Le Requiem du Roi des Roses #9

Volume 9 of Aya Kanno's Le Requiem du Roi des Roses arrives from Ki-oon Seinen with a cover that feels both haunted and magnetic — a white-haired, blue-eyed figure pulls a deep violet scarf across their face with a gloved hand, rose petals scattering through the air around them in shades of pink and crimson. The striped cloak, the guarded expression half-hidden behind that raised hand, and the skeletal rose motif in the title lettering all carry the series' signature blend of gothic drama and restrained melancholy. Kanno's visual elegance is fully on display here, making this 2019 volume a compelling addition to one of seinen manga's more atmospheric historical series.