青のオーケストラ [Ao no Ōkesutora] #13

Volume 13 of Makoto Akui's Blue Orchestra presents a quietly striking cover: a young man in a blue shirt draws his bow across a golden violin, his focused expression set against the luminous nighttime exterior of what appears to be a grand concert hall. The warm glow of the building behind him lends the scene a sense of arrival and anticipation, as if something significant is about to unfold on that stage. Published by Shogakukan under the Ura Sunday Comics imprint, this volume continues one of manga's most heartfelt explorations of music, youth, and ambition.