Snow & Ink by Miyuki Unohana Vol. 01

Snow & Ink by Miyuki Unohana Vol. 01

The manga about a dangerous love between killer and heiress that went viral in Japan! A condemned criminal and a wounded, wealthy daughter are lost somewhere between an unchangeable past and an uncertain future in Snow & Ink, a mysterious human drama that combines the melancholy atmosphere of My Happy Marriage with a historical flavor and a journey full of twists.

Sentenced to death for the crime of sadistically killing his entire village, Neneo is all but ready to accept his unfortunate fate when he is mysteriously bought and saved by the wealthy heiress Freya. Emotionless and numb to the world, Freya is also an outcast, hiding deep wounds of her own. Unfazed by the tales of Neneo’s crimes, she enlists him to accompany her in her exile to the far north. As this unlikely pair, both shunned by a cold world, venture together into the deep snow, they begin to find warmth in each other. But the past won’t let itself be so easily forgotten…

Series Overview: Accused of slaughtering an entire village, a sardonic criminal resigned to his lot in life is mysteriously bought by the daughter of a wealthy family. She too has been shunned by the world, and saw in him a suitable companion for her journey to the barren north. While they both carry a certain darkness in their hearts, that may be what allows them to find solace in each other…

Biographical Notes:

Miyuki Unohana is the creator of the viral hit manga Snow & Ink, which is being published in English by Kodansha.

Title Notes:

Volume one sold out three reprints in just the first few months after its release in Japan.

Atmospheric in both art and tone. With detailed art and designs that compliment the quiet, beautiful, yet melancholy story, this title is made to be appreciated in print.

Both male and female protagonists get equal attention, with complex backstories and deliberate, meaningful character growth. In the tradition of dark, genre manga with a romantic tinge, like NO. 6 and the works of Kaori Yuki.

Content warnings: Mass death, depictions of PTSD and grief.