とつくにの少女 [Totsukuni no Shoujo] #5

A small, pale girl and a towering horned demon-like figure share a small wooden boat adrift on dark, rain-swept waters — one holding an umbrella against the downpour — and this quietly haunting image captures everything that makes Totsukuni no Shoujo so compelling. Volume 5 from Mag Garden continues the series' signature aesthetic of delicate ink-washed illustration, blending an almost storybook gentleness with genuinely unsettling undertones. If you've been following this atmospheric manga about an unlikely bond between two very different beings, this installment belongs on your shelf.