Blue Giant #2

The cover of Blue Giant Vol. 2 says everything about this series' soul — a young man, identified as tenor saxophonist Miyamoto Dai, fills the frame with his gleaming golden saxophone raised and ready, a city skyline sketched quietly behind him. There's an immediacy to the image, raw and focused, that perfectly captures a musician pouring himself completely into his instrument. Published by Shogakukan, this volume promises the same passionate, ground-level portrait of jazz ambition that makes this manga such a compelling read.