Showa-era gekiga

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, coarse halftone dots like old printing, deeply chiseled facial structure, thick eyebrows, sturdy solid build, the place drawn with ruled lines in perspective, surfaces left white or flat tone, no surface texture, nostalgic vintage mood like an old printed page. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult man and woman gaze at a small blank letter on a quay in the morning. Short hair and shoulder-length hair, plain jackets. Show both complete figures from head to feet, a railing and distant shore.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, coarse halftone dots like old printing, deeply chiseled facial structure, thick eyebrows, sturdy solid build, the place drawn with ruled lines in perspective, surfaces left white or flat tone, no surface texture, nostalgic vintage mood like an old printed page. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult woman stands holding a small bag at the end of a quay. Shoulder-length hair, a plain jacket, trousers and flat shoes. Show her complete figure from head to feet, the railing and water.