Pokemon - Festival of Champions (Doujinshi) - Ch. 12 - Because we are...

[MangaDex]

 

[Aerovia]

HA! ASH. HA!

So much feels and the end killed me with my sides gone.

 

[reeeelmao]

I was expecting another year until this one, thanks for this!

 

[Midoriha]

Wow, it's truly been five years since those chapters? It's gonna be a decade before even getting any close to the end, if even at all.

 

[xyzzy]

The thing I love about this series is how the author wrote so much into the series by being constrained to what the games gave him.

Green's Raticate, for example. The entire theory comes from him using it up to St. Anne, but not afterwards. Gameplay-wise, they wanted to replace it with a stronger Pokémon. But the author here made it the backbone of several character developments.

Same with Karen. Her whole spiel about using the Pokémon you like instead of what's strong in Gold and Silver was just flavor text - in general, she's just an Elite Four battle and nothing more. Combine that with the fact that she uses Dark-type Pokémon and suddenly the author writes her as an activist who tries to stop discrimination against them - it just bends in so perfectly.

For some reason, I love when people have to use others' writing as a springboard to do their own thing. In the comics side of things, Al Ewing is great for taking whatever Marvel stories came out and tying them up in his own little narrative. Grant Morrison too. And this is even better.

I wish people could do the same thing Festival of Champions did, but for other franchises. I know Pokémon is the big one, but there are so many reimaginings that could be great if done well.

 

[terv]

Great as always

 

[rizakatsudon]

This chapter came out at a really great timing to the latest Pokemon anime episode. Both dealing with loss and how to move forward

 

[Manser]

Fuck, it's so good

 

[Dirtbug]

I don't know how this shit got me every freaking chapter. A rattata actually made me cry so much

 

[EtanRed]

 

[Amarillo]

This is seriously the best manga I have ever read. Period.

 

[RedInACup]

This is beyond perfect.

 

[d00rmat]

What a lovely surprise!

 

[Krowley]

God, if there ever is gonna be a remake of the original Blue and Red, I hope they make it the same style as this doujin. This doujin is literally beyond perfect, the art style also hugely compliments it while the story is also emotionally amazing. Honestly, I wish the official manga was made in this style...

 

[solchimes]

I'm so happy, yay!

 

[SpookiLurkr]

Arigatou gozaimasu! Been craving for some Pokémon content lately. Maybe it’s the gen 8 hype...

 

[kurousagi75]

Ahahahah, he turned into Ash.... Poor thing, he will never be the Champion.....

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[Juslin]

@kurousagi75 Yeah Red is pretty strong but everyone knows that Ash can't win anything related to important tournaments

 

[Kaldin]

I think turning into an immortal 10 year old child who can never win in the end is the worst thing that can happen to Red...

 

[BokuNoGyro]

Has anyone from TPC or GF acknowledged this doujin? They really should hire the mangaka for promotional work