Bomber Girl
Bomber Girl (Japanese: ボンバーガール, Hepburn: Bonbā Gāru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Niwano. It was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from January to April 1994.
| Bomber Girl | |
 Cover of the original Bomber Girl | |
| ボンバーガール (Bonbā Gāru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, comedy, science fiction[1][2] |
| Manga | |
| Bomber Girl (pilot chapter) | |
| Written by | Makoto Niwano |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump: Zōkan Spring Special |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Published | 1993 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Makoto Niwano |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| English magazine | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | January 18, 1994 – March 24, 1994 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Bomber Girl Crash! | |
| Written by | Makoto Niwano |
| Published by | Shōnen Gahosha |
| Magazine | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Published | 2000 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Bomber Girl Complete | |
| Written by | Makoto Niwano |
| Published by | Shōnen Gahosha |
| Magazine | Young King |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Published | 2002 |
| Manga | |
| Bomber Girl XXX | |
| Written by | Makoto Niwano |
| Published by | Shōnen Gahosha |
| Magazine | Young King |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Published | 2004 |
| Volumes | 3 |
In North America, the series was published by Gutsoon Entertainment and serialized in its Raijin Comics manga anthology.
Plot
The series is about Emi Rashomon (羅生門エミー, Rashomon Emii), a bounty hunter who uses her sex appeal to defeat enemies. Guy Kurosaki (黒崎 ガイ, Kurosaki Gai) is a police officer who initially opposes Emi's methods.
Release
Bomber Girl is written and illustrated by Makoto Niwano. It was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 31 to April 11, 1994.[3] The eleven individual chapters were compiled in a single tankōbon volume on August 4, 1994.[4]
In North America, the series was published by Gutsoon Entertainment and serialized in its Raijin Comics manga anthology.[5][6]
Reception
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 against Bomber Girl on an online survey.[7] John Jakala continuously made fun of the series in the later reviews.
Jason Thompson described 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] Hara and [Tsukasa] Hojo from 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, and fan-service that does not involved greased up male cult members or a gang boss that has a gattling gun [sic] on ... his phallus you should pass."[1]
References
- "Bomber Girl Vol. #1". Mania Entertainment. December 3, 2004. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- "The Month in Review - July 2002". Anime News Network. August 7, 2002. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- 週刊少年ジャンプ BOMBER GIRL(にわのまこと). Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- "BOMBER GIRL" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2003. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- "Bomber Girl Volume 1." Amazon.com. Accessed October 4, 2008.
- Macdonald, Christopher (May 20, 2002). "Raijin Comics Details". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- John Jakala (2003-01-07). "Raijin Comics #2 - Review - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- Thompson, Jason (2012-01-05). "Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Raijin Comics". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-11-30.