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The primary difference between it and [[Pokémon (anime)|the anime]] is that instead of [[The Protagonist|the main character]] going to a new region with different companions, [[The Protagonist]] (who usually travels without any other human accompanying them) changes every time [[The Protagonist|the previous protagonist's]] story is through. It's also somewhat violent, as it is one of the few adaptations where you actually see [[Mons|Pokémon]] and people get badly wounded and even killed.
The [[Manga]] series is authored by Hidenori Kusaka. It was illustrated by Mato for the first 9 volumes, and since volume 10, has been illustrated by Satoshi Yamamoto. It is published by Shōgakukan under the Ladybird Comics Special imprint. In the United States, [[Viz Media]] released only the first two chapters (corresponding to the Generation I games) originally, though they have started publishing the series again (starting with reprints of Gen I) and in order to catch up has launched Gen IV as a second series, ''Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl/Platinum''. The Generation V chapter, ''Pokémon Black and White'' (marked as a "Pokémon Adventures special edition"), is currently being published with its chapters taken directly from the magazines and released in mini-volumes. For the chapters Viz hasn't gotten to yet, the go-to official English translation is the [[
While there are multiple other ''Pokémon'' manga, this is the most well known (at least in English-speaking circles). If you see a ''Pokémon'' fan talk about "the manga", this is probably what they are referring to. (Some of the other manga are listed on the main ''[[Pokémon]]'' page.)
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