Hand-drawn anime robot rising from an overgrown forest at sunrise

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Create a 2D anime scene for the web. It must look completely like real Japanese anime, as if it were taken directly from a finished theatrical anime film. This is traditional-looking, hand-drawn 2D anime, not a 3D animation, a moving illustration, or a stylized web graphic.

Deliver the final result as a single, self-contained HTML file. Use any tools, libraries, references, guides, literally anything etc.

Use Studio Ghibli films as the art style reference for the design, line work, painted backgrounds, color, and atmosphere. Create an original giant robot as the main character. No people appear in the scene. Use any tools or techniques you want, including 3D, as long as the final result looks 100% like hand-drawn 2D anime.

SCENE
At sunrise, mist hangs over an abandoned forest. A giant robot has knelt here for so long that moss, wildflowers, and old trees have grown over its body. A small bird lands on its shoulder as the first ray of sunlight reaches its weathered face. Deep inside its chest, a faint light flickers on. The ground trembles and birds burst from the treetops. With a deep, creaking groan, the robot slowly rises as soil, vines, and leaves pour from its armor. It lifts its head toward a gap in the canopy. The engines ignite, sending a great ring of wind across the forest. The robot tears into the golden sky, leaving a curving trail of light and mist as leaves spiral down through the sunbeams.

ANIME QUALITY STANDARD
Every frame must look as if it was drawn by professional anime animators and painted by master background artists for a finished theatrical film.

Robot: A hand-drawn anime mecha that feels heavy, ancient, and full of personality, with cel-colored forms, chipped paint, rust, moss, and believable weathering. Keep it on-model from every angle, and let its posture and glowing eyes express emotion.
Line art: Confident, delicate, hand-inked anime line work with subtle variation in thickness and pressure.
Coloring: Traditional anime cel coloring with clean color areas, simple hard-edged shadows, and a soft, natural palette.
Backgrounds: Richly detailed, hand-painted anime backgrounds in a gouache style, with visible brushwork, natural color variation, layered foliage, and real depth.
Lighting: Golden sunrise light, colorful shadows, glowing mist, and soft atmosphere that unite the robot and background.
Animation: Authentic hand-drawn anime timing with real weight, strong key poses, natural holds, and overlapping movement in vines, grass, leaves, birds, and falling debris. The robot should rise slowly and feel massive, then launch with explosive power.
Direction: Cinematic anime shots, beautiful composition, thoughtful staging, and pacing that starts quietly, builds tension, and ends in a soaring climax.
IT MUST NOT LOOK LIKE
- 3D: No plastic materials, CGI shading, visible polygons, game-engine lighting, or computer-perfect perspective.
- SVG or vector art: No simple geometri

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