Crescent Moon, Dance With The Monster #1

Kazuhiro Fujita's The Black Museum: Crescent Moon, Dance With The Monster arrives in 2024 through Ki-oon's seinen line, and this first volume announces itself with real Gothic elegance — its sage-green cover dressed in Art Nouveau gold ornamentation feels like a forbidden antique tome. The central illustration, framed like a portrait, depicts a wild-haired woman in layered crimson finery crouching low, a long firearm across her lap and a striking red boot planted on the ground, while a composed figure holding a candelabra stands watchfully in the shadowy background. It's a moody, beautifully composed image that sets the stage for something dark, atmospheric, and unmistakably Fujita.