Le Requiem du Roi des Roses #4

Volume 4 of Aya Kanno's Le Requiem du Roi des Roses arrives from Ki-oon's seinen line with a cover that's as lush as it is unsettling — a golden-haired figure, lips parted and biting at a cord, is bound by ropes against a backdrop of vivid pink roses and teal petals. The tension between that ornate floral beauty and the figure's restrained, intense expression sets the series' darkly romantic tone perfectly. If you've been following this story, this 2016 French edition makes a compelling case to keep turning pages.