Léviathan #1

The opening volume of Shiro Kuroi's Léviathan arrives with a cover that is immediately arresting: a young woman with dark hair stares out with quiet intensity while massive mechanical tentacles coil around her body and a enormous industrial machine looms above her head against a star-speckled void. The contrast between her calm, almost delicate expression and the overwhelming, crushing scale of the machinery surrounding her sets a tone that is both deeply unsettling and genuinely compelling. Ki-oon's seinen line delivers a strong first impression with this 2022 release — one for readers who appreciate science fiction with a distinctly atmospheric edge.