クジラの子らは砂上に歌う [Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau] #18

A ethereal young woman — pale, wide-eyed, and crowned — gazes out from this volume of Children of the Whales, cradling what appears to be a small wooden ship in her delicate hands while star-like shapes drift around her in soft, shimmering hues. Artist 梅田阿比 (Abi Umeda) brings her signature dreamy, intricate linework to this eighteenth installment of the acclaimed series, published by Akita Shoten under the Bonita Comics imprint. The quiet intensity on the figure's face and the fragile vessel she holds suggest themes of fate and journeying that run throughout this beloved fantasy manga.