バトルスタディーズ [Battle Studies] #38

Volume 38 of Nakigokuro's Battle Studies arrives with a brooding, close-cropped portrait of a weathered, intense man whose expression radiates the hard-earned grit that defines this celebrated baseball manga. The painterly cover—dominated by muted, shadowy tones contrasted against the red stitching of a baseball worked into the title lettering—gives the whole package a cinematic weight that matches the series' reputation for raw, uncompromising storytelling. If you've been following this long-running Kōdansha series, volume 38 is exactly the kind of entry that reminds you why it's kept readers so gripped.