Laughing Under the Clouds #4

Volume 4 of KarakaraKemuri's Laughing Under the Clouds arrives from Tokyopop with a striking cover featuring a young man in a dark military-style uniform, his expression cool and composed beneath a peaked cap, a decorated sword resting in his hands and a strand of teal beads draped across his chest. The atmospheric, muted palette — soft grays and delicate floral hints in the background — gives the image a melancholy elegance that perfectly suits this series set against a reimagined Meiji-era Japan. At $12.99, it's an inviting entry point into one of manga's more quietly compelling historical adventures.