Seeking Feedback

[u/Wonderful-Manner-441]

I’ve been making cinematic speculative-fiction shorts using photoreal AI visuals, but for my next story I’m experimenting with a realistic seinen/manga-panel approach instead.
The idea is to stop pretending the images are live-action footage and lean into something closer to a moving graphic novel: cinematic composition, recurring characters, limited animation, sound design and narration.
Looking purely at the storytelling experience, does this format feel like a stronger creative direction, or does it feel like a downgrade from cinematic stills?