Inspecteur Kurokôchi #20

Volume 20 of Inspecteur Kurokôchi brings Takashi Nagasaki's writing and Kôji Kôno's art together for another gripping chapter in this gritty crime manga. The cover says it all — a sharp-eyed, broad-shouldered man grips a hot-pink pistol with quiet menace, his expression radiating the kind of cold confidence that has made this series one of the most compelling police dramas in contemporary manga. If you've been following Kurokôchi's morally murky world, this 2019 Komikku Éditions volume is exactly the tense, stylish read you'd expect.