タヌキとキツネ [Tanuki to Kitsune] #7

The cover of this seventh volume in Akamoto's charming series says it all: a round, sleepy tanuki and an earnest little fox share two adorable vignettes — one cozy moment of the tanuki clutching the fox, and another of the pair sitting side by side, the tanuki dressed up with a festive red-tied bundle. Celebrating over 1.1 million copies in print across the series, Tanuki to Kitsune has clearly won readers' hearts with its gentle, warm-hearted humor about an unlikely animal friendship. If you're looking for something genuinely sweet and low-key delightful, this is exactly that kind of comic.