空母いぶき [Kuubo Ibuki] #9

A sleek, grey stealth fighter jet bearing the red-circle insignia of Japan's self-defense forces dominates this volume's cover, posed dramatically aboard what appears to be an aircraft carrier deck with a warship visible in the misty background — a striking image of modern naval air power. Kaiji Kawaguchi's Kuubo Ibuki continues to deliver meticulous, technically impressive military manga, and volume 9 maintains that same attention to hardware and atmosphere. Fans of serious, grounded defense fiction will find plenty to appreciate here.