three-depth visual transition: foreground 100% photographic realism, middle 75% realism and 25% manga, distant background 35% realism and 65% manga, gradual distance-based transition, one continuous perspective and lighting system, realistic foreground people and materials, manga influence increases only with distance, theatrical depth staging, no panels or split screen, elderly Japanese villager carrying a large woven basket in the immediate foreground of a steep mountain village, realistic face, hands, clothing and basket texture, nearby villagers descending the lane, traditional wooden houses, terraced rice fields, forested mountains and large clouds becoming colourful hand-painted manga scenery with increasing distance, strong depth-based transition., three-depth visual transition: foreground 100% photographic realism, middle 75% realism and 25% manga, distant background 35% realism and 65% manga, gradual distance-based transition, one continuous perspective and lighting system, realistic foreground people and materials, manga influence increases only with distance, theatrical depth staging, no panels or split screen