Pokemon Adventures: Black and White

All your favorite Pokemon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga! Pokemon Trainer Black meets White, a Pokemon Trainer who runs a growing talent agency for performing Pokemon. Will Black catch show biz fever too? Meanwhile, mysterious Team Plasma is urging everyone to release their beloved Pokemon into the wild! What are they thinking?! Now Black and White are off on their own separate journeys of discovery… Team Plasma’s King, N, has shaken Black’s faith in his relationship with his Pokemon. But just when Black is about to call it quits and go home, he gets a last-minute chance to earn the final Pokemon badge he needs to be eligible to compete in the Pokemon League! Black’s friends Iris and Cheren are competing too. Unfortunatley, kind and thoughtful Cheren is starting to change…Will Black fulfill his dream of winning the Pokemon League…?

Author Biography

Pokemon is more than a game or a TV show, it’s a cultural phenomenon that has won the hearts of Japanese and American fans alike! Pokemon comics, games, animation, and toys are run-away hits worldwide. But Pokemon’s appeal comes from exciting stories and dynamic personalities-the heart displayed by Ash and the loyalty of Pikachu and the other Pokemon. See for yourself what all the excitement is about.

Author Biography

Hidenori Kusaka is the writer for VIZ Media’s POKÉMON ADVENTURES. Running continuously for over twenty years now, POKÉMON ADVENTURES is the only manga series to completely cover all the Pokémon games and has become one of the most popular series of all time. Kusaka is currently working on the 12th and 13th story arcs, POKÉMON X・Y and POKÉMON ΩRUBY αSAPPHIRE. In addition to writing manga, he also edits children’s books and plans mixed-media projects for Shogakukan’s children’s magazines. He uses the Pokémon Electrode as his author portrait.