大蛇に嫁いだ娘 [Daija ni Totsuida Musume] #2

A young woman in a striped kimono-style outfit stands amid white lilies, her expression carrying quiet resolve — while an enormous, pale serpent looms behind her, its scaled form curling protectively (or perhaps possessively) overhead. This second volume of Daija ni Totsuida Musume ("The Girl Who Married a Great Serpent") continues what the cover promises so compellingly: an atmospheric folk-tale romance where the human and the mythic exist in uneasy, beautiful tension. Kadokawa's release delivers striking artwork that feels rooted in classical Japanese aesthetic sensibility, and this volume's cover alone makes a strong case for following the story further.