思い、思われ、ふり、ふられ [Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare] #4

Two high schoolers share the cover of this fourth volume — a golden-haired boy leaning pensively on his hand in the foreground and a dark-haired girl in a navy school uniform standing quietly behind him, their emotional distance as palpable as any words could be. Io Sakisaka's series Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare has a gift for capturing the tender, bittersweet push-and-pull of young love, and the restrained longing in this pairing sets the tone beautifully. Fans of romantic shojo manga will find plenty to savor here.