とつくにの少女 [Totsukuni no Shoujo] #3

The cover of this third volume says everything about the series' quiet, unsettling beauty: a small girl in a white dress reaches toward the looming silhouette of a horned, caped figure against a dusky lavender sky — the contrast between her fragility and its imposing darkness is genuinely striking. Nagabe's delicate linework and muted palette give the scene a storybook melancholy that feels both tender and slightly otherworldly. Fans of atmospheric fantasy manga will find this an easy one to linger over before even opening the cover.