Bug Catcher Gina

Hi pokemon fans. Bug catcher Gina here. I created this tumblr account bcause i want to scan and translate the Pokemon Pocket Monsters Manga by Anakubo Kosaku.

As far as i know, this manga never get any official western release. But luckily, this manga was released in my country until vol 14. Before you read my scans, please keep in mind that:

-This is my first time scanning and translating manga. So, the quality of these scans and translation would be below average or even bad.

-English isn't my first language so im sorry for any grammatical error. BTW, im translating this manga from bahasa to english.

- These comics weren't in perfect condition since i bought them from second hand shop and all of them were published between 2001-2010. So, you could expect some tear, cracks, or fading pictures here and there on these scans.

-I don't have any team/other ppl to help me scanning and translating these manga. Thus, updates wont have an exact schedule and may take a long time

Red and Co. are trying to catch the legendary Pokemons of the burned tower

Scan and translation by: @bugcatchergina on Tumblr / @catcher_gina on X

Red and Co. are trying to cross a bridge that is blocked by a Sudowoodo

TL note: It seems like Clefairy is referencing a certain magical girl on page 2. But I don't know which magical girl it is

Scan and translation by: @bugcatchergina on Tumblr / @catcher_gina on X

Red and Co. are having an expedition to search for Vielplume

Scan and translation by: @bugcatchergina on Tumblr / @catcher_gina on X

Red and Co. are meeting a weird man and having a bug Pokemon catching competition with him

TL note: it seems like there's a tsticle joke on page 2, hence Red's expression when Clefairy mention about his 'fruit'

Scan and translation by: @bugcatchergina on Tumblr / @catcher_gina on X

Red and Co. are fighting against Gym Leader Whitney

Scan and translation by: @bugcatchergina on Tumblr / @catcher_gina on X

So, first of all, Sada's Vitality is translated as 'Keintensan Profesor Olim', where 'vitality' is translated as 'keintensan' instead of 'vitalitas', a direct translation of 'vitality'.

I speculate that the reason is, in Bahasa Indonesia, 'vitalitas' is often used to describe seggsual vigor instead of its original meaning that is identical to the English word 😅. So, the translator decided to use an interesting word choice that is 'keintensan'. A word that is grammatically correct but almost never used, if you search 'keintensan' in google, the entire search result would be about the card and nothing else.

Moreover, 'keintensan' also has a closer meaning to 'intensity', making the sentence 'Keintensan Profesor Sada' somewhat weird.

Next, 'Ruffian' or 怖いお兄さん (scary dude) in Japanese is translated as 'Jejaka Garang'.

I also upload my translation on X. Go check out @catcher_gina on X !

Red and Co. are competing in a Pokemon snowball fight

Scan and translation by: @bugcatchergina on Tumblr / @catcher_gina on X

@wevelocityteampresents-blog translates some of the DP chapters. Here's one of the example:

Red and Co. are fighting against the people who made them got falsely charged

Scan and translation by: @bugcatchergina on Tumblr / @catcher_gina on X

Red and Co. are trying to save the radio tower from Team Rocket's clutch

Scan and translation by: @bugcatchergina on Tumblr / @catcher_gina on X

Clefairy is taking up a role as Phanpy's mother

TL note: it seems like there's a pop culture reference about Clefairy's costume on page 5. That's why Red is asking Clefairy what's he doing with that get up. Unfortunately, I don't know what is the pop culture that is being referenced here...

Scan and translation by: @bugcatchergina on Tumblr / @catcher_gina on Twitter

The back cover has the manga synopsis that translates to:

"Red and Co. are heading to Goldenrod City to save Radio Tower from Team Rocket's clutch. When they got there, the employee of Radio Tower has been held hostage for 5 hours. They successfully infiltrate Radio Tower by disguising themselves as a deliveryman who deliver Team Rocket's steak order. Can they free Radio Tower from Team Rocket's occupation ?"

Scan and translation by: @bugcatchergina on Tumblr / @catcher_gina on Twitter

Red and Co. are fighting against gym leader Bugsy

Scan and translation by: @bugcatchergina on Tumblr / @catcher_gina on Twitter