TIDEBREAKERS / Ep1-16

The recipe

Prompt

[Model: GPT-5.4 Image] Full-color manga page, portrait 2:3, 3 panels: two small panels on top and one large final panel filling the bottom two-thirds. REFERENCES ATTACHED: Image 1 = KOA character sheet. Image 2 = MANU character sheet. Match each character's face, hairstyle, height difference, body proportions, skin tone and tattoos exactly to their sheet. Ignore the sheets' background, layout and labels. STYLE: adult cinematic semi-realistic manga style, sharp ink linework, realistic anatomy, epic golden sunrise backlight, sparkling sea. No chibi. BALL RULE: the ball is a regulation size-5 SOCCER BALL: a perfectly round sphere with a classic white and black pentagon-panel pattern. It must NOT be a rugby ball or an American football. No oval or pointed ball. CHARACTERS: KOA (white tank top, red board shorts, shark-tooth necklace). MANU (dark grey sleeveless shirt). Panel 1: A weathered stone pillar on the shore, carved with sea-level marks, waves lapping at its base. Caption: "Days until the sea wins: 10,950." Panel 2: In the distance on a rock, Manu watching silently, arms crossed. Large final panel: Koa standing in front of the stone pillar facing the sunrise, resting the round soccer ball on his shoulder with one hand, its pentagon pattern clearly visible, grinning fiercely over his shoulder at the viewer. Balloon: "Then let's go break the tide." Bottom corner, small coral-orange box: "NEXT: EPISODE 2 — ELEVEN FOOLS" English text spelled exactly.

Model

GPT-5.4 Image 2

Cost

$0.20