Candy and Cigarettes Vol. 05

Candy and Cigarettes Vol. 05, An action-packed, neo-noir revenge thriller from the creator of Coppelion!

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS, STAYS IN VEGAS!

Raizou and Miharu have tailed Musou Saburou to the United States, where the notorious drug lord El Gambino is hiding him as he awaits an illicit heart transplant. Their CIA contact points them towards El Gambino’s hideout.They head in to take him down, only to find they’ve walked right into his trap! It’ll take a blend of quick thinking and extreme violence for the unlikely duo of assassins to make it out of this one alive…

Series Overview: When retired cop Hiraga Raizou gets a lucrative gig working for a shadowy government organization, he is in for a rude awakening. The first day on his new job, he comes across a grisly murder and a lone little girl who’s far from innocent. She’s Suzukaze Miharu, an 11-year-old master assassin–and his new partner! The arrangement is simple: she kills, he cleans up and hides any evidence. Sure, the pay is great, but how much blood is Raizou willing to get on his hands?

Biographical Notes:

Tomonori Inoue is a Japanese manga artist best known for Coppelion and CANDY & CIGARETTES.

Title Notes:

Perfect for fans of: John Wick, SpyxFamily, Gunslinger Girl, Soul Liquid Chambers, manga/anime about an adorable girl who’s also a killing machine.

Popular Genres: Action, thriller, neo-noir, revenge, crime/mystery.

This Adult title is rated Older Teen (15+).

This series is 11 volumes long, with a planned pub every 2-3 months.

More details on Tomonori Inoue:

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