À fleur de peau #16

Volume 16 of George Asakura's À fleur de peau arrives from Delcourt/Tonkam wrapped in a quietly breathtaking cover — a golden-haired young woman in a vivid red dress, surrounded by drifting leaves and soft light that gives the whole image an almost dreamlike quality. Asakura's delicate linework and luminous color palette are on full display here, capturing the tender, emotionally charged atmosphere that makes this series so compelling. A beautiful addition to one of shoujo manga's more quietly affecting ongoing stories, this 2016 volume continues to make a strong case for the series' enduring appeal.