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.

This article is about the manga. For the video game, see Bombergirl.
Bomber Girl
Cover of the original Bomber Girl
ボンバーガール
(Bonbā Gāru)
GenreAction, comedy, science fiction[1][2]
Manga
Bomber Girl (pilot chapter)
Written byMakoto Niwano
Published byShueisha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump: Zōkan Spring Special
DemographicShōnen
Published1993
Manga
Written byMakoto Niwano
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 31, 1994 – April 11, 1994
Volumes1
Manga
Bomber Girl Crash!
Written byMakoto Niwano
Published byShōnen Gahosha
Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Published2000
Volumes3
Manga
Bomber Girl Complete
Written byMakoto Niwano
Published byShōnen Gahosha
MagazineYoung King
DemographicSeinen
Published2002
Manga
Bomber Girl XXX
Written byMakoto Niwano
Published byShōnen Gahosha
MagazineYoung King
DemographicSeinen
Published2004
Volumes3

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]

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References
  1. "Bomber Girl Vol. #1". Mania Entertainment. December 3, 2004. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. "The Month in Review - July 2002". Anime News Network. August 7, 2002. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. "BOMBER　GIRL" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2003. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  5. "Bomber Girl Volume 1." Amazon.com. Accessed October 4, 2008.
  6. Macdonald, Christopher (May 20, 2002). "Raijin Comics Details". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  7. John Jakala (2003-01-07). "Raijin Comics #2 - Review - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  8. Thompson, Jason (2012-01-05). "Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Raijin Comics". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
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