Customer Reviews
A great ending to a great series! 
2001-03-01
This is the final installment of Toshihiro Ono's Pokemon manga series, and it's also my personal favorite! I'm a die-hard Rocketshipper, and the epilogue with the scene from Jessie and James's future is quite possibly the best picture in existence! I sincerely hope that the anime has a similar ending to the manga...not just with the Rocketshippy element, but the message of friendship and cooperation as well. Toshihiro Ono's artwork and storytelling are both brilliant and humorous, and this manga series is a class-act all the way! ^_^
A Wonderful Ending to a Wonderful Comic Series 2001-02-07
This is the last book of the four part series by Toshihiro Ono. It's probably my favorite of the series. I am a Rocketshipper, and the ending ends in favor of all Rocketshippers of the world. There's also a few other surprises at the end. One really surprising surprise and another quite not surprising one. This is definitely worth buying. (If you have the money and haven't bought any of the others and you love Pokemon I'd recommend that you buy all four).
VERY cute comic! 2000-12-27
I am a Rocketshipper (on who believe's in Jessie and James' love) and that was the main reason I bought this. But not only is the Rocketshippiness fun, but the drawings are great and the jokes are really cute. The Misty and Ash scenes are great too. Toshihiro stuck most of the main characters in there somehow which was nice to see. Overall, it's a enjoyable read and well worth getting.
A great comic and a wonderful ending 2000-08-04
This is the fourth book in the series of Pokemon Graphic Novels, based on the newer episodes of the TV cartoon. Ash is competing in the Orange League, and eventually challenges the Supreme Gym Leader! Can Ash defeat him?
I`m pleased to say this comic is just as good as the other three. The artwork is good, and the story and dialogue are amusing with some funny jokes. There are six chapters here instead of four.
This is a good ending to the series (though its sad to see it go) and it could hold clues as to how the TV show might be wrapped up. If you believe in Jessie and James` love, you will like one of the pictures near the end... There are also some cute scenes featuring Ash and Misty.
At the front of the comic, there are pictures and a mini comic strip drawn by Toshihiro Ono, which are funny.
I really enjoyed reading this comic. Its nice to see the story of Pokemon in a different way, and it will appeal to Pokemon and comic book fans!
A Wonderful Read for Humans[and Pokemon] of all ages! 2000-07-12
This fourth and final part of the Pokemon Magna is surely the best![Especially for Rocketshippers!] From the cute and enjoyable storyline, to Ono's beautiful illustrations, this is highly recommended for all Pokemon lovers!
...the last book *sniff* 
2002-09-08
What a great way to end the series... a huge slowpoke, while the book is halariusly funny,and full of humour it wasn't what i was lead up to believe, Jesse and James are cute but they didn't really show much romance between the two, although a lot better than what the tv's doing. there wasn't much AAML but i can live with that.
Yaaaaaaay!! 2001-11-11
I basically can say I agree with all the other positive reviews here, I just wanted to add another good review. And TRUST ME, this book is the number one must-have for Rocketshippers! You will not be disappointed! It has everything- humor, romance, excellent illustrations, a good story (based off the anime), and there is a GREAT battle between Ash and Drake at the end!
Gotta Collect Them All! 
2001-07-19
Surfs Up Pickachu graphic novel, (part of a series) is by far the best reading material I've found out of all other Pokemon reading out there and comes highly recommended for good clean entertainment value and excellent illustrations! If you don't buy into any other Pokemon merchandising or reading materials buy into this! It has the sickeningly sweet critters children the world over have come to adore, but I feel is also apt to capture older readers interests as well compared to other books based on Pokemon because it actually has a decent plot and some quality behind it. Recommended if you are checking out Pokemon for the first time or already an avid fan!
Good for older fans 2001-05-04
If you like pokemon but are sick of the juvenile dumbed-down tv series and movies, I highly recommend this and other Japanese Pokemon manga. Though young pokemon fans can enjoy this too, it's a great treat for teenaged and older fans. Unlike the show, it actually assumes the reader has some intelligence. Even though there is a lot of censoring, the level of american content editing is considerably lower than the series. The art is very good too. The pokemon are more realistic and less cartoonish than in the tv series. Highly recomended to Pokemon fans of all ages.
THE BESTEST ENGLISH POKEMON THING IN EXISTANCE!! 2001-03-05
I would like to recommend the entire manga series by Toshihiro Ono to *ANY* older Pokemon fan. It seems to be more mature than the show, and the stories and art are adorable, funny, and very enjoyable. SURF'S UP, PIKACHU- the final book in the series- is definitely a great ending to an excellent series. It ties up the story with a nice relationship between Team Rocket (who Toshi makes absolutely kawaii), and Jari-booi (the twerps are actually likeable in Ono's series! ^__^). I'm sure all Rocketshippers (J&J romance supporters) are buying this for a very specific reason, but that's not the only cute part. There's basically nothing bad about this manga- even though it's very censored, it's still completely enjoyable. Buy it! It's worth the very small amount of money amazon.com charges!!
