ふつうの恋子ちゃん [Futsuu no Koiko-chan] #5

A soft wash of pastels sets the mood for this fifth volume of Futsuu no Koiko-chan, where the cover draws you in with an intimate moment between a dark-haired boy leaning close and a wide-eyed girl in a sailor-style school uniform, his arms wrapped protectively — or perhaps possessively — around her. The tender tension between the two figures, rendered in Nanaji Nagamu's delicate, expressive linework, captures exactly the kind of quiet emotional complexity that makes shojo romance so compelling. Published under Shueisha's Margaret Comics imprint, this volume promises another heartfelt chapter in Koiko's story.