Junk Force (manga)

Junk Force (Japanese: ジャンクフォース, Hepburn: 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]

Junk Force
First English edition of Junk Force as published by ComicsOne
ジャンクフォース
(Janku Fōsu)
GenreAction
Manga
Written byHideki Kakinuma
Illustrated byYusuke Tsurugi
Published byMediaWorks
English publisher
MagazineDengeki Comic Gao!
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 27, 2003 – February 27, 2004
Volumes3
Light novel
Written byHideki Kakinuma
Illustrated byEeji Komatsu
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
Original runJuly 2003 – December 2005
Volumes5

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. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 27 February 2003[2]978-4-84-022332-41 February 2004978-1-58-899364-9
2 27 August 2003[3]978-4-84-022465-9—978-1-58-899365-6
3 27 February 2004[4]978-4-84-022625-7—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. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 2003[5]978-4-84-010812-6May 15, 2005[6]978-1-58-899312-0
2 January 2004[7]978-4-84-011024-2September 19, 2005[8]978-1-59-796111-0
3 April 2004[9]978-4-84-011072-3January 2, 2006[10]978-1-59-796019-9
4 October 2004[11]978-4-84-011157-7
5 December 22, 2005[12]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:

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. ASIN 4840223327.
  3. JUNK FORCE 2 (電撃コミックス) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 484022465X.
  4. JUNK FORCE 3 (電撃コミックス) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4840226253.
  5. ジャンクフォース (MF文庫J) (文庫) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4840108129.
  6. Kurihashi, Shinsuke; Tsurugi, Yusuke (29 June 2005). Junk Force Novel Volume 1 (v. 1) (Paperback). ISBN 1588993124.
  7. ジャンクフォース〈2〉 (MF文庫J) (文庫) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4840110247.
  8. Kakinuma, Hideki (5 September 2005). Junk Force Novel Volume 2 (v. 2) (Paperback). ISBN 1597961116.
  9. ジャンクフォース〈3〉 (MF文庫J) (文庫) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4840110727.
  10. Kakinuma, Hideki (7 February 2006). Junk Force Novel Volume 3 (v. 3) (Paperback). ISBN 1597960195.
  11. ジャンクフォース〈4〉 (MF文庫J) (文庫) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 484011157X.
  12. ジャンクフォース(5) (文庫) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4840114307.
  13. Chavez, Eduardo M. (December 24, 2004). "Junk Force Vol. #01". Mania.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2009. 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. Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
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