エリアの騎士 [The Knight in the Area] #52

Three soccer players dominate this striking volume 52 cover — a lean, confident young man in a blue-and-white striped jersey numbered 28 stands front and center, flanked by two silver-haired figures who loom large in the foreground. The hatopop-sponsored kit and the club crest visible on the uniform ground everything in the grounded, realistic world of competitive football that The Knight in the Area does so well. Fans following this long-running Kōdansha sports series will find this installment brimming with the same intense team drama and personal rivalries the series has built across its impressive run.