3月のライオン [3-gatsu no Lion] #1

A quietly compelling opening volume from Chica Umino, whose name appears prominently at the top of this understated cover. A bespectacled teenage boy stands alone against a waterfront backdrop — a suspension bridge and open sky behind him, a bag at his side — radiating the kind of solitary, introspective stillness that immediately draws you in. The subdued palette and delicate linework set a mood that feels both melancholy and full of quiet promise.