小木くんのなつやすみ [Ogi-kun no Natsuyasumi] #1

The opening volume of Ogi-kun no Natsuyasumi sets a quietly compelling tone right from its cover: two young people — a boy in a school uniform holding an ice cream cone and carrying a cane, and a girl in a summer dress with a crossbody bag — sit side by side on a bench against a warm yellow backdrop, the mood somewhere between awkward and companionable. Published by Tokuma Shoten under the Animage Comics Naruto imprint, this slice-of-life manga promises the kind of unhurried, sun-drenched summer storytelling that lingers. It's a gentle, inviting start to what looks like a story about two very different people sharing an ordinary afternoon.