Anime and manga distributor Viz Media will release three new Pokémon books for this year.
Published under the company’s Perfect Square imprint, Pokémon Black and White Box Set Vol. 3 will make its debut in September. Following the September release, Pokémon Pocket Comics Vol. 2 will be available to the public in October. Finally, Pokémon Adventures Manga Box Set Vol. 4 will also go on sale in October.
All three Nintendo-related books will be rated “A” for All Ages. Below are the official listings:
POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE MANGA BOX SET VOL. 3
MSRP: $25.99 U.S. / $29.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available September 2015
Meet Pokémon Trainers Black and White! His entire life, Black has dreamed of winning the Pokémon League. Now he embarks on a journey to explore the Unova region and fill a Pokédex for Professor Juniper. White has an exciting career as the Trainer of a talented troupe of performing Pokémon. She dreams of making her Tepig Gigi a star! Together, Black and White continue on their journey… What surprising new Pokémon – and people – will they meet next?! Box Set comes with a POKÉMON mini-poster and contains Volumes 15-20 of the POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE manga series.
POKÉMON POCKET COMICS VOL. 2: LEGENDARY POKÉMON
MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available October 2014
A pocket-sized book jam-packed with four-panel comic strips featuring POKÉMON characters linked to the wildly popular Pokémon handheld video games along with extra story content and bonus information, POKÉMON vital statistics, trivia, puzzles, and fun quizzes!
POKÉMON ADVENTURES FireRed & LeafGreen / EMERALD BOX SET
MSRP: $54.99 U.S. / $69.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available October 2015
The newest POKÉMON ADVENTURES Manga Box Set contains Volumes 23-29 of the FireRed & LeafGreen and EMERALD story arcs along with a special mini-poster. Just as Green is about to meet her long-lost parents, they are sucked into a vortex created by a mysterious Pokemon! Red and Blue want to help, but first they must improve their battle skills. Then, the Three Beasts of Team Rocket are up to their old tricks again! Which former enemy will unexpectedly come to our friends’ aid…?
In the Emerald arc volumes, one of Team Rocket’s Three Beasts turns against its leader Giovanni and seeks to usurp his power. Silver learns a shocking secret about his family. Red and Mewtwo hazard a daring escape. And—whoa! The Team Rocket airship is about to crash-land! Then, in a battle between powerful Legendary Pokemon Mewtwo and Mythical Pokemon Deoxys, who will triumph…?!
Check out our review of Pokémon XY Vol.2.