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A heartwarming, nostalgic, and detailed scene of children playing in a dusty neighborhood park in post-war Showa-era Japan, in Motoka Murakami’s gentle storytelling style. A young boy is launching a carefully folded paper airplane into the glowing sunset. The art style uses softer, warmer lines and a wealth of nostalgic details, such as old-fashioned candy stores (dagashiya), rusted telephone poles, and wooden fences. The coloring is rich with the golden hues of a late afternoon, using deep oranges, soft purples, and warm browns. The composition is nostalgic and low-angle, looking up at the sky with the children, symbolizing hope for the future. The atmosphere is "innocent, hopeful, and bittersweet," capturing a lost moment in time.