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AI anime generator
Describe a character, a creature or a scene and get an original AI anime illustration.
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Describe a character, a creature or a whole scene in a few words, pick an anime style and a colour mood, and this anime AI generator draws an original anime illustration for you. Use it for character ideas, profile art for your own original characters, story and game concepts, square cover art and sketches of your own original ideas: type, press the button, download.
How to make anime art with AI
1. Describe your picture: who or what is in it, where they are and one or two details (a swordswoman, on a rooftop, at dusk).
2. Pick an anime style, such as modern, retro 90s, soft shoujo, dark seinen, chibi, manga ink or scenery.
3. Pick a colour mood and how close the camera should be, or leave both on Auto.
4. Press Generate anime art, then download it. Run it again for a new take on the same idea.
Anime styles you can choose
Modern anime is clean linework with cel shading. Retro 90s looks like a hand-painted cel from an older show. Soft shoujo is pastel, delicate and sparkly. Dark seinen is moody and gritty. Chibi makes tiny, round, cute characters. Manga ink is a black and white pen drawing with screentone shading. Anime scenery paints a detailed background with big skies.
Tips for better anime pictures
Describe the character's look in plain words: hair colour and length, outfit, pose, expression and the setting. Name the time of day and the weather, because light carries anime scenes. Keep one main character per picture rather than a crowd. Say what you want, not who it should look like: an original design beats a copy of an existing character, and the tool is built to make new designs, so describe the look instead of naming one. Pictures come out without words, so add speech bubbles or captions in your own editor. Run it a few times and keep the take you like best.
What people make with an anime generator
Original characters for stories, tabletop games and visual novels, square profile pictures and avatars for communities, moodboards before commissioning an artist, cozy scenery to study next to, and reference ideas before drawing by hand.
Questions
What is an anime AI generator?
A tool that draws a brand-new anime-style picture from a text description. You say what you want to see, choose a style, and the AI creates an original illustration instead of searching for an existing one.
Is this AI anime generator free?
You can make pictures with it for free. There is a daily limit on free generations, and optional paid plans on FastShot give you more.
Can it draw a character from a specific show or game?
Not on purpose. It is built to make original designs, not copies of existing characters or real people. Describe the look you want (hair, outfit, mood, setting) and it draws a new character.
Can I turn my photo into anime?
This tool works from a written description, not from an uploaded photo. If you want a photo turned into a cartoon, use the photo to cartoon tool on FastShot.
Why does the picture change every time?
The AI draws a fresh image on every run, so the same words can give a new pose, outfit or layout. Run it a few times, or add details such as colours, clothing and the time of day to steer it.
Can I use the pictures I make?
You can download the image and use it in your own stories, posts and projects. Check that a result does not closely resemble a character you know before you publish it, run it again if it does, and see the FastShot terms.