地雷震 [Jiraishin] #5

Volume 5 of Tsutomu Takahashi's Jiraishin arrives with a hauntingly atmospheric cover — a young woman rendered in loose, expressive linework holds a handgun, her figure dissolving into streaks of red and green that give the image a raw, kinetic energy. Takahashi's sketch-like pencils and inks feel almost unfinished by design, lending the scene an unsettling intimacy that suits this gritty 1995 Kōdansha crime manga perfectly. If the series' brooding tone is what drew you in, this fifth volume's cover promises more of the same dark, stylish tension.