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Magical Girl Special Ops Asuka #5
魔法少女特殊戦あすか 5
地球の運命を賭けた攻防戦――。
激しさを極める“伝説の五人(マジカル・ファイブ)"と“バベル旅団(りょだん)"との戦い――。
市街戦を繰り広げるミア、偽装シェルター前で敵を食い止めるタマラや『M班(エムはん)』らの尽力もむなしく、ついに防衛ラインを突破されてしまう。
そして、ギース、ちさとと、あすか、くるみの4名が対峙し、直接対決へ突入――!!
この強敵を前に、タイムリミットまでタビラ将軍を守り抜く事ができるのか――!?
世界の運命を左右する攻防戦を描く怒涛の第5巻!
激しさを極める“伝説の五人(マジカル・ファイブ)"と“バベル旅団(りょだん)"との戦い――。
市街戦を繰り広げるミア、偽装シェルター前で敵を食い止めるタマラや『M班(エムはん)』らの尽力もむなしく、ついに防衛ラインを突破されてしまう。
そして、ギース、ちさとと、あすか、くるみの4名が対峙し、直接対決へ突入――!!
この強敵を前に、タイムリミットまでタビラ将軍を守り抜く事ができるのか――!?
世界の運命を左右する攻防戦を描く怒涛の第5巻!
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First published July 25, 2017
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April 19, 2023
Life’s no longer a beach, but does that mean that then they die? The girls are under assault from the Babel Brigade, who are chasing down General Tabira and her attendants. War Nurse comes even closer to her psychotic break, while Rapture ends up being disarmed.
Well, after the wholly excessive nonsense of last volume… we start off with an ass shot and a truly pointless (fine, it’s arguably not in terms of how this manga purports itself) massage plus boob sequence. Which is a prelude to a large scale battle raging through the volume.
And, hey, it’s pretty good as fights go. As less clear as the action is here, versus some other shonen, I’d technically rather read this when it isn’t making my eyes roll with its exploitation of its leads.
Which is weird, because there’s so much ridiculous terminology being thrown around and gore for the sake of gore and, indeed, what is essentially tantamount to torture porn flying about.
But grounding it all, even in the face of the worst the authors can drum up, is Asuka herself, traumatized to here and back again. Her trauma and her desire to overcome it are the beating heart of this mess.
When she stares down the leader of this whole mess, it’s basically a fundamental disagreement where he thinks the world is trash, but she sees the beauty worth fighting for, even amongst the awfulness. Which is plenty awful in this manga.
Honestly, Asuka deserves a better story than the one she’s in. Not the first time that’s ever happened, but in a book as ridiculous with its tone as this one, it’s quite noticeable. This thing goes from body horror to having its mascot character firing guns in classic John Woo pose in a couple of panels.
War Nurse ends up fighting the evil magical girl, who runs circles around her while also showing off her bits because this story never met a costume it couldn’t make smaller. It’s not a bad fight, as over complicated as her enemy’s powers get, because we see that War Nurse, despite being woefully unhinged, at least comes by it honestly.
War is hell, but the problem is that this hell is so unsure how to balance its tenor at all. Honestly, I think it could be a lot more effective if it walked back some of its worst aspects and had a bit more restraint, but that’s me.
It’s a good fight volume, though, as it presses on multiple fronts, escalates, and shows our heroes pushed to the limits. There’s a clear point to the combat and minimal brinkmanship where stuff is pulled from nowhere. A little, but not unto infinity.
3 stars - compulsively readable baloney with some parts that just make my eyes roll so very hard. I don’t pick up a volume of this too often, but I do plan to pick away at it.
Well, after the wholly excessive nonsense of last volume… we start off with an ass shot and a truly pointless (fine, it’s arguably not in terms of how this manga purports itself) massage plus boob sequence. Which is a prelude to a large scale battle raging through the volume.
And, hey, it’s pretty good as fights go. As less clear as the action is here, versus some other shonen, I’d technically rather read this when it isn’t making my eyes roll with its exploitation of its leads.
Which is weird, because there’s so much ridiculous terminology being thrown around and gore for the sake of gore and, indeed, what is essentially tantamount to torture porn flying about.
But grounding it all, even in the face of the worst the authors can drum up, is Asuka herself, traumatized to here and back again. Her trauma and her desire to overcome it are the beating heart of this mess.
When she stares down the leader of this whole mess, it’s basically a fundamental disagreement where he thinks the world is trash, but she sees the beauty worth fighting for, even amongst the awfulness. Which is plenty awful in this manga.
Honestly, Asuka deserves a better story than the one she’s in. Not the first time that’s ever happened, but in a book as ridiculous with its tone as this one, it’s quite noticeable. This thing goes from body horror to having its mascot character firing guns in classic John Woo pose in a couple of panels.
War Nurse ends up fighting the evil magical girl, who runs circles around her while also showing off her bits because this story never met a costume it couldn’t make smaller. It’s not a bad fight, as over complicated as her enemy’s powers get, because we see that War Nurse, despite being woefully unhinged, at least comes by it honestly.
War is hell, but the problem is that this hell is so unsure how to balance its tenor at all. Honestly, I think it could be a lot more effective if it walked back some of its worst aspects and had a bit more restraint, but that’s me.
It’s a good fight volume, though, as it presses on multiple fronts, escalates, and shows our heroes pushed to the limits. There’s a clear point to the combat and minimal brinkmanship where stuff is pulled from nowhere. A little, but not unto infinity.
3 stars - compulsively readable baloney with some parts that just make my eyes roll so very hard. I don’t pick up a volume of this too often, but I do plan to pick away at it.
June 25, 2025
I ended my review of the last volume by saying I hoped the promise of action in volume 5 would shift the tone in a more serious direction for awhile...and then this one opens with a four-page, full color sequence of half- then fully-naked magical girl getting a massage and taking a shower. Then commenting that her boobs have gotten bigger. *Sigh*
And it's bizarre, because aside from this magical girl catching a glimpse of the ongoing siege on the news, this intro (and the short chapter at the end also featuring her) has nothing to do with anything currently going on. Once we snap back to the relevant action however, volume 5 is pretty much one big fight sequence. And it's a pretty good one, I must say.
As the bad guys keep fighting their way to the fairy general, there are some well-choreographed standoffs between War Nurse and Whiplash, and Rapture and, er...the huge armored guy whose name I can't remember. Phoenix gets wrapped up with fighting a bunch of the small fry at the beginning, but it's still a well-drawn battle; even the regular humans, and the mascot characters get in on some of the action (Sacchu is becoming oddly endearing, flying through the air, John Woo style with pistols blazing).
All in all, this is just a fun volume. The gunfire and bloodshed serve as a reminder that this is at least nominally, supposed to be a more serious manga. We'll see how long that lasts, before we end up losing the tonal consistency again.
And it's bizarre, because aside from this magical girl catching a glimpse of the ongoing siege on the news, this intro (and the short chapter at the end also featuring her) has nothing to do with anything currently going on. Once we snap back to the relevant action however, volume 5 is pretty much one big fight sequence. And it's a pretty good one, I must say.
As the bad guys keep fighting their way to the fairy general, there are some well-choreographed standoffs between War Nurse and Whiplash, and Rapture and, er...the huge armored guy whose name I can't remember. Phoenix gets wrapped up with fighting a bunch of the small fry at the beginning, but it's still a well-drawn battle; even the regular humans, and the mascot characters get in on some of the action (Sacchu is becoming oddly endearing, flying through the air, John Woo style with pistols blazing).
All in all, this is just a fun volume. The gunfire and bloodshed serve as a reminder that this is at least nominally, supposed to be a more serious manga. We'll see how long that lasts, before we end up losing the tonal consistency again.
February 5, 2020
The beginning of the battle from the last installment carries on into this one. It's a major turning point for all involved. Lots of casualties, and injuries, but the fighting is intense. Loved the fight between Rapture and Giess, and War Nurse and Whiplash.
January 13, 2020
Ottimo numero. La storia prosegue sempre avvincente e ci sono ottimi combattimenti. Un majocco particolare ma molto puacevole
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