Cage of Eden #13

Volume 13 of Yoshinobu Yamada's survival manga puts its large, diverse cast front and center under an open blue sky — a determined young man in a dark school uniform dominates the foreground while a crowd of students, some gripping makeshift weapons like a blade and a staff, fan out behind him. The sheer number of characters on display here speaks to how richly populated this series has become by this point in the story. If you've been following the stranded-students saga, this volume's ensemble cover is a vivid reminder of just how much humanity — and tension — Yamada has packed into every chapter.