Toriko #42

Five formidable figures dominate this volume's cover — the spiky blue-haired Toriko front and center, flanked by an intimidating lineup of fierce, wild-faced rivals and allies that signals the series is operating at full intensity. Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro's story and art have always excelled at packing raw power and personality into every face, and this assembly of larger-than-life characters makes it clear that volume 42 is no moment for the faint of heart. Published by Viz under the Shonen Jump Manga imprint in 2018, this late-series entry looks like essential reading for anyone who has followed Toriko's gastronomic adventures from the start.