Togari shiro #1

The opening volume of Togari Shiro arrives from Black Box Éditions with a cover that pulls no punches: a close-up portrait of a young man with wild dark hair and piercing, blood-red eyes stares out with an intensity that's almost unsettling. Rendered in stark monochrome with only those crimson irises breaking the palette, it's a striking introduction to a series that clearly wears its dark, brooding atmosphere on its sleeve. Fans of serious, tension-driven manga will want to pick this 2015 release up on the strength of that image alone.