History Manga / PokemonMysteryDungeonGinjisRescueTeam

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: [[spoiler: Instead of staying in the Mystery Dungeon world like the player did in the game, Ginji returns to his world (somewhat permanently) and continues living his life.]]

* HeightAngst: Ginji is embarrassed that he's under 4'5 at his age.

* XMarksTheHero: Ginji has a "x" shaped scar on his forehead [[MorphicResonance even as a Torchic]].

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: [[Instead of staying in the Mystery Dungeon world like the player did in the game, Ginji returns to his world (somewhat permanently) and continues living his life.]]

* XMarksTheHero: Ginji has a "x" shaped scar on his forehead even as a Torchic.

* BalefulPolymorph:
** Ginji is a human boy who turns into a Torchic.
** It turns out that [[spoiler:Gengar]] was once a human as well.

It received a SpiritualSuccessor in the [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] one volume ''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Rescue Team'' manga.

It received a SpiritualSuccessor in the [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] one volume ''Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Blazing Rescue Team'' manga.

* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear whether or not Pokémon actually exist in Ginji's world, as there none are seen during the brief glimpses we see of it. Ginji is shown to be familiar with them and their individual species and his human form is even wears a shirt with a Ghastly on it, but ''Pokémon'' could just be a ShowWithinAShow in his world for all we know.

* AmbiguousSituation: It’s unclear whether or not Pokémon actually exist in Ginji’s world, as there aren’t any seen during the brief glimpses we see of it. Ginji is shown to be familiar with them and their individual species and his human form is even wears a shirt with a Ghastly on it, but ''Pokémon'' could just be a ShowWithinAShow for all we know.

* HarsherInHindsight: At the end, Ginji thinks that Mudkip is doing fine without him. If you played the games, you'd know that [[spoiler: the player leaving is much [[Main/Tearjerker sadder]] ]].

* AngstWhatAngst: When Ginji thinks about how Mudkip is doing we see him helping Pokemon without any trauma that Ginji is gone, unlike the games.

* HarsherInHindsight: At the end, Ginji thinks that Mudkip is doing fine without him. If you played the games, you'd know that [[spoiler: the player leaving is much [[Main/Tearjerker sadder]]]].

* HarsherInHindsight: At the end, Ginji thinks that Mudkip is doing fine without him. If you played the games, you'd know that [[spoiler: the player leaving is much [[Main/Tearjerker sadder]].

* AmbiguousSituation: It’s unclear whether or not Pokémon actually exist in Ginji’s world, as there aren’t any seen during the brief glimpses we see of it. Ginji is shown to be familiar Pokémon and their individual species and his human form is even wears a shirt with a Ghastly on it, but Pokémon could just be a ShowWithinAShow for all we know.

''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team'' is a one volume ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' manga by Makoto Mizobuchi. It is loosely based on ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonRescueTeam''. In 2007, the manga was released in English by Viz media for their "Viz Kids" line.

* KidHero: Ginji is an elementary school aged boy, and presumably Mudkip is of similar age.

* XMarksTheHero: Ginji has a "x" shaped scar on his forehead even as a Torchic.

''Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team'' is a one volume ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' manga by Makoto Mizobuchi. It is loosely based on ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonRescueTeam''. In 2007, the manga was released in English by Viz media for their "Viz Kids" line.

It stars a boy named Ginji who goes home to look for his birthday presents the day before his birthday. He ends up falling asleep and finds himself in a universe where Pokemon can talk. Ginji, now a Torchic, ends up befriending a Mudkip. The two start a Rescue Team together and their adventure begins.

It received a SpiritualSuccessor in the [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] one volume ''Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon: Blazing Rescue Team'' manga.

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* GoodScarsBadScars: It's never explained why he has it, but Ginji has an "x" shaped scar (or birthmark) on his head.
* KidHero: Ginji is an elementary school aged boy and presumably Mudkip is of similar age.