Le Roi des Ronces #1

The cover of this first volume from Soleil Manga sets a compelling tone, pairing a wide-eyed young girl in glasses with a towering, battle-scarred man — and looming behind them both, a monstrous creature with an open, fang-filled maw. Yuji Iwahara's art immediately establishes the tension between vulnerability and raw danger that defines the series' atmosphere. A strong opening chapter for fans of dark fantasy manga with a human heart at its center.