Friday at the Atelier
金曜日はアトリエで
Synopsis
Exhausted office worker becomes nude model for famous artist, covered in fish—an unconventional start to a relationship.
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! (Source: Yen Press)
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