Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil #4

Volume 4 of *Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil* brings Yun Kouga and Sunao Minakata's dark school-thriller manga to an intense new chapter, with Minakata's cover art placing two schoolgirls — one sharp-eyed with flowing auburn hair, the other silver-haired and wide-eyed with violet irises — in an unsettlingly close, almost protective embrace. The contrast between the auburn girl's cool, self-assured expression and her companion's vulnerable tension says everything about the razor-thin line between guardian and threat that defines this series. If you've been following the deadly games of Myojo Academy, this 2016 edition is a compelling next step.