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One continuous 30-second anime shot in Kling 4.0

A single uncut 30-second anime scene of an otaku girl bumping into a mafia guy, made with Kling 4.0's native 30-second generation from character reference sheets and one master prompt.

The prompt

MASTER PROMPT (paste first)

Format: 16:9, 30 seconds, 24fps, 1080p. Cinematic 90s anime film look, hand-painted backgrounds, warm golden sunlight, saturated blue sky with cumulus clouds, soft film grain, gentle lens flare.

Setting: A seaside sidewalk in the afternoon. A tall chain-link fence runs along the right side, with the ocean behind it, palm trees, and an orange-lined road on the left.

Characters (use the attached sheets as strict references):

Mei Aihara (@Image1): wavy purple-black hair, round glasses, pink hoop earrings, pink and blue oversized sweater, green high-waist pants, white-pink-blue sneakers, black spiral notebook with stickers. Shy and bubbly.
Yuki Kageyama (@Image2): long white double braids, black blazer, turtleneck, slim pants, boots. Calm, observant, protective.
Luca Moretti (@Image3): messy blonde hair with a faded undercut, star face tattoos, neck and sleeve tattoos, ear piercings, white tank top, black trousers, leather shoes, cigarette in hand.

Sound style: Anime audio. Exaggerated sparkle chimes, soft “doki-doki” heartbeats, cute kyahaha laughs, wind and wave ambience, light lo-fi guitar under the first half, and a low tense string drone from 19s.

TIMELINE

0:00–3:00 | Luca, profile close-up
Camera: tight side-profile close-up on Luca, fence in sharp focus beside him, deep-focus background.

Action: He leans on the fence with the cigarette in his lips. Smoke drifts up toward the sky. In the soft-focus background, Mei and Yuki walk small and distant down the sidewalk. At 2:00 his eyes slide toward them and the frame blurs as the focus pulls away.
Sound: waves, seagulls, soft inhale and exhale, faint lo-fi guitar.
3:00–7:00 | The girls chatting (medium two-shot, eye level)

Camera: Front-facing two-shot at the same angle as the reference, with the fence and ocean at right, as they walk toward the camera.
Action: Mei gestures excitedly with one hand, clutching her notebook to her chest. Yuki listens with a small smile.

Mei (excited): “Gojo Satoru is so handsome, I could kiss and marry him!”
At 5:00 both burst out laughing. Mei closes her eyes and laughs wide-mouthed (her “cheerful laugh” expression). Yuki covers her mouth and laughs with a quiet “pfft”, shoulders shaking.
Sound: kyahaha! giggles, a cute sparkle “ting” on the punchline, and bouncy footsteps.
7:00–10:00 | The collision
Camera: Low ground-level shot of Luca’s black leather shoe stepping into frame while Mei’s sneakers drift past, slightly out of focus. Cut to a wide shot at the fence with the ocean behind them: Luca walks left to right, Mei walks right to left, looking at her phone-free hands, and they bump.

Mei (voice-over, still rambling, cut off): “I have his wallpapers plastered all over my room—”
Her notebook and books fly out of her arms.

Sound: shoe clack, quick “whoosh”, soft thump, “Eh?!” gasp, books slapping the pavement.
10:00–12:00 | Kneeling to pick up
Camera: Wide high-angle shot looking down at both of them crouching, books scattered on the sidewalk. Luca bends low and Mei crouches beside him, flustered.
Mei (flustered, soft): “A-ah, sorry!”

Sound: fabric rustle, shy breathing.
12:00–16:00 | Hands and eyes (the key shot)

12:00: Extreme close-up on the blue book. Her hand and his tattooed hand land on it at the same time.
Sound: all ambient sound drops out, one soft heartbeat “doki.”
13:00: Low-angle close two-shot over the book. Mei on the left with sunlit hair and glasses, Luca on the right looking down at her. Their eyes meet slowly. Her cheeks flush.

14:00: Extreme close-up on Mei’s eye. The pupil dilates and the glasses reflect sky and sparkle highlights.
14:45: Extreme close-up on Luca’s eye with the pierced eyebrow, face tattoos and a slight softening in his stare.

15:30: Return to the two-shot, slow push-in. Her lips part slightly.
Luca (low, calm): “...Here.”
Sound: double heartbeat “doki-doki”, a sparkle chime, soft strings. (Luca’s line is my addition, since the reference has no dialogue here. Remove it if you want it silent.)
16:00–19:00 | Yuki calls, Mei snubs him
Camera: Wide shot from behind Yuki’s position. Yuki stands on the sidewalk on the left, waving. Mei and Luca are kneeling at center-right with the fence behind them.
Yuki (calling out): “Meimei!”
Mei jolts, grabs her notebook and stands up fast. She does not look at Luca. She turns her head away, bows slightly without a word, and hurries toward Yuki with her head down. Luca stays crouched and watches her go.
Sound: gasp, quick footsteps, a “pip-pip” panicked blip.

19:00–22:30 | Yuki’s warning
Camera: Medium shot, low angle, over Yuki’s shoulder. Yuki grabs Mei by the arm, and both glance back toward the fence. Sun flare glints off Mei’s glasses.

Yuki (hushed, serious): “Meimei, that guy is with the Mafia. Be careful!”
Sound: the tense string drone rises, and the ambience gets muffled.
22:30–26:00 | Luca stares
Camera: Over-the-shoulder shot from behind Mei and Yuki (their heads blurred in the foreground). Rack focus onto Luca, who is now standing, hands at his sides, staring after them. A new cigarette smoulders and smoke drifts across the sky.

Sound: wind, a single low taiko or bass hit.
26:00–30:00 | Final beat

26:00: Close-up on Mei’s profile as she looks back over her shoulder. Their eyes meet one more time across the distance. She blushes and snaps her head away (the snub).
28:00: Cut to Luca. A slow, small smirk. He looks down at his tattooed hand that touched hers, then back at her fading figure.
29:00: Final wide shot. The fence, the ocean, smoke curling up, the two girls walking away small in the distance. Fade out.

Sound: a last “doki” heartbeat, a sparkle chime, then the music fades into waves.
Negative prompt

Realistic or 3D look, character design drift (wrong hair colour, missing glasses, missing face tattoos), extra fingers, text watermarks, camera shake, fast cuts during the eye-contact shots, western cartoon style.

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