is a Japanese ''

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written and illustrated by sono.N. It was first published as an original

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in 2018, and was later serialized online via

Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha is a Japanese publishing company founded on June 10, 1897. Magazines Monthly *''Body+'' *''Comic Candoll'' *''GarrRV'' *''Garuru'' *''Misty'' *''Monthly Bijutsu'' *''Monthly J-novel'' *''Waggle'' Quarterly *''Kabuka Yohō'' *''NAIL VENUS'' Def ...

's ''Comic Ruelle'' from June 2020 to February 2023. It is licensed for an English-language release by

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and

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Synopsis

The 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

Written and illustrated by sono.N, ''SHWD'' was first published as an original doujinshi at

124 in 2018. It was later serialized online via

's ''Comic Ruelle'' on June 19, 2020, to February 17, 2023. The series has been collected in three ''

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'' volumes as of June 2023. The original doujinshi was licensed for an English release under

's ''Lilyka'' imprint, before later merging with eManga. The serialized version is licensed for an English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. In 2024 Seven Seas Entertainment announced an omnibus collection of the series titled "''SHWD: The Complete Yuri Collection''".

Reception

Erica Friedman of

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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." 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." 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."

References

External links

Official manga website

Seven Seas Entertainment SHWD website
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