天地創造デザイン部 [Tenchi Sōzō Dezain-bu] #1

A delightful premise comes to life on this cheerful cover: a team of designers — suited, casually dressed, and thoroughly enthusiastic — are shown wrangling an array of animals including a gleaming white unicorn, a koala, and what appears to be a small goat, all set against a warm, sunburst-yellow background with clouds and stars. Ten-de-bu: What a Strange Animal! Vol. 1 promises a lighthearted, imaginative take on the creative process behind the creatures of the natural (and not-so-natural) world. If the cover's infectious energy is any indication, this Kōdansha series is a genuinely fun read for anyone who's ever wondered just who decided animals should look the way they do.