Sorrowful Cross Knife Volume 1 is is the first volume of the Rose Guns Days manga-exclusive arc Sorrowful Cross Knife.
Synopsis[]
"I will believe in those bonds."
The time is the postwar period of World War II, in autumn of 1946. A bodyguard for Club Primavera, Wayne, has a chance reunion with his friend Jack. This hard-boiled suspense story paints the bonds developed between men and the people who live strong amidst postwar chaos!
Ryukishi07, author of "Higurashi When They Cry" and "Umineko When They Cry", presents a completely new comic based on the novel game Rose Guns Days!
(Translated from Square Enix page)
1946, two years after the war ended in Japan. An orphan named Wayne has been hired by District 23’s Club Primavera-the base of operations for the brothel alliance vying for power with foreign militaries and the mafia. When a series of murders strike fear and rage in the people of District 23, the prime suspect is none other than Jack, the orphan boy Wayne sees as his brother. Torn between belief and doubt, Wayne struggles to find the answer to the mystery before him-who exactly is Jack? The culprit...or just another victim?
Ryukishi07, the creator of Higurashi When They Cry,Umineko When They Cry, and the original Rose Guns Days; and Tsuyoshi Takaki bring the prequel of Rose Guns Days to life!Chapters[]
- Sorrowful Cross Knife Chapter 1
- Sorrowful Cross Knife Chapter 2
- Sorrowful Cross Knife Chapter 3
- Sorrowful Cross Knife Chapter 4
- Sorrowful Cross Knife Chapter 5
Afterword[]
Hi there. This is Ryukishi07.
How are you enjoying Sorrowful Crossknife, the Rose Guns Days spinoff?
I was really excited when they came to me asking about making a spinoff...but from plot to planning, the process was not easy.
After the introduction of Leo in Season 1, the story barrels ahead at full steam, with no appropriate place in the timeline to jam in a spinoff. That's why this necessarily had to be set at Primavera before Leo shows up. I struggled when deciding on who should get the spotlight but settled on Wayne, since he's
easy for me to write.
In Season 1, Wayne goes through a wide range of turbulent emotions, but since he's always surrounded by grownups, his childish personality stands out a lot. On the other hand, when he's with his fellow street urchins, he's the oldest kindergartener on the playground, so all of a sudden he gets to be the adult in the room.
There's something so cool about Wayne standing on his metaphorical tiptoes and pushing himself to the limit like that, and I had a blast seeing how Takaki-sensei was portraying him from as early as the storyboarding stage! I learned a
lot from those bloodcurdlingly awesome battle scenes.
The ladies are always cute as can be, and the dudes are always suave! Keep up the good work, Takaki-sensei!
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