Rose Hip Zero #4

Two armed schoolgirls — one blonde with a pistol in the foreground, another with a large automatic weapon stepping up behind her — project the kind of coiled, dangerous energy that defines Tōru Fujisawa's action series. This fourth volume from Pika Édition keeps the tension dialed high, pairing the visual contrast of school uniforms against heavy weaponry with a bold red rose logo that anchors the whole composition. If you've been following Rose Hip Zero, this 2009 installment looks every bit as kinetic as what came before.