The Empire of Corpses #3

Based on Project Itoh & Toh EnJoe's celebrated story, this third volume of Tomoyuki Hino's manga adaptation presents a hauntingly beautiful cover: two young men surrounded by a lush bloom of flowers, one upright and one inverted, their pale, serene expressions hinting at a world where the boundary between life and death is anything but clear. The mirrored composition feels both elegant and unsettling, perfectly capturing the gothic atmosphere at the heart of this series. Published by Pika Édition in 2019, this volume continues what is shaping up to be a genuinely striking visual interpretation of the source material.