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Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution

Machito Gomi

3.71 · Rating details · 17 ratings · 8 reviews

When researchers discover a fossil of the Mythical Pokémon Mew, they bring upon themselves a creation that goes against the very laws of nature: Mewtwo, a Legendary Pokémon intended for use as a tool of destruction. But as Mewtwo becomes aware of its existence, it begins to resent its human creators and seeks revenge—and Ash, Pikachu and their friends find themselves at th ...more

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Paperback, 172 pages

Published August 11th 2020 by VIZ Media LLC

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Dec 06, 2020 ~Cyanide Latte~ rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: younger readers just getting into manga

Shelves: manga-manhwa-manhua

*Read as part of the 25 Days of Manga challenge for December 2020.*

Let's be honest: while I've not seen the CGI anniversary remake of the first Pokemon movie, I still bought this because of the bias from Nostalgia Goggles, and I love it because the original film and its story are still very close to my heart and I hold them dear. For that reason, I think anyone else who's much in the same position as I am (having only watched the original film as a child and not having seen the CGI remake) can s ...more

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Jul 18, 2020 Lizzy.Writes rated it it was ok

I'm actually rating this graphic novel 1.5/5 stars. The entire time I was reading this book I was so confused, which did not bode well for my review.

First off, the speech bubbles in the graphic novels forced the reader to read from right to left, which could be how Japanese graphic novels are formatted, but English/American graphic novels should be left to right, so I hope the authors/editors reformat before publication date.

Second, there was no plot. The entire book, I think, was supposed to ...more

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Jul 12, 2020 Teresa rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley

Thank you to NetGalley, VZ Media, and Machito Gomi for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is an adaptation of the new Netflix original film "Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back--Evolution" which is a remake of "Pokemon: The First Movie." This adaptation squeezes all the events of the film into one volume and is adapted by removing certain scenes and adding some alternate dialogue to make up for the adaptive choices. The action scenes are condensed to a few panels, a ...more

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Sep 14, 2020 Paul Decker rated it really liked it

*I received this book as an eARC from VIZ Media via NetGalley. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

This manga is a retelling of a retelling, which in itself I find humorous. The story is the mostly the same as the first Pokemon movie. The changes that were made for the CGI remake are in effect, like the different team that Ash fights at the beginning. Some scenes are given more time, allowing for more depth and context. Other scen ...more

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Aug 22, 2020 Kristina rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020-read, manga

This is a manga version of Pokemon: The First Movie, where we get to see the origin story of Mewtwo. I was already familiar with the story and this met my expectations, but did not impress me or add anything to the story. If you're a fan of Pokemon, you'll likely enjoy this but I don't think it's a must read by any means. There is very little dialogue in comparison to a typical manga, so this is very much geared towards children. Ultimately, just watch the movie for a better interpretation of th ...more

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Aug 01, 2020 Vicky rated it liked it

I love a classic pokemon tale and it's so nice that this one follows the original characters and uses original pokemon - especially those that are familiar to children. This story will delight children. It's a real shame that it's not in full colour because that would be beautiful and more engaging. It's also not always easy to follow the panels in the right order to work out the story and read the words in the right order. However, it was a simple engaging story that I enjoyed and it was nice t ...more

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