江戸前エルフ [Edomae Elf] #12

Volume 12 of Edomae Elf arrives with a cover that perfectly captures the series' warm charm — a pointy-eared blonde elf and a dark-haired young woman in a flowing red kimono laugh and lounge together in what feels like a genuinely cozy moment. Creator 樋口彰彦 (Higuchi Akihiko) brings the same inviting energy that has made this manga about an ancient elf living in a Tokyo shrine such a delight, and this volume's cover promises more of the endearing dynamic between its two leads.