Japanese comic look
Shonen Inkcomic style
black-and-white manga, speed lines
Where it comes from: Weekly shonen magazines, 1980s–2000s.
Black-and-white pen line that swells at impact points, heavy spot blacks, screentone greys, speed-line backdrops.
Good for
- action serials
- rivalries
- tournament arcs
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