Phantom Thief Pokémon 7
Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 (Japanese: 快盗!ポケモン7 Phantom Thief! Pokémon 7), is a one-volume Pokémon manga based on the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl games. It is written by Miho Asada, the author of the Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon! manga. A sequel manga, Phantom Thief! Pokémon V, was later released.
The series is about a young boy named Hiori who leads a double life as the mysterious thief known as "Pokémon 7". Pokémon 7, along with his trusty partner Lucario, retrieves stolen objects from other thieves and returns them to their rightful owners.
During the day, Hiori works at the bread shop "Sun Sun". He poses as a mild-mannered boy with limited battling prowess, purposely hiding his Lucario's fighting power and his strategic ability, defending himself by saying he hates battling. His co-worker, Nazuna, has fallen in love with Pokémon 7, but doesn't think highly of Hiori. The series seems to deal with Pokémon 7's various encounters with criminals while Hiori tries desperately to keep his secret identity safe from Mako, a magazine reporter eager to uncover Pokémon 7's true identity. However, the story quickly develops into a conflict between Hiori, his self-proclaimed rival Rocco, and Team Galactic, in order to rescue Hiori's kidnapped twin sister, Lily.
The series follows the conventions of various other Kaitou stories which feature daring and stylish criminals who steal from other criminals, such as Magic Kaito and Saint Tail.
Publication
The series was serialized in the kids' magazine "Shogaku Sannensei" (Japanese: 小学三年生) from the April 2007 issue to the March 2009 issue.[1] The first twelve chapters were collected into a volume labeled as the "first" one. However, no further volumes were released, and as a result the remaining twelve chapters have not been published outside of the original magazine.
| Edition | Country | Company | Date | ISBN | |
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First Edition |
Japan | Shogakukan | March 28, 2008 (physical), February 8, 2019 (digital) | ISBN 9784091404800 |
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First Edition |
Singapore | Chuang Yi | June 2009 | ISBN 9789812768667 |
List of chapters
| English title | Japanese title | Volume | |
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| 1 | Behold The Phantom Thief Of Justice! | 正義の怪盗 、見参！ | Volume 1 |
| 2 | Seven's Real Identity In Peril | ねらわれた素顔 | |
| 3 | Challenge From A Rival | ライバルからの挑戦状 | |
| 4 | A Fated Reunion | 運命の再会 | |
| 5 | Escape From Team Galactic | ギンガ団からの救出 | |
| 6 | Showdown With An Assassin | 立ちはだかる刺客 | |
| 7 | Stolen Memories | うばわれた記憶 | |
| 8 | Lily Regains Her Memories! | リリよ、思い出せ！ | |
| 9 | A World Covered In Darkness | 世界をおおう闇 | |
| 10 | Breaking Into An Enemy's Lair! | 警戒網を打ち破れ！ | |
| 11 | Into The Hands Of Evil?! | 悪の手に落ちた！？ | |
| 12 | Stopping Darkrai!! | ダークライを止めろ！！ | |
| 13 | P7-13 | 闇を切りさく 正義の快盗見参! | |
| 14 | P7-14 | レオンとのバトル、第2ラウンドへ!? | |
| 15 | P7-15 | もう1人の「快盗」、見参!! | |
| 16 | P7-16 | だいたんにも、警察から盗み出した!! ナゾの賊の正体は･･･!? | |
| 17 | P7-17 | ||
| 18 | P7-18 | ||
| 19 | P7-19 | ||
| 20 | P7-20 | ||
| 21 | P7-21 | ||
| 22 | P7-22 | ||
| 23 | P7-23 | ||
| 24 | P7-24 |
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