Continuing where the story left off in Cold Hands, Cold Heart #1, Tamaki Sakurai braves the stormy seas—also known as dating apps—to find locals to befriend. They strike gold and end up at a restaurant with a statuesque goddess. But is this date really platonic, or is Tamaki in over their head?
Cold Hands, Cold Heart is the first story in the Infernally Employed series, which is based on the Japanese folklore tale Momotaro. In the city of Cosmopolis, it doesn’t matter if you’re animal or human—Big Tech is behind the wheel, ready to bulldoze anything that stands in their way of profit.
Cold Hands, Cold Heart Issue #2 is slated for release in June 2026 at Toronto Comic Arts Festival. It is a risograph comic zine (20 pages) that was printed, bound and cut by Mariko Abe at Punch Kiss Press in Los Angeles, CA.
