鬼人幻燈抄 [Kijin Gentōshō] #6

Volume six of Kijin Gentōshō arrives dressed in breathtaking beauty — the cover showcases a young woman in an elaborate blue-and-white kimono, her figure surrounded by swirling snowflakes and soft, luminous mist that gives the whole image an otherworldly, dreamlike quality. Creator 中西モトト (Nakanishi Mototo) brings the Meiji-era supernatural series to this milestone sixth installment, which the cover proudly announces has helped push the series past 450,000 copies in print, with an anime adaptation in the works. The elegant calm of the cover belies the emotional weight promised by the text — a story of bonds between oni and human, transcending the barriers between their kinds.