Poisons #[nn]

A young schoolgirl with long twin braids stares out from this striking Pika Édition cover, her wide crimson-tinged eyes and the small drops of blood on her cheek set against a dusky, warmly lit sky — an image that perfectly balances fragile innocence with quiet unease. Golo Zhao's artwork delivers an atmosphere that is both delicate and deeply unsettling, drawing you in with its soft palette before the darker details register. Poisons announces itself in 2019 as a manga that knows exactly how to make stillness feel dangerous.