Junk Force

Junk Force

First English edition of Junk Force as published by ComicsOne
ジャンクフォース
(Janku Fōsu)
Genre Action
Manga
Written by Hideki Kakinuma
Illustrated by Yusuke Tsurugi
Published by MediaWorks
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!
Original run February 27, 2003 – February 27, 2004
Volumes 3
Light novel
Written by Hideki Kakinuma
Illustrated by Eeji Komatsu
Published by Media Factory
English publisher
Demographic Male
Imprint MF Bunko J
Original run July 2003 – December 2005
Volumes 5

Junk Force (ジャンクフォース Janku Fōsu) is a Japanese manga written by Hideki Kakinuma and illustrated by Yusuke Tsurugi with character designs by Eeji Komatsu. It was serialized in Dengeki Comic Gao!. The manga was licensed in English by ComicsOne before the license was transferred to DrMaster.[1]

Manga

The manga was released by MediaWorks between February 27, 2003 and February 27, 2004. The English release of the manga released the first of three tankōbon volumes on April 5, 2005.

Volume listing

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 27 February 2003[2]ISBN 978-4-84-022332-41 February 2004ISBN 978-1-58-899364-9
2 27 August 2003[3]ISBN 978-4-84-022465-9—ISBN 978-1-58-899365-6
3 27 February 2004[4]ISBN 978-4-84-022625-7—ISBN 978-1-58-899366-3

Novels

The manga has been adapted into 5 novels, all written by Hideki Kakinuma and illustrated by Eeji Komatsu. The first three volumes were published in English by DrMaster.

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 July 2003[5]ISBN 978-4-84-010812-6May 15, 2005[6]ISBN 978-1-58-899312-0
2 January 2004[7]ISBN 978-4-84-011024-2September 19, 2005[8]ISBN 978-1-59-796111-0
3 April 2004[9]ISBN 978-4-84-011072-3January 2, 2006[10]ISBN 978-1-59-796019-9
4 October 2004[11]ISBN 978-4-84-011157-7
5 December 22, 2005[12]ISBN 978-4-84-011430-1

Drama CDs

In January and March 2003, two Junk Force audio drama CDs were released by King Records in Japan. These CDs featured both new material and adaptations of stories featured in the manga and the novels. Professional voice actors were cast and possibly intended to be retained had the planned anime series reached fruition. The CDs are out of print.

The cast included:

Nana Mizuki - Liza

Yasushi Souitirou - Louis

Yū Asakawa - Wooty

Ai Shimizu - Mill

Motizuki Kushiro - Mamet

Reception

Mania.com's Eduardo M. Chavez commends the manga on character design and the translation of sound effects.[13]

Theron Martin at Anime News Network commends the novel for "good extrapolation of future military tech" but criticises it for the author's "unsophisticated writing style".[14] Mania.com's Mike Dungan criticises the poor translation done by DrMaster. However, he commends the author for putting "mecha-fanservice" into the novel.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "ComicsOne announces Junk Force". Anime News Network. 2003-10-22. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  2. ↑ "JUNK FORCE 1 (電撃コミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  3. ↑ "JUNK FORCE 2 (電撃コミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  4. ↑ "JUNK FORCE 3 (電撃コミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  5. ↑ "ジャンクフォース (MF文庫J) (文庫)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  6. ↑ "Junk Force Novel Volume 1 (v. 1) (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  7. ↑ "ジャンクフォース〈2〉 (MF文庫J) (文庫)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  8. ↑ "Junk Force Novel Volume 2 (v. 2) (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  9. ↑ "ジャンクフォース〈3〉 (MF文庫J) (文庫)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  10. ↑ "Junk Force Novel Volume 3 (v. 3) (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  11. ↑ "ジャンクフォース〈4〉 (MF文庫J) (文庫)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  12. ↑ ジャンクフォース(5) (文庫) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  13. ↑ Chavez, Eduardo M. (December 24, 2004). "Junk Force Vol. #01". Mania.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  14. ↑ Martin, Theron (June 8, 2006). "Junk Force Novel 3". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  15. ↑ Dungan, Mike (June 16, 2006). "Junk Force (novel) Vol. #02". Mania.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.

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