Bloody Brat #2

The second volume of *Bloody Brat* arrives from Kurokawa with a cover that sets a deliciously unsettling tone — a grinning, sharp-toothed young man in a skull-badged jacket stands front and center, while a small, blank-faced girl clutches a pale, hollow-eyed stuffed toy behind him. The hot-pink and black striped backdrop gives the whole scene a punky, anarchic energy that perfectly matches the series' title. With original story by Yōki Kodama and manga by Kanata Yoshino, this 2015 release promises the same darkly playful edge that makes this duo's collaboration so compelling.