008 Apprenti espion #20

Volume 20 of *You Are Double-O Eight* arrives with a striking cover that places a wide-eyed blonde girl — wearing a collar with a small bell and a fur-trimmed outfit with circular markings — front and center, while a silver-haired, sharp-eyed man looms imposingly behind her, a mechanical jaw brace crossing his lower face and a dark cape draped across his shoulders. The contrast between the girl's startled expression and the man's cool, predatory smirk creates an immediate sense of tension that fans of this spy-action series will find hard to resist. By creator Matsue Na Shun, this 2025 Kurokawa release keeps the series' blend of espionage intrigue and dynamic character work going strong into its third decade of volumes.