Art style: Anime.
Takashi, shown full-length from head to feet, standing upright, the entire figure visible and centered in a bright professional kitchen. A young man in his early twenties with a lean, athletic build, warm fair skin, and sharp intense dark eyes that burn with passion. His black hair is tousled and spiky, a headband tied across his brow. He wears a crisp white double-breasted chef's jacket with rolled-up sleeves, a navy apron cinched at the waist, dark slim trousers, and simple black non-slip kitchen shoes. One hand confidently grips a wooden spoon, the other rests on his hip; his expression is focused and determined with a slight eager grin. Behind him, a steaming pot of deep-red borscht simmers on the stove, fresh beets, cabbage and herbs arranged on a nearby counter.
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FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt):
Render this image in the following art style:
2D anime cartoon animation — cel-shaded illustration, bold clean black outlines, flat anime shading, hand-drawn anime look with anime facial features and stylised non-realistic rendering of objects, food and environments. NOT photorealistic, NOT live-action, NOT a 3D render, NOT real footage.
Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom.
