Dance in the Vampire Bund: Age of Scarlet Order #9

Nozomu Tamaki's Dance in the Vampire Bund: Age of Scarlet Order reaches its ninth volume with a cover that's as visually striking as the series itself. Two young figures command the image — one in the foreground wearing an ornate traditional Chinese-style collar and an elaborate floral headdress of pink, white, and orange blooms, while a second, dressed in a deep crimson qipao-inspired outfit, leans in playfully from behind. The contrast between the foreground character's guarded, pensive expression and the background figure's sly smile gives this 2023 volume a quietly compelling tension that fans of the series will find hard to resist.