Comme elles #6

Volume 6 of Sakura Fujisue's Comme elles closes in on two young characters — a dark-haired figure standing just behind a red-highlighted girl whose gaze falls quietly downward — capturing that charged, melancholy intimacy the series does so well. Published by Éditions Delcourt in 2009, this French-language manga edition carries the understated emotional tension right through to its soft, cool-toned cover design. If you've been following the series, this sixth installment looks like a pivotal, quietly affecting chapter.