Jormungand, Vol. 8

Jormungand #8

by Keitaro Takahashi

While doing business in Southeast Asia, Koko Hekmatyar's brother, Kasper, runs into some interference from the Japanese SR counterintelligence unit. Koko and her team head to Japan to sort things out, but taking on the rogue Japanese unit on their home turf is just asking for trouble. However, Koko's man Tojo knows the ground and the opposition—he once served in the SR unit under its leader, Yosuke Hinoki, Japan's “One and Only Spymaster.” When Koko goes into action, she looks for every advantage she can find, but in this deadly game, is she the one getting played?

Genres: Manga

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 10, 2012

About the author

Born in 1978.
Attended prestigious Tama Art University (Graphic Design faculty), but eventually dropped out.
His favorite food is chicken.
His debut work, Ordinary±, was a quasi-winner of Afternoon's Four Seasons Award in 1999.
He also did illustrations for Tonari No Dopperu-san novel series and character design for Assassin in Fate/Grand Order.

Reviews

[usagi ☆ミ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review to come!

[Joseph Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

Koko's brother is briefly back in play. Seemed like a build up with not a pay off. Very episodic. I guess there's one episode for each of the characters? (this one being Tojo.) This one seemed quite skippable.

[Drew · Rating 3 out of 5]

The team faces off against a secret unit from the Japanese self-defense force. More of the team's backstory is slowly teased. Usually, like in this volume, because they are coming back in contact with old acquaintances/contacts.