Le Secret de l'Ange #2

Volume 2 of Shiki Kawabata's Le Secret de l'Ange arrives from Éditions Akata with a cover as delicate as its title — a blue-haired young man in a flowing white coat stands serenely at the center, framed by an Art Nouveau-inspired arch of flowering vines, crimson blooms, and soft white blossoms. The gentle palette and graceful composition give the whole image an almost otherworldly stillness, perfectly suited to a series whose very name hints at angelic mysteries. If the first volume drew you in, this 2018 release promises the same refined, dreamlike aesthetic that makes Kawabata's work so quietly captivating.