Soara and the House of Monsters #1

Hidenori Yamaji's opening volume introduces Soara, a determined young craftswoman loaded down with hammers, a wrench, and a full toolkit, standing before an extraordinary cross-section of a monster-filled treehouse — its rooms home to a roaring red dragon, a green slime creature amid bookshelves, a cluster of cheerful pink rabbit-like creatures dining together, and much more. The cover's charming cutaway design immediately establishes a world where a handy heroine and her monstrous housemates share surprisingly cozy quarters. If you enjoy fantasy manga with a warm, whimsical premise and a protagonist who clearly solves problems with her own two hands, this 2023 Seven Seas release looks like a thoroughly inviting place to start.