Describe a scene. Pick how it's drawn.
AI Anime Generator
Write a scene or a character and get original anime art in one of four styles — a modern key visual, a painted film still, 90s cel or black-and-white manga. The prompt is completed for you; the studio does the rest.
1 credit per image on Seedream 5.0 Lite; switch models in the studio and the price shows first. Plans renew monthly until cancelled and can be cancelled online at any time — see pricing details.
Opens the image studio on Seedream 5.0 Lite, 3:4, JPEG. You can edit anything before generating.
The four styles
| Style | Feels like | Key traits |
|---|---|---|
| Key visual | Poster-grade TV anime. | clean thin line art, flat cel shading |
| Painted film | Soft, painterly, cinematic. | watercolour backgrounds, warm natural light |
| 90s cel | Grain, muted colour, hand-inked. | slightly grainy film, muted palette |
| Manga ink | Ink and screentone. | confident ink line art, screentone shading |
Each style is a rendering technique, not a studio’s house look, so what you make is original. Keep the style fixed and change the subject, and a set of images reads as one series.
Ideas to start from
- Neon courier a courier in a yellow raincoat cycling through a rainy neon city at night. Open this idea →
- Mountain shrine a quiet mountain shrine at dawn with mist and cherry blossom petals, no people. Open this idea →
- Space pilot a pilot in a worn flight jacket standing beside a small spaceship in a hangar. Open this idea →
- Café window a cosy café interior on a rainy afternoon, steam rising from a cup by the window, no people. Open this idea →
- Desert wanderer a wanderer in a long cloak crossing red sand dunes under two moons. Open this idea →
- Train at dusk a small train crossing a sea bridge at dusk, lights reflecting on the water, no people. Open this idea →
From words to anime in three steps
Describe it
Who or what, where, and the light: a pilot beside a small ship in a hangar at dawn.
Pick the style
Key visual, painted film, 90s cel or manga ink — the style line is added to your prompt.
Generate and refine
The studio opens ready. Generate a few, then tweak the words or switch to 16:9 for a wallpaper.
Prompting anime scenes
Light carries the mood. Rain and neon, golden dusk, morning mist, a lamp in a dark room — anime backgrounds are about light, and one phrase about it changes the whole image.
One camera idea. A low angle for drama, a wide establishing shot for a place, a close-up for a moment. More than one and the model picks for you.
Original over familiar. Describe the feeling of a series — the jacket, the weather, the city — rather than its characters. It keeps the art yours, and the studio screens named characters anyway.
Have a photo you want in anime style instead? Use photo to anime. Need the same character across a whole story? Build them in the AI character generator, then bring a finished frame to life in image to video.
Adults, originals and labelling
Every anime prompt here draws adults with adult proportions, and the studio declines prompts that ask for anything else. Characters from published series and real people are not available; original characters are. Every image is AI-generated and carries a signed C2PA provenance mark, in line with Article 50 of the EU AI Act; anyone can read it on the verification page, and the Content & Safety Policy sets out what may not be created. Plans renew monthly until cancelled and can be cancelled online at any time; the full terms are on pricing details.
Frequently asked questions
How do I generate anime art with AI?
Describe the scene or character in the box at the top, pick one of 4 styles and press Open in the studio. The prompt is completed for you — style, lighting, the adult-proportions rule and "no text" — and the studio opens on Seedream 5.0 Lite in portrait format, at 1 credit an image.
What's the difference between the four styles?
Key visual is the modern TV-series look: clean lines, flat cel shading, vivid colour. Painted film is softer, with watercolour backgrounds and warm light. 90s cel adds film grain, a muted palette and hand-inked outlines. Manga ink is black and white with screentone, like a printed page.
How do I write a good anime prompt?
Say who or what, where, and what the light is doing: a courier cycling through a rainy neon city at night. Add one camera idea if it matters — a low angle, a wide establishing shot, a close-up. Leave the style words to the style picker; mixing two styles in one prompt muddies both.
Can I make characters from my favourite anime?
Make original characters instead. Characters from published series belong to their creators, and prompts that name them are the kind the studio screens. An original character in the same mood — the jacket, the colours, the setting — is yours to use.
Are the characters adults?
Yes. Every anime prompt here says any people are adults drawn with adult proportions and realistic eye size, and prompts that ask for anything else are declined by the studio's moderation. It is the one rule the presets do not let you edit away.
Can I keep the same character across several images?
Yes — design them once in the AI character generator, save them, and mention them with @ in any prompt. The studio attaches their reference sheet, so the face and outfit hold from scene to scene.
Can I use the images commercially?
The terms of service license what you generate for use, including commercial projects such as cover art, merch and thumbnails. Every image carries a C2PA mark identifying it as AI-generated, which some platforms display.
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OpenVerify AI content
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