No. 5

Set in a vividly imagined, multicultural future that echoes the modern Middle East, No. 5 is a gripping science-fiction thriller crafted by Taiyo Matsumoto, the acclaimed creator of Black & White. The world has been ravaged by environmental collapse, leaving seventy percent of the planet as unforgiving desert. To maintain order across this harsh landscape, the International Peace Keeping Forces rely on the Rainbow Council, an elite unit of super-powered guardians tasked with global security. A severe crisis now threatens the council’s authority from within. Number Five, widely recognized among his peers as their most lethal marksman, has abandoned his post and gone rogue. His sudden defection forces the remaining guardians into a desperate pursuit to track down one of their own. However, capturing him will be far from simple. Accompanied by his enigmatic companion, Matroshka, Number Five refuses to surrender quietly. As the hunt intensifies across the barren wastelands, the former protector turns his formidable skills against the very organization he once served, igniting a relentless battle between the rogue operative and the forces of the Rainbow Council.