Bomber Girl
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| Written by | Makoto Niwano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Published by | Shueisha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump: Zōkan Spring Special | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Shōnen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Published | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Written by | Makoto Niwano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Published by | Shueisha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Imprint | Jump Comics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Demographic | Shōnen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original run | January 31, 1994–April 11, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volumes | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bomber Girl(stylized inall caps) is a Japanesemangaseries written and illustrated byMakoto Niwano.It was published inShueisha'sWeekly Shōnen Jumpfrom January to April 1994.
In North America, the series was published byGutsoon Entertainmentand serialized in itsRaijin Comicsmanga anthology.
Plot
[edit]The series is about Emi Rashomon(La sinh môn エミー,Rashomon Emii),a bounty hunter who uses her sex appeal to defeat enemies. Guy Kurosaki(Hắc kỳ ガイ,Kurosaki Gai)is a police officer who initially opposes Emi's methods.
Release
[edit]Bomber Girlis written and illustrated byMakoto Niwano.It was published inShueisha'sWeekly Shōnen Jumpfrom January 31 to April 11, 1994.[3]The eleven individual chapters were compiled in a singletankōbonvolume on August 4, 1994.[4]
In North America, the series was published byGutsoon Entertainmentand serialized in itsRaijin Comicsmanga anthology.[5][6]
Reception
[edit]The series received very negative critics from manga and anime reviewers. John Jakala said that the first instalment of the series was okay, but the second was even more amateur. He referred to a car panel as it looked like something an elementary school child would draw in the margins of his math notebook.[7]He also noted that he does not want to pay for work of such unprofessional quality. He cast his vote againstBomber Girlon an online survey.[7]John Jakala continuously made fun of the series in the later reviews.
Jason Thompsondescribed it as "amoral girl with big boobs killing and torturing people," despising the manga as he stated, "[it] is so awful that I assume it got published because [Makoto] Niwano jumped into an icy river to save[Tetsuo] Haraand[Tsukasa] Hojofrom drowning. "[8]Eduardo M. Chavez of Mania Entertainment pondered, "For those looking for a manga with a lot of action, a good amount of fan-service, and some crazy looking characters this might be a good call.... For those looking for something with a decent plot, character designs that won't disturb you, andfan-servicethat does not involved greased up male cult members or a gang boss that has a gattling gun [sic] on... his phallus you should pass. "[2]
References
[edit]- ^ab"The Month in Review - July 2002".Anime News Network.August 7, 2002.RetrievedAugust 9,2019.
- ^ab"Bomber Girl Vol. #1".Mania Entertainment. December 3, 2004. Archived fromthe originalon December 5, 2014.RetrievedNovember 30,2014.
- ^Chu khan thiếu niên ジャンプ BOMBER GIRL(にわのまこと).Media Arts Database(in Japanese).Agency for Cultural Affairs.Archived fromthe originalon August 9, 2019.RetrievedAugust 9,2019.
- ^"BOMBER GIRL"(in Japanese).Shueisha.Archived fromthe originalon August 16, 2003.RetrievedAugust 9,2019.
- ^"Bomber Girl Volume 1."Amazon.com.Accessed October 4, 2008.
- ^Macdonald, Christopher (May 20, 2002)."Raijin Comics Details".Anime News Network.RetrievedAugust 9,2019.
- ^abJohn Jakala (2003-01-07)."Raijin Comics #2 - Review - Anime News Network".Anime News Network.Retrieved2008-10-18.
- ^Thompson, Jason (2012-01-05)."Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Raijin Comics".Anime News Network.Retrieved2014-11-30.
External links
[edit]- Bomber Girl(manga) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia