{"product_id":"pokemon-adventures-black-and-white-vol-2","title":"Pokémon Adventures: Black and White, Vol. 2","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslated from the Japanese.;Printed in reverse sequence.;Pokemon Trainer Black meets White, a Pokemon Trainer who runs a growing talent agency for performing Pokemon. Will Black catch show biz fever too? Meanwhile, mysterious Team Plasma is urging everyone to release their beloved Pokemon into the wild! What are they thinking?! And now Team Plasma member N has the nerve to tell Black he isn't in touch with his Pokemon's feelings. Them's fighting words - literally! Which of the two Trainers has the best relationship with his Pokemon? And will that help him win a heated Pokemon battle against the other?.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHidenori Kusaka is the writer for VIZ Media's \n\u003ci\u003ePokémon Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e. Running continuously for over 20 years, \n\u003ci\u003ePokémon Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e is the only manga series to completely cover all the \n\u003ci\u003ePokémon \u003c\/i\u003egames and has become one of the most popular series of all time. Kusaka is currently working on the 14th story arc, \n\u003ci\u003ePokémon: Sun \u0026amp; Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSatoshi Yamamoto is the artist for VIZ Media's \n\u003ci\u003ePokémon Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e, which he began working on in 2001, starting with volume 10. Yamamoto launched his manga career in 1993 with the horror-action title \n\u003ci\u003eKimen Senshi\u003c\/i\u003e, which ran in Shogakukan's \n\u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Sunday \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, followed by the series \n\u003ci\u003eKaze no Denshosha\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently working on the 14th story arc in the Pokémon series, \n\u003ci\u003ePokémon: Sun \u0026amp; Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. Yamamoto's favorite manga creators\/artists include Fujiko Fujio (\n\u003ci\u003eDoraemon)\u003c\/i\u003e, Yukinobu Hoshino (\n\u003ci\u003e2001 Nights\u003c\/i\u003e) and Katsuhiro Otomo (\n\u003ci\u003eAkira\u003c\/i\u003e). He loves films, monsters, mysteries, punk rock music and livin' the good life. He uses the Pokémon Swalot as his artist portrait.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAwesome adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Platinum video games!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePokémon Trainer Black meets White, a Pokémon Trainer who runs a growing talent agency for performing Pokémon. Will Black catch show biz fever too? Meanwhile, mysterious Team Plasma is urging everyone to release their beloved Pokémon into the wild! What are they thinking?! \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga! \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd now Team Plasma member N has the nerve to tell Black he isn't in touch with his Pokémon's feelings. Them's fighting words--literally! Which of the two Trainers has the best relationship with his Pokémon? And will that help him win a heated Pokémon battle against the other? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, who kidnapped Black's Munna...?!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKusaka, Hidenori\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHidenori Kusaka is the writer for \n\u003ci\u003ePokémon Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e. Running continuously for over 25 years, \n\u003ci\u003ePokémon Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e is the only manga series to completely cover all the \n\u003ci\u003ePokémon\u003c\/i\u003e games and has become one of the most popular series of all time. In addition to writing manga, he also edits children's books and plans mixed-media projects for Shogakukan's children's magazines. 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