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A strongly expressionistic seinen manga style, with a high-contrast black-and-white image, lines that are at times broken and at other times decisive, adept at using large areas of solid black and sharp shadows to express intense psychological activity. The composition is cut into an irregular, fragmented feeling. Use an extreme close-up, focusing on half of the girl's face, especially her sorrowful eyes. Her eyes might be slightly moist, but no tears have fallen, and her gaze is filled with confusion and helplessness. Her surroundings are not a specific scene but large blocks of pure black void or pure white space, symbolizing the missing parts of the memory. The edges of the frame can have an irregular effect, as if torn or burned, further enhancing the feeling of a "memory fragment." The design of light, shadow, and "haziness" is highly symbolic: The lighting is extremely dramatic. A sharp light cuts diagonally across her face, illuminating only her brow bone, the bridge of her nose, and one cheek, while her eye socket and the other half of her face are plunged into a bottomless black shadow. This contrast between harsh light and pure black amplifies the most sorrowful features of her face. "Haziness" here does not come from soft transitions, but from the lack of information and the incompleteness of the picture—the viewer can only see an emotional focal point, while everything about the time, place, and reason is swallowed by darkness or blankness. This is a true reflection of a chaotic, painful memory.