Soufflé Pancake Anime Storyboard

Goal: Create an ultra-high-quality anime cooking storyboard sheet for a 15-second food video about {argument name="dish theme" default="jiggly extra-thick soufflé pancakes"}. Canvas: One wide horizontal 21:9 storyboard sheet with a black outer border and thin black grid lines. Arrange exactly 12 panels in chronological order, in a 3-row by 4-column grid. Each panel is cinematic, warm, golden, highly detailed, with shallow depth of field, glossy food highlights, steam, sparkles, and realistic anime-style rendering. Visual style: Premium Japanese anime food commercial look, painterly-realistic textures, close-up camera angles, warm morning kitchen lighting, amber reflections, soft bokeh background, appetizing macro detail, no captions, no panel numbers, no watermark. Storyboard panels, exactly 12: 1. Ingredient flat lay: eggs in a wicker basket, milk, flour, sugar, butter cubes, vanilla, honey or syrup, berries, cream, and bowls on a rustic wooden table. 2. Egg separation close-up: hands crack an egg over a glass bowl, bright yolk suspended while egg white drips down. 3. Meringue whipping: electric beaters whip glossy white egg whites into stiff peaks, with splashes and sparkling highlights. 4. Batter folding: a spatula gently folds fluffy meringue into pale yellow pancake batter in a glass bowl. 5. Butter melting: a cube of butter sizzles and foams in a frying pan over a blue gas flame. 6. Batter piping/pouring: thick soufflé batter is poured into a tall mound in the pan, forming a soft spiral shape. 7. Covered steaming: the thick pancake cooks under a glass lid in the pan, condensation and steam visible, pancake rising high. 8. Flipping moment: a spatula lifts and flips a tall golden soufflé pancake, showing a browned top and airy sides, with flying crumbs and steam. 9. Browning close-up: extreme close-up of the pancake surface becoming evenly golden and crisp around the edges. 10. Stacking: three thick soufflé pancakes stacked on a white plate in a cozy sunlit kitchen, perfectly round and fluffy. 11. Final plating: stack topped with a square pat of butter and glossy syrup pouring down, surrounded by strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, powdered sugar, and a small whipped cream garnish. 12. Eating shot: fork cuts into the pancake, revealing soft airy interior; syrup flows over the cut edge, berries around the plate, dramatic appetizing close-up. Subject details: The pancakes should look very thick, soft, springy, and trembling with a soufflé-like texture. Emphasize golden-brown tops, pale fluffy sides, syrup shine, melting butter, and visible air bubbles. Constraints: Use exactly 12 panels, exactly 3 rows and 4 columns, chronological cooking sequence from ingredients to eating, no text inside the image, no people’s faces, only hands and tools where needed. Keep the overall theme centered on {argument name="main ingredient" default="extra-thick soufflé pancakes"}, with {argument name="lighting mood" default="warm golden morning kitchen light"}, {argument name="art style" default="high-detail cinematic anime food illustration"}, and {argument name="aspect ratio" default="21:9 wide storyboard sheet"}.