The February issue of Newtype magazine went on sale today in Japan, and apart from carrying a new chapter, Kobato. also features its cover:

LOL at Ioryogi eating snowflakes xD And isn’t Kobato just adorable? Makes me wanna pull her cheeks~~~

This is the first time Kobato. appears on Newtype’s front cover, let’s hope it’ll be the first of many others to come. This issue also contains a feature about CLAMP’s Heroines.

Also, slightly spoilery? I don’t know, read if you’d like to know what happens in the next chapter.

According to Ikuko Enomoto’s column of CLAMP-PLA.NET, we’ll be seeing Chiroru’s manager in this chapter! Great, I really like the mana–, who am I kidding, I really like Ueda!! And what’s more, apparently Kobato’s gonna try to heal him, humm.

Here’s her original quote, if anyone can confirm this, I could be wrong xD

2008年１月10日発売の「月刊ニュータイプ」2月号でも、小鳩ちゃんは一生懸命「癒し」ています。今回は「管理人さん」の心を、小鳩はきちんと「癒せる」でしょうか。

Translation thanks to usomitai-san:

The Newtype going on sale on the 10th of January, edition #2, Kobato-chan will try her hardest do ‘heal.’ This time it’ll be kanrinin-san’s heart; will Kobato be able to heal it?

Kanrinin-san, that’s Chitose!! Oh my god, now I’m even more curious to read this chapter!! ;_;