In 2004, there was a Puyo Puyo Fever 4koma (essentially a 4-panel gag manga) released. This is the closest thing to getting a modern Puyo Puyo manga. You can read untranslated scans here.
Announced at the Puyo Day (2/4) 2021 livestream, here are the Puyo Puyo x Sanrio collaboration goods. The Puyo gummy charms were released in April 2021 through gachapon, and the plushes and eco-bag will be released through Sega Prize in June 2021.
Juste un petit bout d'enfance et une pensée pour mon amie Sylvie de St Aubin qui a fait cette photo pour moi et qui Vit de douloureux moments #enfance #amitie #staubinsurmer #normandie #larmoiredecamille #sylvie #instaday #jepenseatoi (à Saint-Aubin-Sur-Mer, Haute-Normandie, France)
It was a typical sunny day in the park in the middle of Primp.
“Take that! Here I go, Ringo!” Arle called.
Out here were me, Arle, Carbuncle, and Ringo. So our usual team.
“All right! Passing to Amitie next!” Ringo said.
We were using a green Puyo as a ball.
“W-wah…! There! Okay, Arle, here it comes!”
Today’s game is called, “How long can we keep a Puyo from touching the ground without catching it and only using our wrists and fingers to pass?”
“Ack! I can’t reach it! Carby, please!”
“Gu-guu~!”
It may seem simple to keep a Puyo from touching the ground, but you’d be surprised! It can really take your full attention!
We kept the rally going for a while, until…
“Amitie! Over there!”
“Wah wah wah… EEK—!
In the end, the game came to a close with me stumbling and falling over.
“You okay, Amitie?!”
“Are you hurt?!”
Arle and Ringo rushed over to me, worried, but I got up with a smile. As a klutz who’s always blundering left and right, I’m already used to falling on my face. A little trip like this is no biggie at all!
But I kinda started feeling like I wanted to do “that thing”…?
As the other two helped me up, I chirped, “Hey, hey! Let’s do that thingnext!”
Arle and Ringo already knew what I meant.
“Oh, yeah, that thing! Alright, let’s go for it, Carby!”
“Guguguu!”
Arle and Carbuncle nodded at each other.
“Hehehe, that thing it is! Hope you guys are ready to lose!” Ringo happily agreed, winking at us.
“Yay! Then let’s start!” I threw a finger into the air. “Now! Let’s have a love-filled Puyo battle!”
…Huh?
Arle and Ringo froze in their tracks.
“Love?” They both tilted their heads to the side in confusion.
What? Did I just say, “love”?
“Uhm… Ahahahaha! Right, love! I think her way of talking just kinda rubbed off on me…” I blushed, scratching the back of my head with my hand.
“Oh… Love, huh?”
“Yes, love!”
So, where exactly did I pick that up from? For some reason, Arle and Ringo didn’t even feel the need to ask me about that.
Instead…
“All right! C’mon!”
“Let’s…?”
“Have a love-filled Puyo battle!!”
“Guguguuugu!
Raising our voices all together at once, the three of us began our Puyo match! And Carbuncle bounced around by our side, a super happy smile on its face.
There they were, those white gates, floating against the backdrop of the dark sky. The two giant snakes that had been wound around it a second ago were now sprawled out on the ground below. It didn’t look like they would open their eyes any time soon.
“Oh, I’ll make sure to return Ouroboros to its original dimension, so I think we’re good to go now~” Ecolo said, floating next to the snakes.
“Hey, Ecolo. I was wondering… Could we maybe send Ally home tomorrow, or the day after that instead?” I asked nervously.
“Huh~? Why?”
“B-b-b-because, this is just so sudden! I don’t want to say goodbye so soon, when we’ve only just become friends!” I spoke my honest mind. “Oh, I know! Couldn’t you just make it so that those doors stay here forever? Then Ally could come and visit us whenever she wants!”
Wouldn’t that just be perfect?!
I was so excited about my idea, but Ecolo just gave me a simple shake of the head.
“This kind of dimensional door is re~ally unstable. Even I probably don’t have what it takes to make them last for that long…” Ecolo gave a laugh as if to say, “Sorry, no can do!”
Really…? They were making it sound like we wouldn’t know if, when, or where the gates would appear next once Ally went back home… So did that mean we didn’t even know if we would ever meet her again?
“And ‘cause it’s so unstable, the gateway could go poof at any moment. So, you know, it’d be better to have her go back as soon as possible. Tomorrow or the day after probably won’t cut it~”
Really, for real?! The shock was coming in for a double-whammy!
So we couldn’t even hang out for a little bit longer or take our time to say goodbyes? Ally had to go back right this instant?!
“But that’s just…!”
“I mean, the chances of the gates opening here again were tiny, like once-in-a-miracle tiny. I guess in a way we kinda have to thank Ouroboros for this chance, huh?”
“Huh? What?”
Sometimes Ecolo says stuff I don’t get at all.
“Well, don’t sweat the small stuff! Anyway, Ally, you gotta hurry on in.”
“A-awgh… Ally, don’t forget about us! Let’s meet again someday, okay?”
As much as it bothered me, there was nothing else I could say at this point!
But there came Ecolo’s cheery voice again, about to deal me a third shock.
“Sooo about that. There’s nothing certain when it comes to crossing space-time, so you can’t really make her promise not to forget you…”
Wait, was that really what it came down to?!
“Look Amitie, you guys might end up forgetting all about Ally as well… That’s just the way it works, so there’s really no one to blame.”
“H-huh…”
HUUUUUUUH?!
No, no, no! Me, forget Ally?! You’ve got to be kidding me!
We barely had any time together! We barely did anything together! No way, Ally! I don’t want you to go home! I want to see you running about all over the place, yelling about love! I want us to laugh about all sorts of things together!
I felt like if I tried to put all that into words, it would’ve just sounded like a bunch of selfish whining. So I couldn’t say anything — I just stood there, opening and closing my mouth without making a sound, when…
“It’s all right, Amitie.” Ally put a hand on my shoulder.
Ally was beaming even at a time like this.
“After all, we have our love,” she said.
“Love…?”
“Yes, love.”
My voice came out all nasally and wobbly. But Ally spoke calmly, as if trying to convince and comfort me.
“We all have shared a deep, deep love for each other. Even if our memories fade, our love will not.”
“Really…?”
“Yes, really! Because, as much grief as it brings me to hear you tell me so kindly that you are sad to see me go, it also makes me incredibly happy. That is because I feel the same way you do.”
“Ally…”
“This wonderful love has already become a part of me. Therefore! As long as I am me, I will carry this love in me, and it will never, ever disappear!” Ally said, bumping her fist against her chest.
Love… The love that Ally taught me about.
“Saying goodbye is a lonely thing, but we won’t be lonely, no, not at all—!” Ally shouted.
“You really are something, Ally,” Arle said.
“I concur. It really has been an honor to meet you,” Ringo said, standing up straight as if to salute her friend.
Yeah… This was goodbye.
“So, please, Amitie… Smile for me.”
Right, of course. Ally was right…
“Yeah!”
I shook my head, flashed her a grin, and nodded. After all, if there’s one thing that I’m proud of, it’s my smile!
“……”
Ally let out a deep sigh.
“Amitie…”
Right when she was about to say something, she started floating up into the air.
“Eek!”
With her feet off the ground, Ally flailed in a bit of a panic.
“Hmm, looks like we’re out of time, huh? Take a look at the gate~”
Hearing that from Ecolo, who had been watching us silently up until that point, we looked to the gate. The once shut doors had opened up a smidge, a white light shining through the gap.
“Uhm, erm… Thank you so much, for everything!” Ally shouted, slowly drifting to the doors, as if she was being sucked in.
“Ally—!” I waved my arm as wide as I could.
Please, please, don’t let me forget about all of this! Holding tightly onto that wish in my head, I waved goodbye with all my might.
“See you—!”
“Gugugu—!” Arle and Carbuncle called out too.
“Let’s continue collecting data on love until our paths intersect again!” Ringo said.
Looking down at us from above, Ally then spoke. “Hehehe… Amitie, you truly are the Great Hero!”
“M-me?!”
That ended up being our final words to each other.
Smiling, Ally disappeared into the beam of light coming from the doors.
“Ah…!”
SLAM! The doors swung shut. And then they slowly began to fade away.
Oh… As I was thinking that, Ouroboros’s form, too, started to melt away into the darkness.
The light of the stars now returned to the pitch-black sky, twinkling softly. …Ah. We had been so wrapped up in everything that we hadn’t noticed that night had already come.
Ally.
I forgot to tell you, but… You know what I think? I think you’re the Hero.
“They are someone who remains full of love no matter how difficult the situation they face. Someone who seeks out love so persistently, one can say that their heart is brimming with love. That is what it means to be the Great Hero!”
That’s what you said, right? I don’t think there’s anyone, anywhere, that fits that more than you!
As if to tell me that she heard me, I felt a voice coming from beyond the doors. That was the voice that had called Ally before. I’m sure of it!
Out from underneath the pile appeared the red snake’s tail, batting away the surrounding Nuisance Puyo. As Ouroboros unearthed itself, we saw that the head of the red snake had pushed the black snake’s body in front of it, using it as a shield as it hid underneath. The black snake had taken the full brunt of our attack, and was perfectly knocked out. But that meant…
“This is bad… At this rate the revival mechanic is going to kick in again, right…?!” Ringo muttered, breaking out into cold sweat.
Right. It’s all a bust if one half is still around.
“We admit, your plan had Us a little worried, but… Ssshahasss… As you can see, even that danger is quite easily diffused.”
“Using your partner as a shield is just cruel! In what universe is that fine?!”
“Gugugu, gugu?!”
The red half of Ouroboros sleekly ignored Arle and Carbuncle’s lecture.
“Now then, shall we awaken my partner…? Ssshahahahasss…!”
Cackling, it smugly called out to its black half.
“Get up, partner. I shall share some of my power with you…”
The black snake slowly stirred, lifting its head… Oh no, it really did recover—! And now those two buddy-buddy snakes were definitely gonna send another paired attack our way!
…Is what I thought, but—
“What do you think you’re doing—?!”
The awakened black snake bared its fangs at the red snake, as if it was going to bite it!
“Huh?” The red snake looked back blankly.
“What?” The sight shocked us as well.
“Uh… Partner? Calm down. What is the matter?”
“Why did you use me as a shield?!”
“To ensure that one of Us would remain…”
“That’s yourrole! You should’ve done it instead!”
“I-I have no interest in playing the role of the half that gets hurt!”
“Oh, but forcing meto play it suits you just fine, huh?!”
Ssswish! Ssswoosh!
Sharp sounds cut through the air, leaking from Ouroboros’ heated mouths.
“How could you shove my back right into that attack?! The audacity!”
“What else could I do? If I didn’t do anything, we’d both be taken out!”
“Like I said, you should’veprotected me! Isn’t that obvious?!”
“And you don’t see any issue in that reasoning?”
“The only thing I see is my exasperation!”
“Y-you’re exasperated?! I’m exasperated with you screeching at me like this!”
Ssswish! Ssswoosh! SWOOOOOSH—!!
Still entwined around the gates, the two snakes started squabbling like little kids! From the ground, we stared at the spectacle with our mouths hanging open.
“There goes the whole ‘final boss battle’ atmosphere. Makes you wish they’d take their domestic quarrel elsewhere…” Ringo said.
“Ouroboros…seems to be lacking in love,” Ally said softly. Then, “Oh!” as if she had realized something.
Ally clasped her hands together next to her face. Her eyes were shining.
“Everyone, this is our chance! We need to strike Ouroboros with our love once again while it is still arguing with itself!”
We all snapped back to attention at her words.
“You’re right, we gotta fire another round of chains. Let’s do it again, Carby!”
“Gugugu-gugugu!”
“Operation in process! The return of the miracle of love, coming right up!”
Arle and Ringo looked at each other and nodded.
“Yes!” Ally cheered, “Let’s teach Ouroboros a thing about the wondrous power it so lacks and rejects! In other words…”
She threw a hand in the air and winked.
“Ouroboros, let’s fall in love—!”
We sputtered at hearing that. Falling in love? With Ouroboros? Really, Ally… Ally is just so… Ally is just so Ally!
“Okay~! I’m on board!” Standing next to Ally, I gave her a knowing look.
Here we go, Ouroboros! You’re gonna take the full blast of our love!
Was I convinced that we could pull off a second Synchro Chain just because it had worked the first time around? No, I had no way to really be sure we could do it again. The first time could’ve been a fluke, and the fact that this move was re~ally hard to pull off hadn’t changed. But even so! We were all grinning.
Puyo! Puyo! Puyon!
“Ally! Red Puyo over here, please!” I said.
“Yes! Uhm… There aren’t any around?!” Ally said.
“Oh! If you need a red Puyo, we’ve got some over here!” Arle said.
“But do you have any green Puyo in exchange?” Ringo asked.
“We’ve got tons of green Puyo~! Here, right back at you!” I said, throwing some over.
“Got it! Thanks, Amitie~!”
“Gu-gugu~!”
Last time we had been nervous watching the other team build their chain and trying to match their speed, but this time we were trading Puyo between teams to keep things going much more smoothly.
“Amitie! I have cleared out the transparent Puyo that were in the way!”
“Thanks, Ally! You beat me to it!”
“Hehehe!”
It was like we could read each other’s minds. Our rhythm and timing were in perfect sync. Ally and I were two different people, but we didn’t feel like two different people at all. Ally understood what I was thinking. I could feel that with every moment that passed, and in a strange way, I understood Ally, too. And with each beat, I thought, Thanks for giving me the chance to meet you, Ally! I love you!
Could this be the “love” Ally was always going on about? If this is what “falling in love” is like, then it really is a mysterious, yet happy, special feeling all around!
I glanced up at the dark sky.
“They’ve started to make another pair of large chains!”
“Hmph… Let Us put aside Our quarrel for now and use the same defense as before.”
“Let’s. Then, partner, you’ll be the shield…”
“Why?! We should decide this impartially! A round of rock-paper-scissors should…”
“If you’re going to go on about fairness, then you should take your turn! And anyway, We can’t even play rock-paper-scissors, for We do not have hands, so don’t waste your breath on such stupid suggestions!”
“How dare you—!!”
SWOOOOOSH—!!
Welp. There they went arguing again. If they’d managed to make up that would’ve spelled trouble for us, but it looked like we were still in the clear for now…?
“Should we stack a few more on?” Arle asked.
“Come on, to stack or not to stack?!” Ringo pressed.
“Yeah, let’s stack away!” I answered.
There we go! Look, look! It was amazing! Our newest chains were bigger and better than ever!
“Then,”
“Are,”
“We,”
“Ready?”
I, Arle, Ringo, and Ally all looked at each other, each speaking in turn. Setting off these monster chains was going to be so awesome! We grinned excitedly, maybe even with a bit of mischief.
“Gugugu—!”
Carbuncle called out, as if to say, “Fire—!” And at that signal, we triggered the chains!
PUYO! PUYO! PUYON!
Color by color, the Puyo popped with a Puyo☆! It was so beautiful, like a colorful avalanche. Even my heart was dancing to a Puyo Puyo☆beat.
“This is exciting… Gwehehehe! Nyahahahaha!”
“Now… Here I go! Did you feel that? It’s overflowing… The power of love!”
In high spirits, Ringo and Ally built up our power. Next, Arle. We had to chant at the same time. We were overflowing with love, even more than last time… Now!
“BA-BA-BA-BAYOOOEN~~~!”
…In that dark sky, I felt like I saw a comet. And whenever I see a comet, a huge number of Nuisance Puyo is bound to follow.
“It’s coming—!”
“We are in trouble! This is no time to be quarreling!”
“Right! Cover me!”
“Why do you never volunteer?!”
Even now, Ouroboros was still arguing. And then…
“AH.”
In the split second before the two snakes were buried under the Nuisance Puyo coming down on them, the snakes finally spoke in sync again. But by then it was too late.
WHAM WHAM—!
“GYAAAAAAAAAAAA—!!!”
This time we had taken them both out for sure. Still trying to use each other as a shield, they were swallowed up by the Nuisance Puyo. I saw it with my own eyes. It was a 100% victory with flying colors!!
“We did it—!” Ally cheered while hopping up and down.
“We did it… We really did it!” said Arle.
“By the midpoint of our battle, all of my reservations about whether we could actually do this or not had long fallen away… This was just way too much fun…” Ringo seemed left in a daze by our smashing success.
“It’s all clear now! This is love! There is nothing but love right here and now! To have been able to fall in love with you all, I… I’m…so, so happy, you guys—!” Ally was humming with excitement, her fists shaking.
Wow, I’d never seen her that excited before. Maybe it was a little much? Well, I was pretty pumped myself, though. I felt like I could walk on air!
While we were still celebrating, we heard a carefree — yep, just as carefree as always — voice sound out from above us.
“Whoa~! Love sure is something~!”
There was Ecolo, two “hands” up in the air in a cheer.
“Congrats, congrats~! I didn’t think you guys could actually do it~”
…HUUH?! They didn’t believe in us at all?! W-well, we managed to pull it off in the end, so I guess it’s not a big deal.
Drifting airily to the side of the gates, Ecolo continued.
“Anyway, it’s about time to open up this door! Here you go, Ally, right this way~”
“…Eh?”
Oh… Right. I was having so much fun that I totally forgot. Everything we’d done up until now was to help Ally return to the world beyond those gates.
