Monochrome Manga Expression Sheet

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Goal: Create a clean monochrome manga expression sheet for a single consistent anime character, showing exactly 9 bust-up portraits in a 3-by-3 grid on a plain white background. Canvas: Vertical portrait canvas, roughly 2:3 aspect ratio, white paper-like background, no borders, no captions, no speech bubbles, no color except grayscale manga shading. Character: A young anime girl named unnamed expressive manga heroine, drawn consistently in every panel. She has medium gray short wavy bob hair with flared side tufts, a prominent curled ahoge loop rising from the top, a wide black headband, a large pale hair streak on the viewer-left side of her bangs, round cheek marks, large eyes, and small earrings. She wears the same futuristic school-uniform style outfit in all poses: black sleeveless high-collar vest with angular trim, pale long sleeves, shoulder tabs, vertical decorative stripe marks on the chest, a narrow tie-like front panel, and a small circular emblem on the left chest. Layout: Arrange exactly 9 discrete bust portraits, evenly spaced, three columns and three rows. Each portrait is cropped from upper torso to above the hair curl, with slight head angle variation but identical character design and outfit. Keep the drawings separated by white space, like a reference sheet for manga production. Expressions, counted exactly 9: 1. Top left: startled shout, mouth wide open with small fangs visible, eyes wide, sweat drops on cheeks. 2. Top center: anxious grimace, teary half-lidded eyes, uneven clenched mouth, sweat drops. 3. Top right: tired or disappointed side glance, head tilted down, heavy eyelids, small frown. 4. Middle left: skeptical unimpressed look, eyes narrowed to the side, mouth flat, brows low. 5. Middle center: bright cheerful smile, eyes open and sparkling, mouth open happily, relaxed brows. 6. Middle right: surprised alert look, eyes wide and looking upward to the side, small closed mouth, raised brows. 7. Bottom left: frightened gasp, round eyes, open rectangular mouth, sweat drops, worried eyebrows. 8. Bottom center: stern determined glare, eyes narrowed straight forward, eyebrows sharply angled, small serious mouth. 9. Bottom right: crying breakdown, head bowed slightly, eyes squeezed shut, streaming tears, mouth open crying, both hands raised near the face wiping tears. Visual style: Black-and-white Japanese manga line art with soft gray screentone shading, crisp clean outlines, expressive face acting, polished character-sheet presentation, consistent proportions across all nine portraits, no background objects. Constraints: Do not add labels or text. Do not change the character between expressions. Avoid generic emoji-like faces; make each expression fit the same character’s personality. Keep the image as a manga reference sheet rather than a comic panel.