One of the first things I noticed about it was how some of the panels had different boarders. I never would have thought about doing anything besides a solid line, but I can tell just from looking at the page that the different boarders are helping, particularly in the bottom right corner where the jagged line goes with the cat scratching.
I also see how she used diagonal panels to help show action. And, though it's hard to see in this picture, I noticed how the backgrounds are often made up of the pattern technique. Very rarely are the actual environments drawn into the frame.
Great, old manga! How do the stylistic changes in paneling affect the characterization or tone of the content?
ReplyDeletethe changes in the paneling help the characterization a little, I remember the main character is supposed to be very clumsy and the paneling differences help that. They also help show us what's important to her by emphasizing what she's focusing on. And the different panels help convey what part of the story were in, using diagonals and overlapping panels to show when danger is more prevalent, vs the straighter panels used during character introductions and explanations.
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