Volume 3
The gingham color for this volume is orange. On the front cover, Chika is sitting on the seat of Nobue's moped and holding a box of strawberry Pocky. Nobue is standing on the far side of the moped. She has a hand on a handle, and her other elbow on Chika's far shoulder. There's a Pocky in her mouth, specifically, most of the part that isn't covered in creme. Which is weird to me because it seems like the only reason they don't cover the whole biscuit in the flavored creme is so you have some part of it to hold that won't melt between your fingers, and if that part's in your mouth... I don't know. The moped basket has a carton of Nobue's cigs, which she must be on her way back from buying.
The back cover has Miu "riding" Matsuri like a motorcycle or moped, and Matsuri is not enjoying this... to the point of crying. I suppose you can assume that Ana, in what seems like very English garb, is not there, since she's just smiling a bit at the reader instead of trying to get Miu off her friend.
The "Cute Girls Are Back In Town" bit is the same as last volume. There will be changes next volume, and I'll note those when I get to it, but other than that...
Now page 6 is blank except for a picture of Ana posing for reasons we'll get into in episode 23.
Page 7 has the title, and a scene of the four preteens in, on the edge of, and near the bath. There is a good amount of suds. Chika is in the bath, about to blow suds out of her hands. Matsuri is holding John, and there's a rubber representation of water fowl floating nearby. Ana is sitting on the corner of the tub, pulling a little on the towel wrapped around her. Miu, who also has a towel wrapped around her (with some sort of cartoon character on it), is leaning on the edge of the tub from outside. She has goggles on her head and is holding a squirt gun like the one from last volume's back cover.
Page 8 has the table of contents in the lower left corner. Miu and Chika are outside in the grass. It seems like it might be a crisp fall day. Miu is sitting, while Chika sleeps with a book on her head.
Next time: episode 21!
