ふつうの恋子ちゃん [Futsuu no Koiko-chan] #8

Two soft-featured characters share an intimate, close-quarters moment on this luminous cover, bathed in warm golden light and delicate scattered petals that give the whole image a dreamy, bittersweet quality. Nanaji Nagamu's gentle linework and pastel palette perfectly capture the tender emotional register that fans of shoujo romance have come to expect from this series. Volume 8 of Futsuu no Koiko-chan looks to be every bit as heartfelt as what came before.