Pokmon XY, Vol. 1
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Pokmon XY, Vol. 1
By (Author) Hidenori Kusaka
Illustrated by Satoshi Yamamoto
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Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
VIZ Media - Children's
2nd December 2014
15th January 2015
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
741.5
Physical Properties
Paperback
96
Width 140mm, Height 178mm, Spine 13mm
102g
Description
Awesome Pokmon adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokmon X and Y video games!
X was a Pokmon Trainer child prodigy. But now hes depressed and hides in his room avoiding everyoneincluding his best friend Y. An attack on their hometown by Legendary Pokmon Xerneas and Yveltal, led by Team Flare, forces X outside Now what
As the new champion of the Pokmon Battle Junior Tournament in the Kalos region, X is hailed as a child prodigy. But when the media attention proves to be too much for him, he holes up in his room to hide from everyoneincluding his best friends. Then, his hometown of Vaniville Town is attacked by the two Legendary Pokmon Xerneas and Yveltal and a mysterious organization named Team Flare!
What will it take to get X to come out of hiding...!
Author Bio
Hidenori Kusaka is the writer for VIZ Medias Pokmon Adventures. Running continuously for over20 years, Pokmon Adventures is the only manga series to completely cover all the Pokmon games and has become one of the most popular series of all time. Kusaka is currently working on the 14th story arc, Pokmon: Sun & Moon. In addition to writing manga, he also edits childrens books and plans mixed-media projects for Shogakukans childrens magazines. He uses the Pokmon Electrode as his author portrait.
Satoshi Yamamoto is the artist for VIZ Medias Pokmon 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 Shogakukans Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine, followed by the series Kaze no Denshosha. He is currently working on the 14th story arc in the Pokmon series, Pokmon: Sun & Moon. Yamamotos 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 Pokmon Swalot as his artist portrait.
