Anime Knife Day Merchant Stall

Goal: Create a richly detailed anime fantasy market illustration for {argument name="holiday headline" default="July 12, Knife Day"}, showing a knife merchant stall in a sunlit traveler bazaar.

Canvas: Wide 16:9 cinematic composition, warm sepia afternoon lighting, painterly anime style with high detail, shallow atmospheric depth, wooden market tent, hanging canvas awnings, dust motes and golden backlight.

Main subject: Center a petite cat-eared young female merchant named {argument name="character name" default="Jeannette"}. She has short fluffy ash-blonde hair, amber eyes, cat ears, a calm serious expression, and a practical adventurer outfit: dark brown belted coat, black gloves, red scarf, leather straps, pouches, and a large backpack loaded with tools, bottles, a bedroll, and an oversized sheathed blade rising behind her. She holds one small knife upright in her right hand and gestures with her left hand as if advising customers.

Customers: Show exactly 3 customers around the stall: 1 brown-haired male adventurer seen from behind on the left with a green cloak and sword on his back, 1 red-haired male adventurer on the right wearing a dark headband and shoulder armor, and 1 partially visible blond-haired customer at the bottom right edge.

Knife display: The front counter is covered with exactly 18 displayed knives and small blades arranged in rows on wood and leather, including utility knives, survival knives, ancient-style blades, folding knives, and short daggers. In addition, show exactly 3 prominent non-counter blades: 1 floating knife near the headline at upper left, 1 small knife in the merchant's hand, and 1 oversized blade strapped behind her. Total visible knives/blades: exactly 21.

Layout and signage: Place large calligraphic Japanese event text in the upper left using this exact visible wording: {argument name="Japanese event text" default="7月12日\nナイフの日\n切れ味は、信頼の証。"}. Add a speech bubble beside the merchant with this Japanese line: {argument name="speech bubble text" default="用途と予算を言ってくれれば、合うものを選ぶ。"}. Put a wooden name placard on the counter with Japanese text identifying the merchant: {argument name="merchant placard text" default="旅商人「ジャム」こと\nジェネット\n道具と情報の専門家。\nハイエナ族の旅商人。"}. Add exactly 3 small wooden category placards along the counter: left placard for practical knives, center placard for survival knives, right placard for ancient civilization blades. Add a vertical wooden board on the back right listing services in Japanese: buying relic items, materials, information; selling tools, medicine, maps, and more; consultation is free.

Visual style: High-quality Japanese light novel key visual, detailed linework, soft painterly shading, realistic metal reflections on blades, worn leather textures, wooden crates and market clutter in the background, warm highlights and cool shadows, immersive fantasy RPG trading-post atmosphere.

Constraints: Keep all text handwritten or brush-calligraphy style, legible but naturally integrated into the illustration. Do not add extra characters, extra category signs, modern objects, logos, or watermarks.