Togari shiro #3

The cover of this third volume from Black Box Éditions makes an immediate impression: a young woman's face fills nearly the entire frame, rendered in delicate pencil-grey tones except for her strikingly vivid blue eyes, which lend her warm smile an unsettling undercurrent. That tension between charm and something quietly unnerving is a perfect visual summary of what Togari Shiro does so well. If you've been following this French-published manga series, volume three promises to keep that uneasy atmosphere building.