北極百貨店のコンシェルジュさん [Hokkyoku Hyakkaten no Konsheruju-san] #2

The second volume of The Concierge at the Polar Department Store continues the quietly charming premise of a high-end shop where the clientele are animals — the cover shows a towering, long-necked bird in a stylish hat browsing the escalators alongside a poised uniformed concierge, while a small duck and other animal guests mill about in the airy, elegantly rendered department store interior. Richika Nishimura's delicate linework and muted palette give the whole scene a gentle, sophisticated warmth that's hard to resist. If the first volume won you over, this one looks like a graceful continuation of that same careful, welcoming world.