Pokemon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl/Platinum, Vol. 9

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Pokemon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl/Platinum, Vol. 9
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Hidenori Kusaka
By (artist) Satoshi Yamamoto
SeriesPokemon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl/Platinum
Series part Volume No. 9
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 191,Width 127
Category/GenreGraphic novels: Manga
ISBN/Barcode 9781421554051
ClassificationsDewey:741.5
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Imprint Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Publication Date 5 December 2013
Publication Country United States

Description

Awesome adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokemon Diamond and Pearl and Pokemon Platinum video games! All your favorite Pokemon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga! Finally together again, Dia, Pearl, and Platinum must battle Legendary Pokemon Dialga and Palkia, who are being controlled by Cyrus, the powerful boss of Team Galactic! Then a new Legendary Pokemon leaps into the fray! Whose side is it on...? And who will rescue Platinum's hapless bodyguards from the mysterious Distortion World they've been banished to...? Plus, hang with Lopunny and meet Porygon-Z, Gallade, and... Looker?!

Author Biography

Hidenori Kusaka is the writer for VIZ Media's Pokemon Adventures. Running continuously for over 20 years, Pokemon Adventures is the only manga series to completely cover all the Pokemon games and has become one of the most popular series of all time. Kusaka is currently working on the 14th story arc, Pokemon: Sun & Moon. 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 Pokemon Electrode as his author portrait. Satoshi Yamamoto is the artist for VIZ Media's Pokemon Adventures, which he began working on in 2001, starting with volume 10. Yamamoto launched his manga career in 1993 with the horror-action title Kimen Senshi, which ran in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine, followed by the series Kaze no Denshosha. He is currently working on the 14th story arc in the Pokemon series, Pokemon: Sun & Moon. Yamamoto's favorite manga creators/artists include Fujiko Fujio (Doraemon), Yukinobu Hoshino (2001 Nights) and Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira). He loves films, monsters, mysteries, punk rock music and livin' the good life. He uses the Pokemon Swalot as his artist portrait.