Viz Media has announced the acquisition of the domestic publishing and digital media rights for the Pokémon Adventures X & Y manga (graphic novel) series. The manga is based on the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video game series, which launched globally for the Nintendo 3DS family in October 2013.
The new release will launch the latest story arc for the popular entertainment property and joins VIZ Media’s expansive catalog of Pokémon manga and anime titles. The Pokémon Adventures X & Y series is rated ‘A’ for All Ages and will debut its first volume in print and digitally in December under the company’s Perfect Square imprint. Future volumes of the series, which is also ongoing in Japan, will be published twice yearly.
Pokémon Adventures X & Y is written by Hidenori Kusaka with artwork by Satoshi Yamamoto. As the new Champion of the Pokémon Battle Junior Tournament in the Kalos region, X is hailed as a child prodigy. But when all the media attention proves to be too much for him, he holes up in his room to hide from everyone, including his best friends. What will it take to get him to come out?! How about an attack on his hometown of Vaniville Town by the two new Legendary Pokémon, Xerneas and Yveltal, and a mysterious organization named Team Flare…?
Watch out for Pokémon Adventures X & Y this December.
