Sayonara Monsieur Désespoir #10

Volume 10 of Kohji Kumeta's darkly comic series arrives in this 2011 Pika Édition release, its cover presenting a solitary young man in a traditional white kimono and hakama, a worn suitcase at his side and autumn leaves drifting around him — quietly melancholic and elegant all at once. The restrained palette and spare composition perfectly capture the series' signature blend of wry resignation and understated charm.