A Certain Scientific Accelerator #4

Volume 4 of *A Certain Scientific Accelerator* puts its white-haired, red-eyed protagonist front and center in a moody, crumbling urban courtyard, cane in hand and expression guarded — a figure who radiates dangerous composure even standing still. A small group of characters watches cautiously from a balcony above, lending the scene a quiet tension that feels anything but safe. Arata Yamaji's atmospheric artwork gives this 2016 Seven Seas release a brooding, cinematic quality that fans of the franchise will find hard to put down.