光が死んだ夏 [Hikaru ga Shinda Matsu] #2

A lone student stands in profile against a cool teal expanse, backpack slung over his shoulders and gaze cast quietly away — a cover image that perfectly captures the melancholy and unease at the heart of this series. Morishige Sekimoku's The Summer Hikaru Died continues with volume 2 from Kadokawa Comics A, sustaining the atmospheric, slow-burn tension that makes this rural horror-tinged story so compelling. If the first volume left you unsettled in the best possible way, this cover promises more of that same beautifully understated dread.