Ex-Yakuza and Stray Kitten #4

Riddle Kamimura's charming series keeps delivering the warmth in volume 4, where the cover shows our exasperated blonde ex-yakuza surrounded by an absolute mob of cats and dogs — a bold black-and-white cat leading the charge, with a golden retriever, an orange tabby, a corgi, a dark rottweiler-type dog, a tiny gray kitten perched atop the golden, and several more animals all clamoring for his attention. The contrast between his weary, flustered expression and the sheer unbridled joy radiating from every animal around him perfectly captures the series' gentle comedy. If you've been following along, this 2023 volume from Seven Seas Entertainment promises more of the unlikely softening of a tough guy who clearly has no idea how to say no to a stray.