僕はビートルズ [Boku wa Bītoruz] [Boku wa Beatles] #9

Two young musicians throw themselves into performance on the cover of this 2012 Kōdansha volume — one driving a drum kit with fierce energy while the other wields an electric guitar, both suited up and clearly in the heat of a live show. Artist かわぐちかいじ renders the scene with dynamic, crowd-backed intensity that captures everything exciting about rock performance. Writer 藤井哲夫and かわぐちかいじ continue their collaboration here with "Stage 72," and the cover alone makes it easy to see why this series resonates with anyone who loves music and manga in equal measure.