Sawako #12

Volume 12 of Karuho Shiina's beloved shojo series brings together three familiar faces on a soft pink cover — the wide-eyed, dark-haired Sawako front and center, flanked by a smiling girl and a bespectacled boy whose expression hints at good-natured exasperation. Published by Kana in 2012, this French edition of the heartwarming story captures perfectly the warmth and gentle social tension that have made Sawako such an enduring favorite among shojo readers.