薔薇王の葬列 [Bara Ou no Souretsu / Requiem of the Rose King] #14

Two striking figures with vivid green hair and rose-red eyes gaze outward from this richly purple cover, their mirrored composition giving the volume an almost hypnotic, elegiac quality. Manga artist 菅野文 (Aya Kanno) continues her lush, gothic reimagining of the Wars of the Roses with volume 14 from Akita Shoten's Princess line. Scattered rose petals frame the duo, setting a mood that is at once beautiful and mournful — exactly the bittersweet atmosphere this series does so well.