Wombs (manga) explained

Wombs
Genre:Science fiction[1]
Type:manga
Author:Yumiko Shirai
Publisher:Shogakukan
Imprint:Ikki Comix
First:April 25, 2009
Last:January 29, 2016
Volumes:5

Wombs (stylized as WOMBS) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yumiko Shirai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from April 2009 to October 2010, and later directly published via volumes, with the fifth and last one released in January 2016.

In 2016, Wombs won the Grand Prize of the 37th Nihon SF Taisho Award.

Synopsis

On the planet of Hekiou, there is a continuing war between the first wave of immigrants and the second. An important section of the military uses a native creature, the Niebass, to give its soldiers translocation abilities. These soldiers are all women, with the alien creature transplanted into their wombs. Some people see this practice as a violation of human women by aliens, and Mana Oga's boyfriend has a similar perspective on the matter. Mana Oga is a new soldier in this section, and the story follows her and the other women in her group who accept the alien creatures into their wombs in order to defend their homes.

Publication

Wombs, written and illustrated by Yumiko Shirai, debuted in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki on April 25, 2009.[2] The series was regularly published in the magazine for sixteen chapters until October 25, 2010,[3] [4] and it was then directly released via volumes,[4] [5] although the first chapter of the third volume was published by the magazine in advance on April 25, 2012.[6] The five tankōbon volumes of Wombs were released from January 29, 2010, to January 29, 2016.

Volumes

Reception

Wombs was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2010.[7] The series won the 37th Nihon SF Taisho Award by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ).[8] [9] [10] The manga was nominated for the 48th Seiun Award in the Best Comic category in 2017.[11] The manga was nominated for the Grand Prize of the 12th and 16th Sense of Gender Award in 2012 and 2016, respectively.[12] [13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:WOMBS発売記念、白井弓子×上田早夕里トークショー. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/96200. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 21, 2020. ja. July 31, 2013.
  2. Web site: ja:はがきを出せば必ずもらえる。IKKI特製ポストカード. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/15898. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 21, 2020. ja. April 25, 2009. July 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703034938/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/15898. live.
  3. Web site: ja:月刊IKKI 2010年12月号. https://www.neowing.co.jp/product/NEOBK-1152386. Neowing. October 24, 2021. https://archive.today/20211024023337/https://www.neowing.co.jp/product/NEOBK-1152386. October 24, 2021. ja. live.
  4. Web site: ja:白井弓子「WOMBS」2巻発売、3巻からは描き下ろしに移行. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/44158. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 21, 2020. ja. January 28, 2011. April 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420162849/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/44158. live.
  5. Web site: ja:白井弓子「WOMBS」描き下ろしの4巻発売、書店特典も. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/93905. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 21, 2020. ja. June 28, 2013. January 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240112043612/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/93905. live.
  6. Web site: ja:月刊ＩＫＫＩ 2012年6月号. http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/magazines/detail/_sbook_0170906112. Shogakukan. July 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609075502/http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/magazines/detail/_sbook_0170906112. June 9, 2012. ja.
  7. Web site: Manga Division – 2010 [14th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive]. Japan Media Arts Festival. November 11, 2020. https://archive.today/20201111202725/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2010/manga/. November 11, 2020. live.
  8. Web site: ja:第37回日本ＳＦ大賞・受賞作決定！. http://sfwj.jp/awards/Nihon-SF-Taisho-Award/37/20161226234600.html. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan.. September 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151625/http://sfwj.jp/awards/Nihon-SF-Taisho-Award/37/decision37.html. February 27, 2017. ja. February 25, 2017. live.
  9. Web site: ja:日本SF大賞受賞・白井弓子の新作短編集「イワとニキの新婚旅行」. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/244894. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 21, 2020. ja. August 16, 2017. January 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240112043707/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/244894. live.
  10. Web site: ja:第37回日本SF大賞を妊婦が戦場に赴くマンガ「WOMBS」で白井弓子さんが受賞. https://jp.ign.com/manga/13108/news/37sfwombs. IGN Japan. November 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20170714001738/https://jp.ign.com/manga/13108/news/37sfwombs. July 14, 2017. ja. April 22, 2017. live.
  11. Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. Shin Godzilla, 'your name.,' Kabaneri, Erased Nominated for Seiun Sci-Fi Awards. Anime News Network. September 21, 2020. April 11, 2017. July 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711163639/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-11/shin-godzilla-your-name-kabaneri-erased-nominated-for-seiun-sci-fi-awards/.114648. live.
  12. Web site: ja:2012年度-第12回Sense of Gender賞 The 12th Sense of Gender Award in 2012｜ジェンダーSF研究会. https://gender-sf.org/sog/2012/. August 12, 2022. gender-sf.org. January 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240112043706/https://gender-sf.org/sog/2012/. live.
  13. Web site: ja:2016年度-第16回Sense of Gender賞 The 16th Sense of Gender Award in 2016｜ジェンダーSF研究会. https://gender-sf.org/sog/2016/. August 12, 2022. gender-sf.org. January 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240112043657/https://gender-sf.org/sog/2016/. live.

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