The formative years of the Pokémon franchise were an interesting time. Back then, my experience with the series was entirely limited to what happened to be airing on TV, but with a few quick searches, you'll find that era was capable of producing material that some might consider a little…off in comparison to what officially gets put out nowadays. Case in point: The Electric Tale of Pikachu.
The Electric Tale of Pikachu (Pocket Monsters: Dengeki Pikachu) was a manga released right on the heels of the Pokémon anime, one based directly on that show's characters and plotlines. After Adventures, it's probably the most well-known of the various Pokémon manga, and it has fanservice to thank for that. Lots and lots of fanservice. It was penned by Toshihiro Ono, an artist that's drawn more than his fair share of hentai, who brought the spirit of his people over to the Pokémon manga he worked on. Understandably, VIZ made a few changes when they had a go at publishing this in the U. S. The sexualized artwork was censored, and, as was the norm for many series back then, pages were mirrored so they red left to right.
Years ago, a redditor by the name of Lord Sparko started work on a "remastered" edition of Electric Pikachu. He did so by applying VIZ'S English translation to raw, high-quality scans of the manga. After covering the first four chapters, of which comprise the first volume, he never got back to it. Last year, I picked up from where he left off and did chapters 5-8, which comprise the second volume. It was a fun project, but I don't have any plans on when (or if) I'll do more. If you're interested in checking it out, links are below.
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