ひかえめに言っても、これは愛 [Hikaeme ni Ittemo, Kore wa Ai] #5

Two young people share a tender, close-faced moment beneath a translucent umbrella on this delicate fifth volume cover, surrounded by soft bursts of light and swirling ribbon-like accents in pink and white. Creator Fujimomo's art captures the charged atmosphere of almost-touching — the characters' expressions hovering somewhere between vulnerability and quiet longing. A sweet continuation of this shōjo romance from Kōdansha, and the cover alone makes it easy to see why the series resonates.