Spiritual Princess #5

The fifth volume of Nao Iwamoto's Spiritual Princess opens with a quietly charged moment: a young woman in school uniform stands with a small fluffy dog at her feet, while a young man sits casually on a concrete barrier nearby, the two caught in that delicate space between closeness and distance. Iwamoto's soft, naturalistic linework gives the everyday school-day setting a gentle warmth that fans of slice-of-life romance will find immediately inviting. Published by Kazé in 2018, this volume continues to show why the series earns its devoted readership.