乙女椿は笑わない [Otome Tsubaki wa Warawanai] #6

Volume 6 of Otome Tsubaki wa Warawanai ("Otome Tsubaki Never Laughs") presents its lead character with quiet, composed intensity — a sharp-dressed young woman in a suit and tie, her expression serious and self-possessed, crowned by a lush arrangement of colorful flowers that contrasts beautifully with her buttoned-up demeanor. The tension between that soft floral abundance and her guarded, unsmiling face says everything about the series' title and its central character in a single striking image. Serialized in Shueisha's Margaret Comics line, this volume continues what looks to be a compelling character study wrapped in elegant, carefully crafted artwork by 高梨みつば (Mitsuba Takanashi).