Les fleurs du passé #2

Volume 2 of Haruka Kawachi's Natsuyuki Rendezvous adaptation arrives wrapped in a stunning cascade of golden yellows and soft greens, as a young man with a quietly troubled expression is nearly consumed by a lush, blooming sea of roses, ranunculus, and wildflowers. The cover's delicate watercolor sensibility gives it an almost dreamlike quality, with an outstretched hand reaching toward the viewer from amid the floral abundance. If 2013 brought you here for romantic melancholy dressed in botanical beauty, this volume delivers exactly that promise.