Blade of the Immortal #23

Hiroaki Samura's artistry is on full display in this third chapter of the "On Silent Wings" arc, where a brooding samurai figure sits amid bare, skeletal branches, his katana resting at his side while white birds flutter softly around him — one perched delicately in his cupped hands. The muted, painterly tones and that striking contrast between the warrior's intensity and the fragile birds create a cover of quiet, haunting beauty that exemplifies why this series earned such devoted readership.