クジラの子らは砂上に歌う [Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau] #16

Volume 16 of Children of the Whales (Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau) arrives with a cover that captures the series' distinctive blend of wonder and melancholy — a wide-eyed child with striking red eyes gazes directly at the viewer, clutching a small hammer while an elaborate, plant-covered sailing vessel floats in the background against a soft watercolor sky ringed by clockwork gears. The contrast between the child's earnest expression and that weathered, fantastical ship hints at the vast, sand-swept world fans have come to love. Published by Akita Shoten under the Bonita Comics imprint, this volume continues one of manga's most visually poetic desert-sea adventures.