Le renard et le petit Tanuki #2

Mi Tagawa's delicate watercolor style is on full display in this second volume of Le Renard et le Petit Tanuki, published by Ki-oon in 2021. The cover brings together a striking cast of animal characters — a purple fox adorned with a red bead necklace tumbling playfully overhead, a small brown tanuki caught up in the whirl, and two larger canine figures below gazing upward with amused, open expressions. There's a warmth and gentle whimsy to the soft, cloud-like composition that makes this series hard to resist.