Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai

Really liked this book, as this was my first(and only at the moment) manga ever. I did see the movie first, and I bought the book in stores some time after, due to Darkrai then being my favorite Pokemon. I really liked it because of the story and action in both movie and manga. Of course you get more out from the movie due to soundtracks, but I had the music in my head and I could imagine the characters. The story isn't all that good, but the action is amazing.

This was the first pokemon manga I ever read. I didn't think I'd like pokemon in manga, but this made me want to start collecting the series and other film manga. When it comes being an adaptation of the movie it's pretty good. There are some changes like for example instead of Gallade getting Alice's attention that something is warping the garden like in the movie, it is a chimchar in the manga. Also Palkia's shoulder gem isn't cracked like in the movie his shoulder is just scuffed or bruised. Other than those changes it's basically scene for scene, which should be expected it is anadaptation of the movie. The art is really close to the movie and looks good, it's a bit of a shame this manga didn't get a colored release. This was a fun read especially when listening the sound track while reading through the manga. If you love the movie and want to experience the story in a different media then pick this up.