Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (manga)

Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (Japanese: ポケモンレンジャーとの マナフィ Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy) is the manga adaption of the of the same name. It was adapted by 溝渕誠 Makoto Mizobuchi.

Release
The first chapter appeared in a mini-volume that was bundled with the May 2006 issue of CoroCoro. This volume, titled ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子マナフィ最強コミック Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy Strongest Comic Book, also included supplemental information about the movie of the same name (which was upcoming at the time) and the newly-released video game. The full story was later published in a collected volume. This was the first movie manga to be published in the US.

Publications

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List of chapters

 * 1) The Legendary Pokémon Manaphy Is Born!!
 * 2) Bursting In! Akusha, the Temple of the Sea
 * 3) Protect the Sinking Temple!
 * 4) Back Home to the Sea

Differences between the anime and the manga

 * Judy is absent in the manga.
 * During 's dream sequence, it is implied that May is naked while in the water, while she is clothed in the movie.
 * After his submarine is destroyed, The Phantom threatens to take May hostage and wields a pillar as a weapon, instead of failing to hold the pillar up and being crushed.
 * The newly-hatched seemingly became somewhat more precocious in the manga adaptation, unlike its original anime movie counterpart, which seems to act annoying and angsty about the new world outside of its.
 * Manaphy is happy to see in Jack Walker's body after using  in the anime, while in the manga, Manaphy seems to mellow out a bit after using Heart Swap on Ash and Jackie, but it's still not happy that May is gone.
 * May and Manaphy's goodbye at the end and Ash's near-drowning scene before becoming the "King of the Sea" is a lot more lighthearted in the manga than it is in the movie.
 * Instead of the People of the Water's mark, The Phantom opens the door to the Sea Crown by playing an instrument known as the Water Flute.
 * When escaping from The Phantom's submarine, Jackie is attacked by several Water Pokémon used by The Phantom's underlings, instead of The Phantom himself.

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