とつくにの少女 [Totsukuni no Shoujo] #2

A haunting, delicate cover sets the tone for this second volume of Totsukuni no Shoujo — a tall, dark-cloaked figure wearing an animal skull mask stands on a wooden platform beside a small girl in white, both surrounded by a pale, wintry forest of bare trees. The contrast between the looming, otherworldly presence and the tiny child feels tender rather than threatening, hinting at an unusual bond at the heart of the story. Mag Garden's presentation is as quietly beautiful as the image itself, rendered in a muted palette of grays and soft whites that feels closer to illustration art than a typical manga cover.