Japanse volksverhaal kraanvogel manga pagina

{
  "characters": [
    {
      "appearance": "short black hair, simple brown kimono tied with a muted blue sash, kneeling or leaning forward in concern",
      "face": "Show every face clearly with natural, detailed facial features",
      "role": "young man"
    },
    {
      "appearance": "white body, black neck and tail accents, red crown patch, long beak, expressive wings",
      "role": "red-crowned crane"
    }
  ],
  "composition": {
    "background_detail": "minimal but atmospheric snowy gradients and a few trees to keep focus on the characters",
    "focus": "clear emotional progression from mystery to danger to kindness",
    "reading_direction": "right-to-left manga feel with vertical captions and speech balloons"
  },
  "format": "single page with 3 horizontal panels stacked vertically",
  "generation_notes": "Create a full comic page, not a single illustration. Keep all visible Japanese text exactly as written. Use vertical title typography in the top panel, rectangular narration boxes, one speech balloon from the man in the middle panel and one in the bottom panel, plus hand-drawn sound effects. Show every face clearly with natural, detailed facial features.",
  "layout": {
    "panel_count": 3,
    "panels": [
      {
        "position": "top",
        "scene": "wide establishing shot of a snowy plain under a pale gray-blue sky with falling snow. A small crane stands far in the distance on the right side.",
        "text_count": 4,
        "texts": [
          "日本の昔話",
          "鶴の返し",
          "やさしさが運んだ、ふしぎな物語",
          "雪の日に始まった、ふしぎな出会い――"
        ]
      },
      {
        "position": "middle",
        "scene": "the young man discovers an injured crane in the snow. The crane stands with both wings spread in distress, one leg caught in a metal trap on the ground. The man is on the left, startled and rushing toward it.",
        "text_count": 3,
        "texts": [
          "その先にいたのは、傷ついた一羽の鶴。",
          "たいへんだ！",
          "バサッ"
        ]
      },
      {
        "position": "bottom",
        "scene": "the young man kneels in the snow and gently helps the crane, supporting its body with both hands as it relaxes and lifts its wings slightly.",
        "text_count": 4,
        "texts": [
          "この小さな親切が、運命を変える。",
          "もう大丈夫だ 空へお帰り",
          "この小さな親切が、運命を変える。",
          "ふわっ"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "setting": {
    "atmosphere": "quiet, mysterious, compassionate",
    "location": "open snowy field with a few distant evergreen trees",
    "time": "daytime",
    "weather": "light snowfall"
  },
  "style": "clean modern manga illustration with soft cel shading, crisp black panel borders, readable vertical Japanese text, gentle winter palette, storybook tone",
  "text": {
    "intro_box": "雪の日に始まった、ふしぎな出会い――",
    "language": "Japanese",
    "title_main": "鶴の返し",
    "title_side_left": "日本の昔話",
    "title_side_right": "やさしさが運んだ、ふしぎな物語"
  },
  "type": "Japanese folktale manga page"
}