Cat in a Hot Girls’ Dorm #1

Haruki's mature romantic comedy kicks off with this charming first volume, its cover featuring two young women — one auburn-haired, one dark-haired with glasses and a green hair ribbon — posed together alongside a wide-eyed gray cat staring directly out at the reader. The paw-print-dotted white background keeps things playful, and that earnest feline gaze promises the cat is very much a central presence in whatever domestic chaos unfolds inside.