砂とアイリス [Suna to Iris] [The Sand and Iris] #1

The cover of this Shueisha volume sets a quietly striking tone: a silver-haired woman in an elegant, flowing blue-green dress stands poised with a shovel over her shoulder and a metal case at her feet, suggesting both glamour and determined, hands-on purpose. The soft, feathery background and the iris motifs woven into her look give the whole image a dreamy, botanical quality that feels distinctive and unhurried. The Sand and Iris opens here with real visual confidence — a series that clearly has its own sense of style from the very first page.