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?
Overall, in this second volume of Friday at the Atelier, we are beginning to see this series come into its own as it starts to explore its characters and what makes them tick and uses them to dive into an exploration of the creative process. Its just a shame it has such a clunky start, but even then, its not like its not enjoyable to read, it just really holds it back in certain areas where it needs to push itself forward. If the second half of the series (tapping out at 4 volumes) can take this momentum and run with it, it could make for quite a rewarding little quirky romance. Read Full Review
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