Genshiken: Second Season #4

Volume 4 of Shimoku Kio's Genshiken: Second Season bursts with the series' signature blend of warmth and humor, its cover featuring a wide-eyed, golden-haired character gleefully devouring food from a tray while a bespectacled, dark-haired companion looks on with weary resignation — all set against the cheerful bustle of what appears to be a convention or festival crowd. It's a perfectly charming snapshot of the everyday social chaos that makes this series so endearing to fans of otaku-culture storytelling. Published by Kodansha USA in 2014, this volume continues the adventures of the Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture in fine, food-fueled form.