ベック [Bekku / Beck] #1

The opening volume of Harold Sakuishi's music-driven manga sets the tone perfectly with this cover: a grinning, patchwork-bodied dog — half golden Shiba, half blue-stitched misfit — sits front and center, cheerfully owning the frame, while a young guy with a guitar lurks in the cool blue shadows behind him. That distinctive dog, Beck himself, immediately signals a series with personality to spare. Published by Kōdansha under their Monthly Shonen Magazine Comics imprint, this is a fine starting point for anyone curious about the series.