| 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 | ComicsOne, DrMaster |
| 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 | ComicsOne |
| 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]
Contents |
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.
| No. | Japanese | English | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | ISBN | Release date | ISBN | |
| 1 | 27 February 2003[2] | ISBN 978-4-84-022332-4 | 1 February 2004 | ISBN 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 |
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 | English | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | ISBN | Release date | ISBN | |
| 1 | July 2003[5] | ISBN 978-4-84-010812-6 | May 15, 2005[6] | ISBN 978-1-58-899312-0 |
| 2 | January 2004[7] | ISBN 978-4-84-011024-2 | September 19, 2005[8] | ISBN 978-1-59-796111-0 |
| 3 | April 2004[9] | ISBN 978-4-84-011072-3 | January 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 | ||
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
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]