バトル・ロワイアル [Batoru Rowaiaru / Battle Royale] #4

A brooding, sharp-eyed figure dominates this volume's cover — Kiriyama Kazuo himself, named prominently in bold kanji alongside his surname, his dark coat swept open and one hand glowing with an unsettling green light against a blood-splattered emerald background. The Akita Bunko edition of Battle Royale Vol. 4 brings together the work of novelist Koushun Takami and manga artist Masayuki Taguchi in one of manga's most intense survival stories. If you've been following this series, this volume's cover alone — all coiled menace and stylish dread — makes it clear things are about to get more dangerous.