Ash/Gary - it's *almost* canon.

It is completely ridiculous that I cannot find a single copy of Pokemon Adventures: A Trainer in Yellow. Viz obviously printed at least a *couple* - they admit as much on their website - and I'm the only person alive who actually *wants* one. So where *are* they?

There ought to be all these self-conscious high school and college students quietly selling off all their really incriminating manga cheap - I mean, I am *prepared* to take advantage of these people. But I *can't find any*.

This is going to turn into one of these things where I've got to order the damn manga in French from Quebec, because the Anglophone publishers don't properly appreciate it, isn't it? I thought we'd put those days behind us, Viz. I'm very disappointed in you.

If anyone reading this thinks they might possibly own a Pokemon manga with a blond kid in a straw hat on the cover, talk to me. You can pretend a confused aunt gave it to you for Chrismukkah or you bought it thinking it was gay porn*, I don't care. I just need this thing. I am looking at Amazon.ca right now.

* It's all subtext.