ねずみの初恋 [Nezumi no Hatsukoi] #6

Volume 6 of Nezumi's First Love presents a quietly unsettling image: a dark-haired young woman in a red dress seated stiffly in a white chair, her hands folded in her lap and a bloodied knife lying on the floor beside her. The contrast between her composed, almost serene expression and that single crimson detail gives the cover a subtle but genuine sense of dread. Published by Kōdansha under the Young Magazine Comics imprint, this series by 大瀬戸陸 knows exactly how to make stillness feel dangerous.