ふつうの恋子ちゃん [Futsuu no Koiko-chan] #7

Two young people nestle close together amid a cascade of vivid red and orange autumn maple leaves, their expressions soft and tender — a quietly romantic image that captures the bittersweet warmth this series does so well. Futsuu no Koiko-chan ("Ordinary Koiko") is a shojo romance from Margaret Comics, and volume 7 arrives wrapped in the kind of seasonal atmosphere that feels both fleeting and full of feeling. If you've been following Koiko's story, this volume's cover promises that the emotional stakes are still very much in bloom.