Au bain, Les Yankees #1

Hiromasa Okujima's manga series kicks off with a delightfully unexpected premise — two slick, tough-looking Yankees (Japanese delinquents) who seem far more at home in a back-alley rumble than a traditional *sentō* bathhouse. The cover places them front and center: one flashing a sharp grin while cradling a washing basin stocked with bathing supplies, the other cutting a cool figure in leopard-print tie and black suit, with a classic public bathhouse facade visible in the background. It's a charming collision of old-school street attitude and quintessentially Japanese communal bathing culture, and this 2023 naBan release looks like the perfect starting point for the series.