A tropical fish yearns for snow #5

Volume 5 of Makoto Hagino's *A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow* brings together two school-uniformed girls against a dreamy underwater backdrop, one beaming with open warmth while the other gazes quietly away — a striking contrast that captures the series' tender push-and-pull dynamic perfectly. A small tropical fish drifts between them, a gentle visual echo of the series' central theme where two very different worlds reach toward each other. Published by Taïfu Comics in 2023, this volume is a lovely addition to one of shoujo manga's more quietly affecting relationship stories.