Pan'Pan Panda #2

The cover of this second volume says it all — an enormous, soft-eyed panda towers gently over a tiny child in a yellow raincoat clutching an umbrella, the size contrast making the whole image quietly charming. Sato Horokura's clean, rounded art style wraps everything in a pastel palette that perfectly suits the series' subtitle, Une vie en douceur ("A gentle life"). If you're looking for a slice-of-life manga that radiates warmth from its very first glance, this 2014 Nobi Nobi release is a delightful pick.