SHWD: Special Hazardous Waste Disposal (Japanese: ＳＨＷＤ《シュード》) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by sono.N. It was first published as an original doujinshi at COMITIA in 2018, and was later serialized online via Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's Comic Ruelle from June 2020 to February 2023. It is licensed for an English-language release by Digital Manga and Seven Seas Entertainment.
| SHWD: Special Hazardous Waste Disposal | |
 Volume 1 English cover | |
| ＳＨＷＤ《シュード》 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | sono.N |
| Published by | Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Comic Ruelle |
| Original run | June 19, 2020 – February 17, 2023 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Synopsis
editThe story follows Koga, a new recruit at the Tokyo branch of SHWD, Special Hazardous Waste Disposal, that specializes in disposing of the mysterious biological weapon "Dynamis" that have appeared across the world. Working alongside her training officer Sawada, the two form a team that aims to take on the monsters head on in close combat.
Publication
editWritten and illustrated by sono.N, SHWD was first published as an original doujinshi at COMITIA 124 in 2018.[1] It was later serialized online via Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's Comic Ruelle on June 19, 2020, to February 17, 2023.[2] The series has been collected in three tankōbon volumes as of June 2023.
The original doujinshi was licensed for an English release under Digital Manga's Lilyka imprint, before later merging with eManga.[3] The serialized version is licensed for an English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[4]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 15, 2021[5] | 978-4-40-864006-8 | October 11, 2022[6] | 978-1-63858-570-1 |
| 2 | August 18, 2022[7] | 978-4-40-864065-5 | — | — |
| 3 | June 15, 2023[8] | 978-4-40-864096-9 | — | — |
Reception
editErica Friedman of Yuricon praised the series giving all 3 volumes an overall 8 out of 10, noting of sono.N's art that the "series is a love letter to huge, muscular woman."[9] And in her review of volume 2, "this a solid action series, with powerful backstories and a pretty thin plot so far. One hopes that it will be given time to develop, so we get a current timeline story along with the puzzle pieces of the backstories."[10] Nicki Bauman likewise praised the series in her review of the original doujinshi, summarizing that "there is something here for everyone to enjoy, whether you like muscular girls bathing, cute girl meets girl romances, pulse-pounding action, and, for all you nerds out there, literary analysis."[11]
References
edit- ^ "SONONOTE Works". Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "【SHWD《シュード》】" (in Japanese). Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha. June 19, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "SHWD". Emanga. Digital Manga. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Seven Seas Licenses 7th Time Loop, Crossplay Love, SHWD Manga". Anime News Network. December 8, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ SHWD《シュード》(1) (リュエルコミックス) (in Japanese). Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha. ASIN 4408640069.
- ^ "Book: SHWD Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ SHWD《シュード》(2) (リュエルコミックス) (in Japanese). Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha. ASIN 4408640654.
- ^ SHWD《シュード》(3) (リュエルコミックス) (in Japanese). Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha. ASIN 4408640964.
- ^ Friedman, Erica (September 16, 2021). "SHWD (シュード), Volume 1)". Okazu. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Friedman, Erica (November 2, 2022). "SHWD (シュード), Volume 2)". Okazu. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Bauman, Nicki (June 23, 2019). "LGBTQ Manga Review - SHDW". YuriMother. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
External links
edit- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Seven Seas Entertainment SHWD website
- SHWD (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia