Ushijima - L'usurier de l'ombre #37

Volume 37 of Shohei Manabe's gritty financial thriller brings another chapter of underground lending to French readers via Kana's Big imprint. The cover sets a brooding tone with a lone hooded figure standing against a washed-out urban waterfront backdrop, rendered in cool grays and blues with splashes of ink that give it real street-level atmosphere. If you've been following Ushijima's shadowy world of loan sharks and desperate borrowers, this 2018 installment looks every bit as tense and unrelenting as the series is known for.