Production notes
Every story starts as a cast and a setting. Those are drawn once, then used as reference for every picture in the story, so the characters stay themselves from beginning to end.
The cast
カイ the pirate captain
human male, tanned skin, black hair tied in a topknot, wearing a long dark coat decorated with silver buttons and a wide-brimmed hat with a red feather
Sounds deep and commanding.
ユイ the skilled navigator
human female, short auburn hair with a green bandana, dressed in a loose white blouse and olive trousers, small compass hanging from her neck
Sounds quick and bright.
タケル the lively deckhand
young human male, scruffy blond hair, wearing a striped blue and white shirt and brown trousers, a wooden prosthetic hand on his right arm
Sounds energetic and youthful.
The setting
A misty city of canals harbouring a secret pirate crew's hidden world.
A dimly lit city with narrow, winding canals running through crumbling brick buildings; mist hangs low over the water, street lamps casting weak yellow glows, flickering reflections shimmering on the dark surface; ancient warehouses and rickety wooden docks tightly packed together, creating a labyrinthine maze of shadows and secrets.
dusky blue charcoal grey muted amber deep green
The plan
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霧深い運河でカイが秘密の船団の地図の一部を見つける。
mysterious and tense wide establishing shot カイ, ユイ, タケル
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ユイが地図の断片に不審な点を見つけ、謎が深まる。
curious and worried medium shot カイ, ユイ
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タケルが運河沿いの隠れ場所で手がかりを探すが、誰かに見張られているようだ。
suspenseful and alert close-up タケル
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3人が再会し、地図の断片が実は嘘の暗号だと判明し、計画を練る。
determined and tense medium shot カイ, ユイ, タケル
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霧に包まれた運河に再び戻り、謎の影が彼らを見守っている。
ominous and unresolved wide establishing shot カイ, ユイ, タケル
How it was made
- Pictures drawn
- 10
- Words written
- 758
- Generation steps
- 18
- Time to make
- 5 min
Drawn in woodcut. Written in Japanese at level , for adult readers.