Kindergarten Wars #12

Volume 12 of You Chiba's Kindergarten Wars arrives from Ki-oon with a cover that puts the series' wild energy on full display — a sharp-eyed young man grips a revolver amid a chaotic shower of golden bullet casings, flying banknotes, and confetti, while a pair of cartoonish, wide-eyed children peer in from the background. The contrast between the grim determination on the protagonist's face and the absurd, almost festive atmosphere around him captures exactly what makes this shonen series so distinctly its own thing. If you've been following along, volume 12 looks like another confidently crafted chapter in this action-comedy's ongoing run.