Limbo the King #5

Two figures dominate this Kodansha volume's cover: a pale, white-haired young man in a simple white shirt stands quietly beside a more imposing, dark-haired man in a deep purple jacket who holds what appears to be a flashlight or torch — the contrast between them feels immediately charged with tension. Ai Tanaka's clean, expressive linework gives both characters a striking presence, their body language hinting at a complicated dynamic between stillness and action. Volume 5 of Limbo the King looks like exactly the kind of brooding, character-driven manga that rewards patient readers.