どうぶつの国 [Doubutsu no Kuni] [Animal Land] #2

The second volume of Makoto Raiku's Animal Land plunges readers right back into its wild, imaginative world — the cover alone sets the tone beautifully, with a wide-eyed human infant and a small cat-like creature huddled together in the foreground, while an enormous, intensely glaring blue beast looms behind them. That contrast between the small, vulnerable duo and the massive creature above them captures the series' heart perfectly: a tiny human finding his way in a world ruled by animals. Published by Kōdansha, this is manga adventure storytelling with genuine warmth and just a hint of danger.