青のフラッグ [Ao no Flag] #7

Volume 7 of KAITO's Ao no Flag captures the quiet emotional weight that has made this series so affecting — two high schoolers stand apart beneath separate umbrellas on an overcast day, their school uniforms and the blurred railway lines behind them painting a picture of youth suspended between connection and distance. The understated cover composition says more in its stillness than most stories manage in pages. A compelling entry in one of manga's most thoughtful explorations of identity and relationships.