Drop frame #3

Volume 3 of Drop Frame by Nariie Shinichiro presents a striking cover image: a dark-haired young man stands at the center, wrapped in criss-crossing lines — like film strips or threads — while vibrant sunflowers bloom around him and a luminous, ethereal female figure looms large in the cloudy sky above. The contrast between the grounded, constrained protagonist and the dreamlike presence overhead gives the image a quietly intense, otherworldly atmosphere. Published in 2018 by Bamboo Édition under their Doki Doki imprint, this volume continues to demonstrate Nariie Shinichiro's talent for blending naturalistic detail with something altogether more surreal.