Immortal Hounds #1

The opening volume of Ryo Yasohachi's seinen series arrives with an immediate punch: a glasses-wearing young woman stares down the reader, blood-spattered and unflinching, a grenade launcher in her hands and an assault rifle slung over her shoulder. The stark white background makes those crimson splashes all the more striking, setting a tone that is equal parts cool-headed and relentless. Published by Ki-oon in 2016, Immortal Hounds Vol. 1 announces itself as exactly the kind of high-stakes action manga that doesn't ease you in gently.