Looking at Animation
An Anime Night Scene Can Use Colour Without Looking Like Daylight
Notice how anime uses value, colour contrast and selected highlights to make a night scene readable without turning it into daylight.
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Manga Close Reading
A Manga Page Can Suggest Depth Without Changing the Panel Size
Study overlap, relative size and placement to see how a manga panel creates depth, then test the same ideas in a small original sketch.
Reading Manga
Listen With Your Eyes: Sound Effects on a Manga Page
Notice how manga sound effects use lettering, scale and placement to shape a scene, including sounds that an English translation may not fully reproduce.
Story on Screen
A Useful Anime Review Tells Readers Where the Spoilers Begin
Give anime readers a clear spoiler boundary by identifying the episode or arc discussed and keeping major reveals out of previews.
Anime Viewing
A Bonus Anime Episode May Sit Outside the Main Season List
Check the episode list, special features, and regional availability before assuming an anime season includes every bonus episode associated with it.
Story on Screen
A Still Frame Can Be Doing More Than Saving Animation
Look at composition, sound and timing during a held anime image before deciding that a scene is doing nothing because the drawing barely moves.