Colored version of the cover: https://twitter.com/yagakimi/status/868409733845139458
Vol 2 cover is still best cover, aesthetically-speaking, but this is a night scene by Nakatani so I do like it a lot. I also like that she started using particular scene from the vol itself as the cover rather than just drawing random illustrations like with vol 1 & 2, cuz man this scene, how it's composed here, along w/ the obi phrase summarize some of the major points in the vol rlly well.
Actually, each cover highlights a significant scene from the volume, and each obi too. It's been a while since I've read the earlier chapters tho, so I might not entirely recall the importance of each of those scenes.
V1 was likely Touko's confession at the end of chapter 1
V2 was them walking home together at the end of chapter 10, after they've come to a minimal mutual understanding of what Nanami wants, and Yuu accepting her requests, + "Is it okay if we hold hands while walking home today?" Plus Touko had just asked her to never change lol. Touko is feeling relieved and all, but Yuu's lie weighs on herself.
V3 and V4 were a bit more obvious in their references to the volume's contents, but yeaaah those scenes tho.
V3: Yuu realising what Touko's requests meant, and realising she couldn't cross those lines, even if it's what she would personally truly want.
V4: After Touko has opened up about her worries, I guess? Sayaka feeling close to Touko, Yuu feeling the distance she'd like to cross.
The covers designs are wonderful imo, it all matters! :D
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