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1	[[quoteright:332:[[Anime/SketchbookFullColors https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sketchbook_picture_drama.jpg]]]]
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3	Picture Dramas are a variation of animated shows, with the difference that there is not much animation to behold. They generally consist of a series of still drawings, with voice actors performing the various roles, often having the "camera" move over the picture from character to character. In this, they could be seen as a form between {{anime}} and [[AudioAdaptation drama [=CDs=]]]. The emphasis is generally on the voice performances, with the pictures functioning as visual aids.
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5	Sometimes picture dramas still contain a slight amount of animation, mostly by supposedly moving the on-screen characters around like puppets. They also tend to be produced in a different style, with {{super deformed}} characters being the norm.
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7	Nowadays most popular anime are accompanied by a picture drama and often find their way as {{omake}} on DVD releases. They are clearly cheaper to make but still offer the involved artists, writers, and voice actors an outlet for showcasing their talents--and of course generating extra revenue. Whether the stories told are part of the official canon differs from show to show, very much in line with the status of most {{audio adaptation}}s.
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9	%%Also known as [[http://www.mania.com/anime-motion-comics-coming-to-syfy-channel_article_117358.html animated motion comics.]]
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11	Compare LimitedAnimation (using mix-and-match parts in animation, rather than having a completely new drawing for every new frame), MotionComic (voiced, partially animated {{comics}}), and SequentialArt (a sequence of pictures without camera panning or dialogue telling a story).
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14	!!Examples:
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16	[[AC:Anime & Manga]]
17	* ''Anime/AgentAika'': Aika Zero.
18	* ''Manga/{{ARIA}}'': There have been picture dramas made of this series in the art style of the anime.
19	* ''Anime/CodeGeass'':
20	** Nine per season on the Japanese DVD volumes, and a couple more were released separately. While some provide ample FanService, they all provide plenty of canon character development, as do the drama [=CDs=]. Each season then got an extra bonus one with the BD release, bringing up the total to 20.
21	** In one of them, the characters [[PoolScene go to the pool]]. Cornelia in a bondage-inspired bikini. It also offers a more candid look at Guilford and Darlton.
22	** Sayoko first meets Suzaku when he comes over for tea with Lelouch and Nunally in another picture drama. Shirley overhears their conversation and comes to the conclusion that [[ShipperOnDeck they are in love]]. She then proceeds to have a sexy ImagineSpot.
23	** ''Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled'': One of the dramas has the characters go to a hot spring. Yukiya's CoveredWithScars body is very notorious.
24	** ''Manga/CodeGeassOzTheReflection'': Released on January 10th, 2013 attached to that month's issue of Newtype Ace.
25	** ''Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection''
26	* ''Anime/TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughSpace'': In the first one, Imo-chan is seen riding a model of ''[[Series/{{Thunderbirds}} Thunderbird 2]]''.
27	* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'':
28	** ''Manga/MobileSuitGundam0083Rebellion'': The "Mayfly from Space".
29	** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'': The ''SEED Character Theater'' picture dramas.
30	* ''Manga/KOn'': The [=DVD=] [[{{Omake}} specials]] are of the {{super deformed}} "puppet-motion" variety.
31	* ''Manga/{{Kakegurui}}'': In 2018, three original shorts under the collective name of ''Picture Drama Shorts'' were included with the first season DVD. They are Hyakkaou's Maid Café, Hyakkaou, the School of Cat ears, and The Student Council's Coffee.
32	* ''Manga/KoeDeOshigoto''
33	* ''Manga/{{Loveless}}''
34	* ''Anime/MyHime'': It has a brief one for each episode.
35	* ''Anime/MyOtome'':
36	** "Shizuru Viola Memoirs"
37	** ''Anime/MyOtome0Sifr''
38	* ''Anime/NightRaid1931''
39	* ''Manga/OtomeYoukaiZakuro'': There are a couple on the [=DVDs=].
40	* ''Manga/SeiyusLife'' does this for its closing credits.
41	* ''Manga/{{Sketchbook}}'': A six-part picture drama called ''Sketchbook Full Colors'' was bundled with the rest of the episodes on DVD, following Sora, Hazuki, Natsumi, Kurihara, and Kuga all going on a trip together.
42	* ''Anime/{{Voltron}}''
43	* ''VisualNovel/WhiteAlbum2'': The blue rays provide anime-only sections of still images showing funny situations where Haruki could have seen the heroines half naked before the school's festival concert.
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45	[[AC:Films -- Animation]]
46	* ''Literature/SoundEuphonium'': ''Photo Session e Youkoso'' is a set of three shorts [[PublicServiceAnnouncement teaching theater manners]] that were shown before the ''May the Melody Reach You'' movie, which included a segment during which visitors were allowed to take a picture.
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48	[[AC:Films -- Live-Action]]
49	* "The Legend of John Henry": A LiveActionAdaptation of the urban legend made in the 1970s (nominated for an Academy Award) with (mostly) still pictures that evoked 19th-century photography.
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51	[[AC:Video Games]]
52	* ''VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'': The picture drama recounts the events of ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' under the narration of Haken.
53	* ''VideoGame/RuneFactory'': The "Another Episode" bonus content in the Special Edition, each of which serves as ADayInTheLimelight for the potential bachelors and bachelorettes. This is true in both ''VideoGame/RuneFactory3'' and ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4''.
54	* ''Franchise/StreetFighter''
55	* ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}''
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57	[[AC:Visual Novels]]
58	* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''
59	* ''VisualNovel/PrincessLover''
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61	[[AC:Web Animation]]
62	* ''WebAnimation/BrokenSaints''
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64	[[AC:Western Animation]]
65	* ''WesternAnimation/ClutchCargo''
66	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelSuperheroes'': 1966 series, filmed by shooting pictures of the comic panels.
67	* ''WesternAnimation/TomGoesToTheMayor''
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