Friday at the Atelier Vol. 02

Friday at the Atelier Vol. 02

Office worker Emiko Tamaki has become more optimistic ever since she began modeling for the awkward but self-assured artist Shunsui Ishihara. With a budding awareness that she’s the subject of his gaze, Tamaki has a new spring in her step and puts effort into being a better model for Ishihara—not realizing it makes him worry! And inspired by her, Ishihara branches out and takes on new artistic challenges…but is he prepared for the changes tied to his recent work?

Series overview: Emiko Tamaki is a female office worker who’s exhausted with life, Emiko Tamaki is a female office worker who’s exhausted with life, but when she goes up to someone collapsed on the street, she’s surprised by his sudden request to model for him. The man turns out to be renowned artist Shunsui Ishihara, and he wants her nude…and covered in fish?! It’s not the most normal way to get to know someone, but it might be the start of something beautiful— or at least unpredictable!

Title Notes:

• Friday at the Atelier is a romantic comedy manga featuring the courtship of an eccentric artist and a stoic office lady.
• With a quirky cast of characters and absurd scenarios anchored in realism, Friday at the Atelier is great for readers looking for comedic romance stories between modern-day working adults.
• Complete in four volumes, Friday at the Atelier stands out from other romcom manga with its unique artist-model premise.

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