blackguard vol 2

＂Minami--a young Guard who’s rumored to be invincible--thinks about dying every day. In a world overrun by ape-like creatures called shojo, he has battled alone and thrown himself into all kinds of danger. And no matter what horror he’s faced, he has betrayed no hints of fear, resentment, or despair.＂

Ryo Hanada (June 15, 1987) is one of the rising stars of Japanese comics today. Winner of SquareEnix’s 2012 Young GanGan Manga Award’s Special Prize for her submission BLIND, she quickly caught the attention of bigger publishers.

After a couple of years in self-publishing, in 2013 she made her professional debut with Kodansha’s premiere manga magazine MORNING (publishers of mega-hits such as Chi’s Sweet Home, Drops of God, Vagabond). Her first work for them was Devil’s Line.