diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,3 +35,9 @@
 python3 scripts/validate_content.py
 python3 scripts/validate_assets.py
 ```
+
+## Character Location CG Assets
+
+- Anchor character-location CG round 01 is stored under `assets/characters/location_cg/<character_id>/`.
+- The round 01 comparison sheet is `assets/characters/location_cg/anchor_locations_round01_contact_sheet.png`.
+- The manifest is `data/character_location_assets.json`; `scripts/validate_assets.py` checks character/location references, presence availability, PNG files, and minimum 1280x720 dimensions.
diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/anchor_locations_round01_contact_sheet.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/anchor_locations_round01_contact_sheet.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/baek_chaewon/baek_chaewon_rooftop_lounge_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/baek_chaewon/baek_chaewon_rooftop_lounge_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/cha_yuri/cha_yuri_fashion_street_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/cha_yuri/cha_yuri_fashion_street_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/choi_ria/choi_ria_boutique_studio_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/choi_ria/choi_ria_boutique_studio_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/go_eunjae/go_eunjae_office_district_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/go_eunjae/go_eunjae_office_district_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/han_seoyun/han_seoyun_cooking_studio_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/han_seoyun/han_seoyun_cooking_studio_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/hong_sua/hong_sua_jazz_bar_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/hong_sua/hong_sua_jazz_bar_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/jung_naeun/jung_naeun_downtown_cafe_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/jung_naeun/jung_naeun_downtown_cafe_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/kang_mirae/kang_mirae_office_district_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/kang_mirae/kang_mirae_office_district_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/kim_doa/kim_doa_university_quarter_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/kim_doa/kim_doa_university_quarter_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/lee_bom/lee_bom_flower_shop_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/lee_bom/lee_bom_flower_shop_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/lim_sohee/lim_sohee_downtown_cafe_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/lim_sohee/lim_sohee_downtown_cafe_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/marina/marina_global_lounge_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/marina/marina_global_lounge_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/moon_jia/moon_jia_amusement_street_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/moon_jia/moon_jia_amusement_street_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/nam_juhee/nam_juhee_police_box_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/nam_juhee/nam_juhee_police_box_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/oh_sera/oh_sera_flower_shop_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/oh_sera/oh_sera_flower_shop_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/park_minseo/park_minseo_fitness_center_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/park_minseo/park_minseo_fitness_center_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/ryu_haena/ryu_haena_fashion_street_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/ryu_haena/ryu_haena_fashion_street_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/seo_irin/seo_irin_art_studio_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/seo_irin/seo_irin_art_studio_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/shin_yerim/shin_yerim_wine_bar_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/shin_yerim/shin_yerim_wine_bar_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/song_arin/song_arin_apartment_complex_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/song_arin/song_arin_apartment_complex_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/yoon_gayoung/yoon_gayoung_apartment_complex_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/yoon_gayoung/yoon_gayoung_apartment_complex_v1.png
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diff --git a/assets/characters/location_cg/yu_harin/yu_harin_old_bookstore_v1.png b/assets/characters/location_cg/yu_harin/yu_harin_old_bookstore_v1.png
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diff --git a/data/character_location_assets.json b/data/character_location_assets.json
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index 0000000..1c01097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/character_location_assets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Accepted anchor-location encounter CGs for the first character-location art pass.",
+  "minimum_dimensions": {
+    "width": 1280,
+    "height": 720
+  },
+  "source_presence_manifest": "data/character_location_presence.json",
+  "contact_sheet": "assets/characters/location_cg/anchor_locations_round01_contact_sheet.png",
+  "generation_rounds": [
+    {
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "description": "One mature glossy anime encounter CG for each character's anchor location.",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "asset_count": 22
+    }
+  ],
+  "assets": [
+    {
+      "character_id": "han_seoyun",
+      "location_id": "cooking_studio",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/han_seoyun/han_seoyun_cooking_studio_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "yu_harin",
+      "location_id": "old_bookstore",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/yu_harin/yu_harin_old_bookstore_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "kang_mirae",
+      "location_id": "office_district",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/kang_mirae/kang_mirae_office_district_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "jung_naeun",
+      "location_id": "downtown_cafe",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/jung_naeun/jung_naeun_downtown_cafe_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "baek_chaewon",
+      "location_id": "rooftop_lounge",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/baek_chaewon/baek_chaewon_rooftop_lounge_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "oh_sera",
+      "location_id": "flower_shop",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/oh_sera/oh_sera_flower_shop_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "moon_jia",
+      "location_id": "amusement_street",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/moon_jia/moon_jia_amusement_street_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "lim_sohee",
+      "location_id": "downtown_cafe",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/lim_sohee/lim_sohee_downtown_cafe_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "cha_yuri",
+      "location_id": "fashion_street",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/cha_yuri/cha_yuri_fashion_street_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "shin_yerim",
+      "location_id": "wine_bar",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/shin_yerim/shin_yerim_wine_bar_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "kim_doa",
+      "location_id": "university_quarter",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/kim_doa/kim_doa_university_quarter_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "park_minseo",
+      "location_id": "fitness_center",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/park_minseo/park_minseo_fitness_center_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "seo_irin",
+      "location_id": "art_studio",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/seo_irin/seo_irin_art_studio_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "yoon_gayoung",
+      "location_id": "apartment_complex",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/yoon_gayoung/yoon_gayoung_apartment_complex_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "choi_ria",
+      "location_id": "boutique_studio",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/choi_ria/choi_ria_boutique_studio_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "hong_sua",
+      "location_id": "jazz_bar",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/hong_sua/hong_sua_jazz_bar_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "lee_bom",
+      "location_id": "flower_shop",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/lee_bom/lee_bom_flower_shop_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "go_eunjae",
+      "location_id": "office_district",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/go_eunjae/go_eunjae_office_district_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "ryu_haena",
+      "location_id": "fashion_street",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/ryu_haena/ryu_haena_fashion_street_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "nam_juhee",
+      "location_id": "police_box",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/nam_juhee/nam_juhee_police_box_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "marina",
+      "location_id": "global_lounge",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/marina/marina_global_lounge_v1.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "character_id": "song_arin",
+      "location_id": "apartment_complex",
+      "round_id": "anchor_locations_round01",
+      "status": "accepted",
+      "path": "assets/characters/location_cg/song_arin/song_arin_apartment_complex_v1.png"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/scripts/validate_assets.py b/scripts/validate_assets.py
index 7546723..5144286 100644
--- a/scripts/validate_assets.py
+++ b/scripts/validate_assets.py
@@ -210,6 +210,88 @@ def main() -> None:
                         f"{entry['location_id']} revision candidate",
                     )
 
+    character_location_asset_path = DATA / "character_location_assets.json"
+    character_location_accepted = 0
+    character_location_revision_count = 0
+    if character_location_asset_path.exists():
+        character_location_assets_doc = load_json(character_location_asset_path)
+        character_location_minimum = character_location_assets_doc[
+            "minimum_dimensions"
+        ]
+        character_location_min_width = character_location_minimum["width"]
+        character_location_min_height = character_location_minimum["height"]
+
+        contact_sheet = ROOT / character_location_assets_doc["contact_sheet"]
+        if not contact_sheet.exists():
+            fail(f"character-location contact sheet is missing: {contact_sheet}")
+        png_dimensions(contact_sheet)
+
+        presence_doc = load_json(DATA / "character_location_presence.json")
+        allowed_pairs = {
+            (entry["character_id"], location["location_id"])
+            for entry in presence_doc["characters"]
+            for location in entry["locations"]
+        }
+
+        character_location_asset_entries = character_location_assets_doc["assets"]
+        seen_pairs = set()
+        for entry in character_location_asset_entries:
+            character_id = entry["character_id"]
+            location_id = entry["location_id"]
+            pair = (character_id, location_id)
+
+            if character_id not in character_id_set:
+                fail(
+                    "character-location asset references missing character id: "
+                    f"{character_id}"
+                )
+            if location_id not in location_ids:
+                fail(
+                    "character-location asset references missing location id: "
+                    f"{location_id}"
+                )
+            if pair not in allowed_pairs:
+                fail(
+                    "character-location asset references unavailable location: "
+                    f"{character_id}/{location_id}"
+                )
+            if pair in seen_pairs:
+                fail(
+                    "character-location asset manifest contains duplicate pair: "
+                    f"{character_id}/{location_id}"
+                )
+            seen_pairs.add(pair)
+
+            status = entry["status"]
+            if status not in {"accepted", "needs_revision", "pending", "rejected"}:
+                fail(
+                    f"{character_id}/{location_id} has invalid "
+                    f"character-location asset status {status}"
+                )
+
+            path_value = entry.get("path")
+            if status == "accepted":
+                character_location_accepted += 1
+                if not path_value:
+                    fail(
+                        f"{character_id}/{location_id} accepted asset lacks a path"
+                    )
+                validate_asset_image(
+                    ROOT / path_value,
+                    character_location_min_width,
+                    character_location_min_height,
+                    f"{character_id}/{location_id}",
+                )
+            elif status == "needs_revision":
+                character_location_revision_count += 1
+                if path_value:
+                    validate_asset_image(
+                        ROOT / path_value,
+                        character_location_min_width,
+                        character_location_min_height,
+                        f"{character_id}/{location_id} revision candidate",
+                    )
+
     print(
         "Validated character asset manifest: "
         f"{accepted}/{len(asset_entries)} accepted, "
@@ -217,7 +299,9 @@ def main() -> None:
         f"{date_cg_accepted} accepted date CG tiers, "
         f"{date_cg_revision_count} date CG tiers need revision, "
         f"{location_accepted} accepted location backgrounds, "
-        f"{location_revision_count} location backgrounds need revision."
+        f"{location_revision_count} location backgrounds need revision, "
+        f"{character_location_accepted} accepted character-location CGs, "
+        f"{character_location_revision_count} character-location CGs need revision."
     )