北北西に曇と往け [Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Yuke] #3

Volume 3 of Irie Aki's acclaimed manga finds its protagonist mid-stride across a sweeping, cloud-streaked landscape — coat billowing, body leaning hard into the wind as wildflowers bloom in the foreground and a rugged 4×4 sits parked on the grassy hillside behind him. The soft, luminous watercolor palette captures a sense of restless forward motion, perfectly suited to a series about solitary travel and quiet discovery. If you've been following this road-trip thriller, the third volume promises more of the open-sky atmosphere that makes it so distinctive.