Bomber Girl Explained

Type:manga
Bomber Girl
Author:Makoto Niwano
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Jump: Zōkan Spring Special
Published:1993
Type:manga
Author:Makoto Niwano
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Shōnen
Imprint:Jump Comics
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Jump
First:January 31, 1994
Last:April 11, 1994
Volumes:1
Type:manga
Bomber Girl Crash!
Author:Makoto Niwano
Publisher:Shōnen Gahosha
Demographic:Seinen
Published:2000
Volumes:3
Type:manga
Bomber Girl Complete
Author:Makoto Niwano
Publisher:Shōnen Gahosha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Young King
Published:2002
Type:manga
Bomber Girl XXX
Author:Makoto Niwano
Publisher:Shōnen Gahosha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Young King
Published:2004
Volumes:3

Bomber Girl (stylized in all caps) 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.

In North America, the series was published by Gutsoon Entertainment and serialized in its Raijin Comics manga anthology.

Plot

The series is about, a bounty hunter who uses her sex appeal to defeat enemies. 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.[1] The eleven individual chapters were compiled in a single tankōbon volume on August 4, 1994.[2]

In North America, the series was published by Gutsoon Entertainment and serialized in its Raijin Comics manga anthology.[3] [4]

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.[5] 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. 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."[6] 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 on ... his phallus you should pass."[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazine_works/87 . ja:週刊少年ジャンプ BOMBER GIRL(にわのまこと). Japanese . Media Arts Database . . August 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809224055/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazine_works/87. August 9, 2019.
  2. Web site: BOMBER GIRL . . August 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030816022819/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-871870-4&mode=1 . August 16, 2003 . ja.
  3. "Bomber Girl Volume 1." Amazon.com. Accessed October 4, 2008.
  4. Web site: Macdonald . Christopher . Raijin Comics Details . . August 9, 2019 . May 20, 2002.
  5. Web site: Raijin Comics #2 - Review - Anime News Network . . 2003-01-07 . John Jakala . 2008-10-18 .
  6. Web site: Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Raijin Comics . Thompson, Jason . Anime News Network . 2012-01-05 . 2014-11-30.
  7. Web site: Bomber Girl Vol. #1 . December 3, 2004 . Mania Entertainment . November 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205091523/http://www.mania.com/bomber-girl-vol-1_article_81536.html . December 5, 2014 .