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Anime
Japanese anime, Makoto Shinkai, Kyoto Animation, cel-shading, manga panels.
5 articles
The trick with anime prompts is naming *which* anime: Makoto Shinkai`s saturated light, Kyoto Animation`s soft glow, 90s cel-shaded retro, or modern Chinese animation. Adding `cel-shaded`, `vibrant`, `anime key visual` stabilizes the look. Five high-frequency base templates below.
In-depth articles in this hub
Each card below is a full breakdown — click in to read the complete article:
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Best for
- Novel covers, virtual avatar art, social profile images
- Short-video opening stills, manga / doujinshi illustrations
- Game character art, mascot designs
Quick reference: example prompts
Quick sample prompts you can copy and adapt (full walkthroughs are in the articles above):
Shinkai-style high schooler
A 17-year-old Japanese high school girl in summer uniform, soft wind in her hair, looking up at sky, Makoto Shinkai style, hyper-saturated cinematic anime key visual, golden hour clouds, lens flare, ultra-detailed background, --ar 16:9
KyoAni slice-of-life
A teenage girl reading a book by a sunny classroom window, Kyoto Animation slice-of-life style, soft daylight, pastel color palette, gentle warm shadows, cel-shading, --ar 4:5
Anime key visual
Anime movie poster, two heroes standing back-to-back on a rooftop at sunset, dramatic wind, vibrant blue and orange complementary palette, modern anime key visual, ultra-clean line art, --ar 2:3
Chibi character
Chibi anime character, big head small body proportion, cute round eyes, wearing a hoodie with cat ears, plain pastel background, kawaii sticker design, clean vector look, --ar 1:1
Chinese animation × ink wash
A young warrior in flowing robes on a mountaintop, modern Chinese animation style with ink-wash background, dynamic cloth motion, cinematic composition, slight 3D lighting, --ar 16:9
Sub-topics
- Realistic Portrait General realistic portrait prompts with lens, lighting, skin texture, and expression structure.
- Handsome Men Business, artsy, street, athletic, edgy, cinematic male portrait prompts.
- Beautiful Women Fresh, literary, edgy, retro, ad-campaign female portrait prompts.
- Chinese Aesthetic Chinese classical, ink-wash, hanfu, Eastern aesthetic prompts.
- Game Characters MMORPG, gacha, AAA character design prompts.
- Product Photography E-commerce hero, ad-campaign product, white-background, lifestyle product prompts.
- Posters & Covers Xiaohongshu covers, blog hero images, movie posters, album covers.
- App Backgrounds Abstract gradients, textures, ambient backgrounds for app / web hero areas.
- Anime Couple Anime couple, CP, two-character illustration prompts — emotion + interaction + composition.
- Fantasy Characters Wizards, knights, elves, dragons, mythic creatures — fantasy character prompts.
- Food Photography Commercial food, dish photography, beverage ad, menu image prompts.
- Social Thumbnails YouTube / TikTok / Xiaohongshu thumbnail prompts — click-worthy first.
- Logo / App Icon Concept Concept-exploration prompts for logos and app icons (direction, not final asset).