Pokémon Adventures Diamond & Pearl / Platinum Box Set (includes Volumes 1-11)

By (author) Hidenori Kusaka; Illustrated by Yamamoto Satoshi; By (author) Kusaka Hidenori
Short description/annotation
Finally available in the UK - the worldwide phenomenon Pokemon!
Description
In this Box Set of the complete series, Pokémon Trainers Pearl and Diamond are star struck! Their goal? To perfect their Pokémon comedy act. So how do they wind up as bodyguards to a spoiled little rich girl on a quest to reach the peak of Mt. Coronet? Will there be more thrills or laughs as Pokémon Adventures continues with Pokémon Platinum...?
Biographical note
Hidenori Kusaka is the writer for VIZ Media’s Pokémon Adventures. Running continuously for over 20 years, 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 14th story arc, Pokémon: 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 Pokémon Electrode as his author portrait.

Satoshi Yamamoto is the artist for VIZ Media’s Pokémon 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 Pokémon series, Pokémon: 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 Pokémon Swalot as his artist portrait.