Les Mémoires de Vanitas #5

Volume 5 of Jun Mochizuki's Les Mémoires de Vanitas presents a striking cover that captures the series' signature blend of tension and fragile intimacy — a dark-haired young man in a blue coat clutches a blade while being held from behind by a white-haired figure whose expression is pained and bleeding, both enveloped in swirling snow and ink-dark shadows. The diamond-shaped vignette behind them, edged in teal stonework and deep crimson, frames the two with an almost stained-glass solemnity. Published by Ki-oon in 2018, this volume promises the same gorgeous, emotionally charged atmosphere that makes Mochizuki's gothic fantasy so compelling.