Published by Heibonsha in 1996, 240 pages, 22×15 cm
First edition, softcover
Condition: Very good + (minimal signs of use on cover)

Moody, melancholic, and deeply poetic, In Ruins is Araki at his most introspective. This 11th volume in the Heibonsha series is built around a single motif—ruin—and how it seeps into the textures of daily life, memory, and desire.

Less provocative than some of Araki’s earlier works, but no less intense.