What is the point of cutting the same manga panel in two?


This is hard to put in words so let me illustrate (these are excerpts from two
separate mangas):

[![first
example](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2iA96.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2iA96.png)
[![second
example](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wpgTK.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wpgTK.png)

What do these cuts accomplish? Usually in comics each panel shows a different
scene.




> The primary reason for doing this was to draw the reader's eye up towards
> the sky, towards the billboard. A side-effect is that it also looks more
> visually interesting than a single unbroken scene would have. The blank
> space between the panels gives your brain something to do, as it mentally
> fills in the gap.

So, we can assume this is done in order to make the manga more visually
appealing and interesting to look at. Other times, this could be a random or
artistic choice.

In other cases, this can be done to show things that are in a close/similar
area. Otherwise, they are split as an artistic choice, although they might be
connected, such as the tree in your second image.

([source](https://www.stuartmcmillen.com/blog/visual-trademark-broken-into-
panels/#:%7E:text=The%20primary%20reason%20for%20doing,mentally%20fills%20in%20the%20gap.))




> The primary reason for doing this was to draw the reader's eye up towards
> the sky, towards the billboard. A side-effect is that it also looks more
> visually interesting than a single unbroken scene would have. The blank
> space between the panels gives your brain something to do, as it mentally
> fills in the gap.

So, we can assume this is done in order to make the manga more visually
appealing and interesting to look at. Other times, this could be a random or
artistic choice.

In other cases, this can be done to show things that are in a close/similar
area. Otherwise, they are split as an artistic choice, although they might be
connected, such as the tree in your second image.

([source](https://www.stuartmcmillen.com/blog/visual-trademark-broken-into-
panels/#:%7E:text=The%20primary%20reason%20for%20doing,mentally%20fills%20in%20the%20gap.))

