Dans l'intimité de Marie #2

The cover of this second volume from Éditions Akata presents a young schoolgirl in a dark vest and pleated skirt, rendered in Shūzo Oshimi's characteristically delicate linework, her expression hovering between vulnerability and quiet intensity against a softly glowing background. A partially glimpsed face looms at the upper right, adding an understated sense of unease that feels very much at home in Oshimi's psychological storytelling. Fans of thoughtful, emotionally layered manga will find this 2015 French-edition volume an absorbing continuation of the series.