Magical Pokemon Journey - English version of manga lost
Dec 3, 2021 1:00:43 GMT
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Post by pichuscute on Dec 3, 2021 1:00:43 GMT
Some information on this manga: bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Magical_Pok%C3%A9mon_Journey
This was a shoujo manga from back during Gen 1's era that I always thought was really unique and cute. Been trying to find it again to actually read through most of it and I've not been able to track it down anywhere. It had gotten US releases via Viz for volumes 1-7 and then later got English releases in Singapore for volumes 8-10. It was also pretty well-known at the time, to my knowledge, and was easily found in public libraries in the US. Despite that, it seems to be mostly gone now.
The Japanese raws are available here, but this doesn't help find the English versions that are missing: jb2448.info/index.php?/category/1859
Here's what I've managed to find:
It seems it had been on the website Kissmanga at one point according to reddit, but as that site went down, I've seen claims that the manga was lost. I don't know if this is true or not, though. I've not located the full manga on that site through archive.org or anywhere else online. Any help to find more of this manga would be greatly appreciated. Very surprised a manga like this from a franchise as big as Pokemon seems to have gone under the radar to such a degree. If we can remedy that, that would be fantastic.
This was a shoujo manga from back during Gen 1's era that I always thought was really unique and cute. Been trying to find it again to actually read through most of it and I've not been able to track it down anywhere. It had gotten US releases via Viz for volumes 1-7 and then later got English releases in Singapore for volumes 8-10. It was also pretty well-known at the time, to my knowledge, and was easily found in public libraries in the US. Despite that, it seems to be mostly gone now.
The Japanese raws are available here, but this doesn't help find the English versions that are missing: jb2448.info/index.php?/category/1859
Here's what I've managed to find:
- Volume 1 is readily available online on sites like Mangapark.net or here: jb2448.info/index.php?/category/1859
- The early chapters of Volume 2 are available here: magicalpokemonjourney.tumblr.com/archive
And Volume 2, Ch 3 is available to read here: archive.org/details/eeveegenius0000tsuk/mode/2up?view=theater - Volume 3 Ch 1 is available here: archive.org/details/magicalpokemonjo0000tsuk
And Ch 3 is available here: archive.org/details/magicalpokemonjo0000tsuk_i9k9/page/n5/mode/2up. - Volume 4's bonus chapters are available here: archive.org/details/magicalpokemonjo00tsuk_0/mode/2up?view=theater
- Volume 5 is available here: archive.org/details/magicalpokmonj00tsuk
- Volume 6 seems to be entirely lost.
- Volume 7 seems to be entirely lost.
- Volume 8 is readily available online on sites like Mangapark.net or here: jb2448.info/index.php?/category/1859
- Volume 9 seems to be entirely lost.
- Volume 10 seems to be entirely lost.
It seems it had been on the website Kissmanga at one point according to reddit, but as that site went down, I've seen claims that the manga was lost. I don't know if this is true or not, though. I've not located the full manga on that site through archive.org or anywhere else online. Any help to find more of this manga would be greatly appreciated. Very surprised a manga like this from a franchise as big as Pokemon seems to have gone under the radar to such a degree. If we can remedy that, that would be fantastic.