なまいきざかり [Namaiki Zakari] #21

A beloved shojo romance series from Hakusensha's Hana to Yume line, this twenty-first volume of Namaiki Zakari by Miyuki Mitsubachi delivers the charged, close-quarters tension fans have come to love. The cover draws you right in with a brooding, dark-haired young man leaning intimately close to a red-haired girl whose wide eyes suggest she's caught completely off guard. It's the kind of breathless almost-moment that shojo manga does so well, and Mitsubachi's clean, expressive art makes every flicker of emotion feel immediate.