# Moonlit Koto Player Manga

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Anime (@library.anime)](/@library.anime.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: GPT Image 2
- AI keywords: illustration, anime, calm, character, portrait
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Create a vertical black-and-white manga illustration of a serene, androgynous young Japanese musician playing a koto at night. The character has {hair_color} long layered hair with loose bangs partly covering the eyes and one thick braid draped over the right shoulder, delicate facial features, downcast closed eyes, and a quiet melancholy expression. They wear a traditional {outfit}, with soft folds and subtle flower patterns on the sleeves. Show both hands in the foreground actively plucking the koto strings, with long elegant fingers and black finger picks or rings on multiple fingers; the koto fills the lower third of the image with visible wood grain, bridges, and taut parallel strings receding in perspective. Set the scene in an old Japanese room or veranda with wooden beams, shoji-style framing, shelves and hanging scrolls in shadow, opening to a moonlit garden. Outside, include exactly one full moon, clusters of hydrangea flowers, leafy shrubs, and one small stone lantern. Use dramatic moonlight from the left, deep shadows, high-detail crosshatching, fine ink linework, grayscale tones, cinematic contrast, and a slightly low close-up perspective focused on the musician’s hands and sorrowful face. No modern objects, no color, no text, no watermark.
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{hair_color}` | hair color | silver-gray |
| `{outfit}` | outfit | light kimono with a dark obi and a translucent floral haori |

## About

A monochrome manga prompt for creating a melancholic kimono-clad musician playing koto in a moonlit traditional Japanese room.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.anime on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/moonlit-koto-player-manga-g0853v
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