Let's Talk About The Pokémon Manga Designs. 

2:03 I believe the bandana is meant to provide pressure to his leg, since he still has issues with his hands and legs after the ice incident with Lorelei of the Elite 4

Im so glad someone still talks abt pokemon adventures! Im still obsessed with it!

Apparently what Ruby is wearing for His eyes are actual eyeglasses. Turns out He wears these cause He’s actually nearsighted, though he was before too vain when it came to wearing them often🏵️👓 Out of Character Design Changes, what stood out to me is that of Gold’s goggles🥽 & billiard cue🎱 AND The Outfit Evolutions of The OG Kanto DexHolder Trio: Red, Green, & Blue

loved how they made Crystal suit both Kris and Lyra perfectly , love all dex holders designs

the fact they removed mays fangs is an actual CRIME, she was so cute with them

I really like how Sapphire got to wear blue. While Ruby got red. It really shows the contrast. I didn't like how Sapphire's clothes went red again in the Oras.

My favorite Pokémon Adventures Manga designs are Red and Gold. I love Red’s spiky hair backwards design and red jacket and Gold’s Red’ sweater and yellow shorts, goggles and skateboard shows rebellious and adventurous spirit!

2:08 The bandana on his leg comes from the Safari Zone chapter where a Nidoking cut his leg open and to stop the bleeding he ripped off a bit of Red Fabric from something

Gold's design is my favorite and especially those goggles they make him so much cooler. His billiard cue and skateboard adds so much character to him and that hair style is fire. Don't forget that confident smirk too.

Pokémon adventures designs are so cool because as a kid I associated trainers with being you and being nothing more than self inserts but now I see them in a completely different way. Very cool!!

I love the fact that Sapphire's Emerald Arc outfit was blue. It suits her so well.

I'm so glad someone else also appreciates and talks about pokemon character designs. It always fascinates me. The designs are simple, cool and very good for the eyes. hahaha.

Those arent sunglasses ruby wears, they’re actual glasses. Ruby in pokespe has red irises that are synonymous with poor eyesight in people with albinism. So ruby wears his glasses when he focuses on details but overall can be assumed he’s far sighted

Manga Red will always be my default Red, the one that think of when anyone mentions the character. I just love his design and personality he really has spunk. I also love my girl Blue and it's honestly too bad that in her case she doesn't quite line up with her game counter part and for the most part is just a manga only character ;-; I love her so much

My favorite design is probably Gold's! I love his goggles, skateboard, and pool stick that he carries around. Very cool! :D

I believe that bandana on reds leg was because of the ice attack from Lorelei.

You forgot that Kris in Manga have two star earrings, that is what differentiate her with her game counterpart, her bangs and shade of blue for her hair is also different. As for Platinum, her stocking is longer.

Ruby doesn't wear Sunglasses They're regular Glasses he wears them to look Smart to link with the SMART contest category

You never seize to amaze me at how much we have in common, I saw that sneaky image of Simeon Aype from Inazuma Eleven GO, and he is also one of my favourite characters from that series. This video was an awesome look into all the characters designs and how they also reflect the personality of each protagonist, the design is a big factor in why I prefer certain characters over the game counterparts. Great work. 🐐.

I love characters with googles too!! Davis from Digimon adventure 2 is one of them!! Definitely learned a few differences from the artworks of the protagonist of the games and manga that i didn't really notice haha. I liked the Red and Blue gen 2 designs feel like not many talk about it but certainly fit with the era! The cape of Blue appearing in the yellow arc and then later once again in the XY arc was such a cool addition to his clothing especially his reintroduction in XY! The one thing i will say is that Y was technically of the few to later still go through a couple redesigns throughout the xy arc as she went from having long hair to short hair plus a few clothing changes too!

Mato's style will always be my favourite. It has been for the last 24 years for me and it always will be I just hope she will fully recover from her chronic disease

I don't care what the topic is, but each time someone does a video about the pokemon manga, I'll watch it, this thing is just too good!

Okay, just to update since several Scarlet/Violet chapters were out and there were notes regarding the designs. Violet was based on a specific custom hairstyle and the author asked his relatives which of these feel princely, as well as trying to differentiate from another character, Ortega. Scarlet uses the base design of Juliana but added the personality and demeanor of Wednesday Addams from the Addams Family.

I LOVED the pokemon manga so much! I remember going to my local b&n and looking for a new release. I sadly dont have the collection anymore but I had all from the beginning to dp arcs. Not much but I was pretty proud.

OMG SIMEON AYP!!!! I saw the other comment and i couldn't belive it until i continued watching the vid!! I just love seeing inazuma fans who like pokemon/pokespe too ✊🏽

Subbed, only you-tuber I see that makes content on pokemon adventures, just going to ask, what's your favorite arc?

i just love how all the designs are colour-coded to their names in some way, shape or form

love this analysis! i always liked the manga character designs more than the base protag ones, and your video really put into words why

You show Hareta at the end so I'm wondering what a video on other manga adaptations would be like. Especialy since Mitsumi is very different from Dawn, not just in design but in history.

2:03 it might have to do with his lingering ice injury

5:04 Okay, so fun fact, so there is this original manga that came before the anime, which both the manga and anime had the goal of promote the PSX game Digimon World. But this manga Digimon Adventure V-Tamer (The V is for V-Jump) came way first and had a Taichi as the only human character initially, won't go over all the details but in there, the first source of the Googles there is a reason to why that Taichi used googles, they were a gift from his grandfather who was part of WW2 and that was the last momento he had of a dear friend he lost because he end up becoming part of the Kamikaze squad. So Taichi because he understands how much his googles represents carries them around to give himself courage when there is something he is too scare to face. There is 2 more actually that have meaning to their googles in the anime, but one is not well explore what it can mean, so i will go with the one i can also explore. Takato the protagonist of Digimon Tamers, who wears them to give himself confidence because in the world of Tamers both adventures animes, they are animes like in our real world. But yeah, it became more of a motif after Takato more then anything. But that's where they originally come from and well the meaning for some of them.

2:46, I wonder if that's where the AniPoké showrunners got the idea to do the same thing design-wise with his AniPoké counterpart, Gary, in some pieces of art.

Manga Blue (Green) and manga Gold are still my fav rival and protag respectively. Had the FATTEST crush on them as a kid picking up adventures from the library and following along solely based on their designs and personality. Red WOULD have been my fav protag, but I acc like his game counterpart more bc I really respect the silent archetype he is and how that grated/contrasted his game rival, Blue. But they were definitely my favourite Ying and Yang combo

I think that, while outfit changes might be minor overall, the change in proportions and facial structure are what REALLY help make the characters feel different. The rounded eyes the game characters have make them feel younger and more bright, full of energy, while the more angular eyes of their manga counterparts make them feel older and more experienced, a bit more grounded even. The more realistic proportions also help the characters feel unique. For example, Dawn has super rigid rectangular legs and is generally a bit boxy. Platinum on the other hand has more rounded and defined proportions, helping her feel more alive.

I feel like nobody ever talks about Yellow. But I personally tresure her and her growth in character so much.

I have not been keeping up with the new manga series. Scarlet and violet is coming out soon?!😱 I hope they’re good.🤞

I love that Pokémon book sires!!!!!

this manga is soo perfect only one thing was ruined for me in it, which is the swap of blue and green's names

I die inside everytime someone calls Red's rival Blue. That's a lot of dying

VeeVolt Dex Holder Tierlist When?

i love ur video!!!!! very nice :D))))

Hey just a little curious when does the scarlet and violet manga release? Did they announce it?

I really like Pokemon Red Manga, I never read that bit I played Pokemon Adventure red

I love Y in her flight suit

Bro you know about Victor Pokemon team in Manga version what is team of Victor in Manga please❤❤❤

Tbh may/saphhire is my favourite cause she is really pretty

INAZUMA ELEVEN SARU!

Manga Pokemon MC got so many different variety of personality that actually made manga more fun to read

When will you talk about the Mario and Luigi RPG designs?

4:06 Manga one was actually one of my Childhood Crushes Still is by the way

Adventures mcs have that DRIP

6:05 they’re just glasses

Pokemon manga is batter Than pokemon anime...

What about after the rain I think her name was Anna not Juliana

Yellow is litterally Gon Freecs and Luffy in one, with a guy having Red in his name inspiring her, Im not willing to throw hands with that. If ya know ya know😂

I love Blue's design

Just like with gold’s goggles, they gave X bangs

Aw, sad you didn't mention the hair length situations that go on sometimes like in XY and SM, but hey ! Still cool !

hmm, not sure why you put "Ethan" and not Gold in the thumbnail

the bandana around Red's leg was to help him recover from the injuries he sustained from being frozen by Lorelie. although it doesn't make much sense because he was literally frozen from head to toe but only his leg had the lingering side effects.

Being an Inazuma eleven AND pokespe fan is a hall of fame w

I don't know if it's relevant, but Gary also wears a cape in the 3rd anime opening just like Blue. Maybe it was just a thing that the Pokemon artists thought was cool.

Gold's porsonality

As someone who uses Gold as my persona of sorts on just about everything, I can confirm Gold is the cooler Ethan.

pokespe recognition!!! 😄

1:03 Idk why but he kinda looks like Tyson from Beyblade

just for the detail of changing Florian's crappy design, I'll catch up until the end

I believe the blk bandana wasn't for fashion sake, he wasn't that kinda guy. Wasn't it from his battle with the elite four after he was frozen in place and he got frost bite, where it's implie Green ripped a piece of her dress to fasten it? That's why he went to Mt. Silver to recover for the 2 years Gold was active during the Gen 2 Jotoh run.

Not gonna lie, Ruby, Green (as in buttface), Calem, Gold with those eyes look like thugs that could easily rob me in the night.

I want to say that redesigned Red in the game looks cooler than original Red in game, whereas original Red from manga looks BETTER than his redesign in manga.

I probably can’t speak so much on this since I haven’t read it, but I really don’t like how they give May spiky teach.

Where is silver?

Sadly, i see the lack of design changes from game to manga as another victim of Pokemon's rushed as hell release cycle

Btw ruby does not have shades those are regular specs and he doesn’t where them because he’s a goober/thinks they’re ugly

Nerds. If the sprite from Silver eyed you down, you knew chances were good you'd be defeated.

6:18 I honestly felt that Ruby having black hair instead of snow white hair was retconned since his character art design for the game seemingly showed no details of Ruby donning a cap and no features of his hair being black in his initial artwork oppose to the manga (6:59) where his blackside burns are clearly featured. My guess is that once it was decided that Ruby's dad would supposedly be Norman the gym leader, Ruby's snow white hair just seemed to contrast with both his mother and father's natural hair color. After all, May's (Sapphire) relation to professor Birch could easily supported by both her and the professor having brown hair.

Thank god the protagonist form the Scarlet/Violet Manga doesn't look like the male protagonist from the games. Dude painfully reminds me of how I got shoved into toilets during school.

Blue is the girl,not the boy

It's funny how the designs of the Scarlet and Violet protagonists were so unsalvageable that they HAD to make a brand new design.

Anime 💀💀💀 games 🤫🧏 pokespe 🔥🔥🔥🦅🦅🦅🦅 BACAW AMERICA RAHH

pretty sure the pokemon protagonists were purposefully made to look “lame”

The later manga art is so bad compared to the earlier stages

Platinum > Dawn

Update on Violet, she’s AWESOME in Adventures! She’s dark & brooding. Her goal is to find all the legends of ruin.

You are all incorrect. OG official artwork of Gold from the original release of Gold/Silver is by far the superior depiction. And by far the coolest.