Bakuman. #19

Volume 19 of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's *Bakuman.* opens on a quietly captivating note: a young woman with long silver hair sits absorbed in an open book beneath a sparkling night sky, a palm tree and warm distant lights framing the scene with a gentle, almost dreamlike atmosphere. It's a cover that perfectly captures the series' heartfelt attention to the private world of creativity and longing. This French-language edition from Kana is a lovely addition to one of manga's most thoughtful series about the pursuit of artistic ambition.