An absorbent article continuous in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, comprising a front belt portion, a back belt portion, and an absorbent main body, the center of the front belt portion is joined to a front waist panel of the absorbent main body, the center of the back belt portion is joined to a back waist panel of the absorbent main body, the front and back belt portion each having a left side panel and a right side panel where the absorbent main body does not overlap, and the respective left and right side panels of the front belt portion and the back belt portion are joined with each other only at the respective transverse edges to form a waist opening and two leg openings, each front belt portion and back belt portion having transversely continuous proximal and distal edges, the proximal edge being located closer than the distal edge relative to the longitudinal center of the article, wherein: the absorbent main body comprises a main body graphic zone; the front belt portion and the back belt portion each have a waist end region adjacent the waist opening, wherein the front and back waist panels of the absorbent main body do not overlap with the front or back waist end regions; the front belt portion and the back belt portion each have a leg end region adjacent the proximal edges; the left and right side panels of the front belt portion and the back belt portion each have a tummy belt region between the waist end region and the leg end region; the waist end region having an opacity of at least 15 points greater than that of the tummy belt region, whereby the opacity is measured according to the EDANA ERT110 1 test method, wherein the front and back belt portions each comprise an inner sheet, an outer sheet, and a plurality of elastic strands sandwiched between the inner and outer sheets, the elastic strands extending in the transverse direction to provide a continuous elastic ring when the front belt portion and the back belt portion are joined, and wherein the waist end region comprises an additional material disposed between the inner sheet and the outer sheet; and at least the front waist end region or the back waist end region comprises a waist graphic zone, wherein the waist graphic zone is disposed on the additional material. the absorbent main body comprises a main body graphic zone; the front belt portion and the back belt portion each have a waist end region adjacent the waist opening, wherein the front and back waist panels of the absorbent main body do not overlap with the front or back waist end regions; the front belt portion and the back belt portion each have a leg end region adjacent the proximal edges; the left and right side panels of the front belt portion and the back belt portion each have a tummy belt region between the waist end region and the leg end region; the waist end region having an opacity of at least 15 points greater than that of the tummy belt region, whereby the opacity is measured according to the EDANA ERT110 1 test method, wherein the front and back belt portions each comprise an inner sheet, an outer sheet, and a plurality of elastic strands sandwiched between the inner and outer sheets, the elastic strands extending in the transverse direction to provide a continuous elastic ring when the front belt portion and the back belt portion are joined, and wherein the waist end region comprises an additional material disposed between the inner sheet and the outer sheet; and at least the front waist end region or the back waist end region comprises a waist graphic zone, wherein the waist graphic zone is disposed on the additional material.