Say hello to Sayoko, our new Japanese model. She’s a student of art who specializes in manga. But above all, she’s a total nerd who loves comics, dressing up as her favourite characters, and going to parties in her native Tokyo, which she loves as “the weirdest culture on the planet.”

In fact, she even picks her dates depending on what manga figures they like to dress up as. As her art has progressed, she’s been focusing on evermore erotic imagery and narratives, which has led her to anime. And this has led to her exploring nude modelling as she imagines she’s a naked anime character to overcome her shyness.

In short, Sayoko is a complicated, beautiful, artistic young woman who’s decided to show herself to the world via Hegre’s lens. Let’s honor her decision and give her a nice big warm welcome to the Hegre family. Rare beauty like this must be appreciated to its fullest!