地雷震 [Jiraishin] #8

Volume 8 of Tsutomu Takahashi's Jiraishin arrives with a cover that says everything through restraint — a close, haunting portrait of Detective Iida rendered in smoky teals, reds, and grays, his expression somewhere between exhaustion and cold resolve. The painterly, almost watercolor aesthetic perfectly suits this hard-boiled manga's atmosphere of moral ambiguity and urban tension. Published by Kōdansha's Afternoon imprint, this volume is a compelling entry in one of seinen crime manga's most quietly intense series.