | In {{pmin|Brazil}}, the first volume of this series was released by Conrad Editora in four monthly issues. These are direct translations of VIZ Media's monthly issues and therefore contain all of VIZ Media's edits. | ||
In {{pmin|Canada}}, a French edition titled ''{{tt|L'aventure électrique de Pikachu|The electric adventure of Pikachu}}'' was published by '''Imavision Distribution''', the same company that released the Pokémon anime on VHS and DVD in French-speaking regions of Canada. The French version includes the first four monthly issues and are directly based on [[VIZ Media]]'s English version, including edits. The order of the issues for [[ET02]] and [[ET03]] is reversed in the French publication as well, just like the English. | In {{pmin|Canada}}, a French edition titled ''{{tt|L'aventure électrique de Pikachu|The electric adventure of Pikachu}}'' was published by '''Imavision Distribution''', the same company that released the Pokémon anime on VHS and DVD in French-speaking regions of Canada. The French version includes the first four monthly issues and are directly based on [[VIZ Media]]'s English version, including edits. The order of the issues for [[ET02]] and [[ET03]] is reversed in the French publication as well, just like the English. | ||
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There was also a translation in {{pmin|Indonesia}}n, renamed as ''{{tt|Kisah Pikachu yang Menggetarkan|Shocking Tale of Pikachu}}''. | There was also a translation in {{pmin|Indonesia}}n, renamed as ''{{tt|Kisah Pikachu yang Menggetarkan|Shocking Tale of Pikachu}}''. | ||
In {{pmin|South Korea}}, all four volumes were released titled {{tt|포켓몬스터 전격피카츄|Pokémon Electric Pikachu}}, published by 대원씨아이 ''{{wp|Daewon C.I.}}''. The Korean versions are translations based off the original Japanese version published by [[Shogakukan]]. | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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==Controversy and censorship== | ==Controversy and censorship== | ||
This manga is perhaps the most controversial Pokémon manga ever published, due almost entirely to the fact that the original Japanese version of the manga series had a lot of sexual content, including women such as {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]] and [[the Sensational Sisters]] given oversized busts, often accompanied by skimpy clothing or swimwear. In order to make the series marketable to younger English-speaking readers, much of this was censored during [[VIZ Media]]'s translations and all of the sexual content was taken out, leading to a "cleaner" version of the manga for international readers. The Japanese volumes of the manga were also slightly censored from the original versions published in CoroCoro. | [[File:EToP Japanese volume edits.png|thumb|right|Comparison of several scenes between the original magazine version and the Japanese volume version]] | ||
This manga is perhaps the most controversial Pokémon manga ever published, due almost entirely to the fact that the original Japanese version of the manga series had a lot of sexual content, including women such as {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]] and [[the Sensational Sisters]] given oversized busts, often accompanied by skimpy clothing or swimwear. In order to make the series marketable to younger English-speaking readers, much of this was censored during [[VIZ Media]]'s translations and all of the sexual content was taken out, leading to a "cleaner" version of the manga for international readers. The Japanese volumes of the manga were also slightly censored from the original versions published in CoroCoro. According to Toshihiro Ono, these edits were done by himself. | |||
One scene in particular that was heavily edited was when {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}} battles Misty for the {{badge|Cascade}} in ''[[ET02|Play Misty For Me]]''. In the original, Misty wears a very revealing swimsuit, which is completely redrawn as a wetsuit in the English version. | One scene in particular that was heavily edited was when {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}} battles Misty for the {{badge|Cascade}} in ''[[ET02|Play Misty For Me]]''. In the original, Misty wears a very revealing swimsuit, which is completely redrawn as a wetsuit in the English version. | ||
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===Scene removed from the North American adaptation=== | ===Scene removed from the North American adaptation=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:pikachu2 082.jpg|Page 1 of the scene that was removed by American censors. | ||
File: | File:pikachu2 083.jpg|Page 2 of the scene that was removed by American censors. | ||
File:EToP hot spring scene CY.png|English translation by Chuang Yi. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==In other languages== | |||
{{Langtable|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{electric color dark}} | |||
|zh_yue=電擊比卡超 ''{{tt|Dihngīk Béikāchīu|Electric Shock Pikachu}}'' | |||
|zh_cmn=電擊皮卡丘 ''{{tt|Diànjí Píkǎqiū|Electric Shock Pikachu}}'' | |||
|fr_ca=L'aventure électrique de Pikachu | |||
|id=Kisah Pikachu yang Menggetarkan | |||
|ko=포켓몬스터 전격피카츄 ''Pocket Monsters: Jeongyeok Pikachu'' | |||
|pt_br=As Aventuras Elétricas de Pikachu | |||
}} | |||
==Related articles== | ==Related articles== | ||
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[[Category:Manga]] | [[Category:Manga]] | ||
[[ | [[de:Pocket Monsters: Dengeki Pikachu]] | ||
[[fr:Electric Tale of Pikachu]] | [[fr:Electric Tale of Pikachu]] | ||
[[it:The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] | [[it:The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] | ||
[[ja:電撃!ピカチュウ]] | [[ja:電撃! ピカチュウ]] | ||
[[zh:电击皮卡丘]] | |||