Barakamon #18

The eighteenth and final volume of Satsuki Yoshino's beloved slice-of-life series brings the whole village together on its cover — a tall, arms-crossed young calligrapher standing alongside an energetic, gap-toothed little girl, with a warm crowd of familiar island residents gathered behind them. It's a quietly moving image that captures everything Barakamon does so well: the bond between people from different worlds, and the community that grows around them. A fitting send-off to one of manga's most heartfelt stories about finding yourself far from home.