The Last Firefly

Create one vertical anime animation development board for an original emotional short film titled “The Last Firefly”. Output ONE combined image split into 2 sections: TOP character design sheet, BOTTOM 12-frame storyboard. Use fully original anime designs only; do not imitate existing anime, manga, games, or copyrighted characters.

TOP — CHARACTER DESIGN
Clean white background, subtle grid, title: “THE LAST FIREFLY - Character Design”.
Young Boy, age 7-8, 125cm, small gentle build, soft messy dark hair, large gentle brown eyes, innocent face, light yellow pajama shirt with white collar, navy shorts, barefoot. Show front view, side view, 3/4 view. Expressions: curious, gentle smile, peaceful, wonder-filled. Note: “Kind-hearted, loves nature.”
Props/environment: one yellow-green glowing firefly, distant group of fireflies, summer meadow grass, forest edge, starry sky, soft moonlight, peaceful countryside night.

BOTTOM — STORYBOARD
Dark background, red frame borders, title: “STORYBOARD - 15 seconds”. 12 panels in 3 rows x 4 columns. Premium anime keyframes, painted night backgrounds, warm firefly glow, cool moonlight, cinematic emotion.

1: Wide backyard at night, starry sky, boy small in frame, distant forest glowing with fireflies.
2: Boy kneels in grass, discovering one lonely firefly glowing near the ground.
3: Close-up, small hands gently cup the firefly; light leaks through fingers.
4: Close-up, boy’s face lit from below, soft smile, wonder and care.
5: Wide shot, boy stands and walks through moonlit meadow toward glowing forest.
6: Medium tracking feel, waist-high grass, boy holding glowing hands carefully.
7: Forest edge, boy slowly opens hands; firefly rests on his palm.
8: Close-up, firefly lifts from palm with delicate glowing trail.
9: Firefly flies toward distant group; boy watches from forest edge.
10: Wide magical moment, all fireflies glow brighter together; boy in silhouette.
11: Boy’s peaceful face, firefly reflections in eyes, content smile.
12: Final wide shot, boy walks home across meadow, glowing forest behind, stars above.

STYLE: nostalgic late 90s/early 2000s anime movie look, hand-drawn feel, soft refined shading, atmospheric depth, realistic grass/fabric movement, gentle expressive faces, warm firefly glow against cool moonlight, magical but grounded, polished studio quality. No text overlays beyond board labels, no watermark, no UI.