Creature Girls: A Hands-On Field Journal in Another World #1

Kakeru's Creature Girls: A Hands-On Field Journal in Another World opens its run with a cover that sets the series' tone immediately — a wide-eyed, auburn-haired creature girl with pointed ears and large moth-like wings gazes out with an expression of open-mouthed surprise, her ornate red-and-gold wing patterns filling the frame behind her. The leather-bound, journal-style border reinforces the "field notes" premise, lending the whole image a wonderfully tactile, naturalist-sketchbook feel. If you're drawn to isekai manga with a creature-compendium twist, this 2019 Seven Seas release is a very appealing place to start.