CANDY AND CIGARETTES Vol. 2

Candy & Cigarettes #2

by Tomonori Inoue

An action-packed, neo-noir revenge thriller from the creator of Coppelion!

When retired cop Hiraga Raizou gets a lucrative gig working for a shadowy government organization known as the SS Agency, 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?

Genres: Manga, Comics, Crime, Seinen, Mystery, Action, Fiction

194 pages, Paperback

Published December 13, 2022

About the author

INOUE Tomonori
Name (in native language): 井上智徳.

Reviews

[Bookishrealm · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is definitely a dark series that isn’t going to work for everyone, but for some reason I’m enjoying it. It took me forever to get to this volume after I read the first volume but the wait paid off. The character development and the commentary on the importance of family was both interesting and well done. This ended on a more cliff hanger so I’ll be checking out the third volume from my library soon.

[Bebete · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoy this series!

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love how dark this gets. This poor child assassin really has issues but the fight scenes are both quickly paced, really bloody at times, and brutal. I have to give props to the artist, they sure know how to do a good action scene. I also like the relationship between the two main leads, as he's almost a grandpa/father figure to the girl. I really dislike the unneeded panty shots, but this is Japan, and it won't stop. That much I can count on.

[Samuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

81%

This series is really good so far. Some thrilling, action-heavy assassination sequences with a good amount of drama, plus a surprisingly wholesome relationship in the middle of it all between Raizou and Miharu. I’m interested to see how this develops in the next volume.

[Pranta Dastider · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic read. Nice artwork, good character dynamics, great action sequences, personal touch. Altogether it's a great read. I will continue with the series.

[Ray Rappisi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gets better and better! I like the back stories, especially the slow way Miharu’s background is going. I enjoy her mysterious grooming as an assassin and look forward to when it’s revealed.

[Solim · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5 Great pace, more character development, and story is progressing!

[Ame D'un Mot · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75

I love them

[DonutKnow · Rating 3 out of 5]

We never know people’s family circumstances 😔