VIZ Unveils $29.99 Pokémon Deluxe Editions and 12-Volume Box Sets

Q: With Red & Blue's deluxe release, will other classic Pokémon manga arcs soon follow?

Yes. VIZ’s announcement strongly suggests that Red & Blue is not a one-off collector release, but part of a broader push to repackage Pokémon manga in premium formats. The clearest evidence is the schedule itself. Alongside the hardcover Pokémon Adventures: Red & Blue Deluxe Edition, VIZ has already set a September 22, 2026 release for the Pokémon Sun & Moon Complete Manga Box Set and a Spring 2027 release for the Pokémon Adventures X•Y Complete Box Set. That shows the publisher is actively revisiting both older and newer arcs with box sets and deluxe editions rather than treating Red & Blue as an isolated project. What remains unclear is whether other early Pokémon Adventures arcs such as Yellow, Gold & Silver, Ruby & Sapphire, or Diamond & Pearl will also get the same deluxe hardcover treatment. VIZ has not announced those yet, so any broader rollout beyond Red & Blue is still inference, not confirmation. Still, the commercial logic is strong. Pokémon Adventures has long-running brand recognition, collector appeal, and a reputation for a darker, more game-faithful story than the anime. Those qualities fit the current manga market, where premium hardcovers and complete box sets continue to perform well, especially in North America. So the best reading of VIZ’s move is that more classic arcs are likely if Red & Blue sells well, but for now only Red & Blue, Sun & Moon, and X•Y are officially on the calendar.

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VIZ set Pokémon Adventures: Red & Blue Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 for Oct. 27, 2026 at $29.99, launching a hardcover English collection of the franchise’s first manga.
Vol. 1 runs 426 pages and Vol. 2 reaches 576 pages, signaling multi-volume bindups rather than standard single-volume reprints; Vol. 2 is due April 13, 2027 at the same $29.99 price.
Pokémon Sun & Moon Complete Manga Box Set will arrive Sept. 22, 2026 for $70.00, collecting all 12 volumes plus a poster.
Pokémon Adventures X•Y Complete Box Set is slated for Spring 2027 with a foldout color poster, though VIZ has not disclosed pricing.
The releases expand VIZ’s long-running Pokémon manga line, which began publishing Pokémon Adventures in English in 2009 and previously issued an X•Y box set in 2017.