とつくにの少女 [Totsukuni no Shoujo] #11

The penultimate volume of Totsukuni no Shoujo arrives wrapped in the same quiet, melancholic beauty that defines the series — the cover shows a pale young girl in white and a tall, dark horned figure standing side by side amid a field of softly blooming flowers, rendered in a muted, dusky palette that feels both tender and bittersweet. That contrast between the small, luminous child and the looming shadow-creature beside her captures the heart of their unlikely bond with remarkable restraint. Published by Mag Garden, this eleventh volume is a lovely addition to one of manga's more atmospherically distinctive ongoing series.