鬼人幻燈抄 [Kijin Gentōshō] #8

Volume 8 of Kijin Gentōshō opens with a quietly striking cover: a tall figure and a small child stand together on a rooftop ledge, their backs to the viewer as they gaze out over a warmly lit cityscape that evokes the grand architecture of Taishō-era Japan. The subtitle — 大正編・紫陽花の日々 (Taishō Arc: Days of Hydrangea) — sets a mood that is at once nostalgic and gently melancholy, perfectly captured in the amber glow surrounding the two silhouettes. Published by Futabasha's Futaba Bunko imprint, this entry in Motoo Nakanishi's ongoing supernatural series promises the same atmospheric blend of period drama and ghostly wonder that defines the run.