Vertical 4-panel gekiga-style manga YAML prompt
A four-panel vertical manga comic page in gritty 1970s–80s gekiga style with heavy shadows, rough ink, and sepia-toned paper texture. It shows a stern knight working at a convenience store, escalating into a tense confrontation and ending with a comedic head-smack from the store manager.
Model: Nano Banana ProCategory: Comic/StoryboardStyle: Sketch/Line ArtLanguage: en
Prompt
--- generation_parameters: aspect_ratio: "1:3" manga_page_generation_prompt: layout_structure: type: Full page vertical 4-panel comic strip (yon-koma layout). arrangement: Four roughly square panels stacked perfectly vertically from top to bottom. spacing: Clear white gutters (margins) separating each of the four panels. title_area: (Optional) A small space at the very top for a title. overall_aesthetic: Printed comic magazine page look, slightly textured paper. art_style: description: {argument name="style_desc" default="1970s-80s Japanese Gekiga style. Gritty, heavy shadows, serious tone."} color_palette: Desaturated, heavy oil-painting colors, seppia tones, dark atmosphere. texture: Rough ink lines, analog brushwork, dramatic cross-hatching shadows, ink bleed effect. manga_elements: speech_bubbles: - Presence: Multiple hand-drawn speech bubbles (fukidashi) within panel boundaries. Style: Rough, organic outlines, containing placeholder Japanese marks. sound_effects: - Presence: Bold Katakana sound effects (onomatopoeia) integrated into the art. Style: Rough calligraphy (e.g., "ドォォォン", "ゴゴゴゴ"). panel_content_sequence: panel_1_top (起): - Scene: [Wide angle] Knight Alex (grim face, full armor) standing stiffly behind a modern convenience store counter. - Text/FX: Speech bubble with formal greeting. Small "ウィーン" (door sound). panel_2_upper_mid (承): - Scene: A scared salaryman customer shrinking away. Alex glaring intensely, leaning forward over the counter. - Text/FX: Customer's scared bubble. Large "ゴゴゴゴ" (menacing FX) around Alex. panel_3_lower_mid (転): - Scene: [Dramatic close-up] Alex pulling out his giant claymore sword just to point at a bento box. - Text/FX: Spiky shout bubble "貴様の糧はこれか!!". Intense "ジャキィィン！" (sword FX). panel_4_bottom (結): - Scene: The exhausted store manager (looser art style) smacking Alex's head with a rolled magazine. Alex looks comically dejected. - Text/FX: Manager's angry bubble "剣をしまうんだよ！". Sharp "スパン！" (slap FX). negative_prompt: - single illustration, square image, landscape orientation - panels arranged horizontally, grid layout (2x2) - modern clean digital art, anime style - bright cheerful colors, no shadows