Les princes du thé #20

Volume 20 of Nanpei Yamada's Les Princes du Thé, published by Éditions Tonkam in 2009, greets readers with a softly tender cover: a white-haired young woman gazes down gently at a small, elaborately costumed figure she cradles in her hands. The delicate pink palette and ornate floral framing give the whole composition an air of quiet intimacy and care. A lovely entry in this long-running shōjo series for fans who have followed it this far.