Le fruit de l'éternité #6

Two school-uniformed girls — one dark-haired with striking red eyes, the other with flowing pink hair — stand back to back on this volume's cover, their expressions carrying equal measures of tension and resolve. It's a beautifully composed pairing that hints at a complex relationship between the two characters at the heart of Asami Yuriko's manga adaptation of AKiRA's original work. Doki Doki's 2011 sixth installment of Le Fruit de l'Éternité continues to deliver the emotional intensity and polished character art that makes this series such a compelling read.