I try not to judge a book by its cover, but the image of a confidant fortuneteller holding a crystal ball with some monstrous faces floating inside on the cover of the tankoubon piqued my curiosity…
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A Part 「エース登場」 (Ēsu Tōjō) "Enter the Ace" B Part 「遺体は語る」 (Itai wa Kataru) "The Corpse's Tale" Sometimes the job involves a more humanitarian approach.
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「アンボックス＆サンドバック」 (Anbokkusu Ando Sandobakku) "Unbox & Punching Bag" An intimate behind-the-scenes look at what it means to be a policewoman in Japan.
Hakozume – Kouban Joshi no Gyakushuu – 02
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「黒南」 (Kuro Minami) "The Black South" Rin woke up today and weighed violence!
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi – 06
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「平穏」 (Heion) "Peacetime" 800 years ago a war reigned in the land, now the Idaten know only peace. Until they don't.
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