熱帯魚は雪に焦がれる [Nettaigyo wa Yuki ni Kogareru] #2

Volume 2 of A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow presents a beautifully composed cover featuring two school-aged girls side by side — a soft-haired blonde in a sailor uniform with a red ribbon, and a dark-haired girl in a dark blazer with a blue tie — surrounded by drifting tropical fish and falling snowflakes in a dreamy aquatic blue atmosphere. The gentle tension in their expressions and the unlikely pairing of warm-water fish with wintry snow captures the series' central emotional contrast with quiet elegance. Creator 萩埜まこと (Hagino Makoto) brings a delicate, intimate warmth to this Kadokawa title that makes it easy to see why this slice-of-life shōjo story resonates so deeply.