Anime-Style Mongoose in a Coral Reef

An anime-style illustration of a sleek mongoose gracefully navigating a vibrant coral reef. The mongoose has large expressive anime eyes, a tufted fur crest, a slender agile body, and a curled tail. Sunlight filters through turquoise water, casting dappled caustics on the colorful reef. Surroundings include branching corals, brain corals, sea fans, seaweed swaying, bubbles, and tiny plankton. Color palette features turquoise, electric pinks and oranges, deep blues, and emerald greens. Small tropical fish like clownfish and chromis swim around the mongoose. Pose is dynamic and confident, captured in a three-quarter view as the mongoose glides through the water with motion lines. Style blends high detail anime art with clean linework, cel shading or soft gradient shading, and painterly textures for depth. Aim for a vivid, whimsical underwater scene with a sense of adventure.