劇画漂流 [A Drifting Life] #2

The second and concluding volume of 辰巳ヨシヒロ's landmark autobiographical gekiga work, this 2008 edition from 青林工藝舎 presents a cover alive with the energy of postwar Osaka — a young man in a casual shirt and bucket hat shields his eyes against the bustle of a crowded street, with the towering Tsūtenkaku and a forest of neon signage rising dramatically behind him. 辰巳ヨシヒロ's linework captures both the gritty vitality of the city and the eager uncertainty of a young artist finding his way. A fitting visual send-off for a deeply personal saga told entirely by one creator's hand.