風光る [Kaze Hikaru] #12

Volume 12 of Watanabe Taeko's Kaze Hikaru presents a striking cover dominated by a shaven-headed man in a dark kimono, his expression carrying quiet intensity and hard-won resolve. The spare black background and bold Japanese title lettering give the image a contemplative, almost monastic weight that suits the series' period drama sensibility. Published by Shogakukan in their Shogakukan Bunko imprint, this volume is a handsome addition to one of manga's more thoughtfully rendered historical series.