Shonen manga

Black-and-white Japanese manga. shonen manga art: bold, energetic drawing with strong black-and-white contrast; thick, confident dip-pen outlines with clear thick-to-thin variation; eyes smaller than in shojo manga, with sharp upper lids, one small white highlight and no drawn lashes; the nose a small simple mark, the mouth a single line, blush as a few short diagonal hatch lines; hair as a solid black mass split into sharp-pointed locks at the tips, with one or two white highlight bands, lines only on the tips; large solid black shadow areas on the hair, clothes and shadow side of the body; 6 to 7 heads tall; no pattern tones, stippling or all-over fine hatching; the background drawn with clear depth, with a few hand-ruled speed lines; a straightforward, energetic character No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult man and woman rescue volunteers run up outdoor stairs. Short hair on him, tied-back hair on her; work jackets, trousers and trainers. A low oblique view shows both whole figures and shoes, stairs and railing.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. shonen manga art: bold, energetic drawing with strong black-and-white contrast; thick, confident dip-pen outlines with clear thick-to-thin variation; eyes smaller than in shojo manga, with sharp upper lids, one small white highlight and no drawn lashes; the nose a small simple mark, the mouth a single line, blush as a few short diagonal hatch lines; hair as a solid black mass split into sharp-pointed locks at the tips, with one or two white highlight bands, lines only on the tips; large solid black shadow areas on the hair, clothes and shadow side of the body; 6 to 7 heads tall; no pattern tones, stippling or all-over fine hatching; the background drawn with clear depth, with a few hand-ruled speed lines; a straightforward, energetic character No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult woman bicycle courier asks an adult male repair worker for directions. She has short hair, a jacket and trousers; he wears work clothes. A waist-up view shows both faces and the bicycle beside them.