太陽よりも眩しい星 [Taiyō Yori mo Mabushii Hoshi] #13

A warmly lit city street sets the scene for volume 13 of A Star Brighter Than the Sun, as a young couple — a tall, blonde-haired young man and a shorter brunette girl — share a close, tender moment at the center of the cover, surrounded by the soft bustle of a nighttime Osaka Umeda crowd. Creator Kazune Kawahara's signature style shines through in the gentle expressiveness of the characters, whose body language suggests an intimacy both sweet and quietly meaningful. This penultimate-feeling volume promises the kind of heartfelt romantic storytelling that has made this Shueisha Margaret Comics series a compelling read.