Elite members of the Ground Self-Defense Force's 1st Airborne Brigade were engaged in a search and rescue mission for a downed helicopter near the Somali border. When a woman whose life is threatened in a clan dispute rushes into their encampment, the curtain rises on a fierce battle of retreat. A manga adaptation of the Japan Mystery Writers Award-winning novel depicting the bonds and devotion of the men of the Japan Self-Defense Forces! ___ **Official English:** [emaqi - United States & Canada only!](https://emaqi.com/manga/the-blood-blooms-in-the-barrens)