Midjourney, the popular text-to-image generative AI model, has the capability to generate realistic anime characters, places, and anime clothing within just a few seconds.
Anyone who knows how to prompt can seamlessly generate animes with Midjourney. A prompt is an input for generative AI models and it can be a text description or an image accompanied by a text description.
It is essential to write good Midjourney prompts to get killer anime. Apart from this, knowing certain keywords related to anime, such as “Chibi-style”, “Pixar-style”, “comic book art”, etc., and Midjourney supported anime artist names are also necessary to create anime with Midjourney.
When it comes to anime, Midjourney has a separate version called “Niji Mode”. To turn on the Niji mode in Midjourney Discord, you need to execute the command “/settings”. Then, click “Niji Mode”.
In this article, I have used both the current version of Midjourney (v 4) and Niji mode to create animes. You can sense the transition from Midjourney v 4 to Niji mode, if you are keen enough to watch all images listed here.
Comment where the transition happened if you find it.
By going through this article, you will learn to create animes using Midjourney effortlessly.
Table of Contents
Best Midjourney Anime Prompts
Creating a Character in Anime Style
Anime Characters X Artist Names
One of the best and easiest ways to get wonderful anime using Midjourney is to include anime artists/ manga artists/ mangaka’s names in your prompt.
Prompt #1
a little boy in the style of Goku by Bryan Lee O’Malley, anime
Prompt #2
a little boy in the style of Goku by Junji Ito, anime –q 2
Prompt #3
a Hawaiian girl in the style of Chi-Chi by Akihiko Yoshida, anime –q 2
Prompt #4
a cute girl playing with Totoro, Anton Pieck –s 700 –q 2
Prompt #5
a cute girl playing with Totoro, Angus McKie –s 700 –q 2
Impressive results, isn’t it? Mentioning the anime artists’ names in your prompt will include a lot of elements, such as color contrast, style, theme, and so on.
It is one of the easiest methods to create anime in Midjourney as it requires no anime, color, or style jargon.
Anime Characters X Clothing
Prompt #6
Goku with a sleek black suit, a katana strapped to his back, a mask covering half of his face –s 750
Prompt #7
Naruto Uzumaki, cyberpunk aesthetic, a leather jacket, neon accents, futuristic goggles
Prompt #8
Appa from avatar, high-tech suit, a visor over their eyes, a laser gun, highly detailed –ar 3:2
Prompt #9
Shounen Manga, puffy sleeves, high collar, bright color, primary hues, Kodak Gold 200, studio lighting
Prompt #10
anime girl, Harajuku fashion, futuristic clothing, transparent attire –niji
Anime Character Design
Anime character design prompts are going to be very helpful for artists who are designing anime characters and manga.
With anime character design prompts, artists can get a glimpse of the appearance of anime characters from different viewing angles. Also, these prompts help artist capture the each elements of the anime/ manga character that they are trying to create.
Prompt #11
anime Japanese woman, traditional attire, sword, character sheet –q 2 –niji
Prompt #12
Appa from Avatar, Character design sheet –q 2 –niji
Prompt #13
Ichigo Kurosaki, expression sheet –q 2 –niji
Prompt #14
Edward Elric, full-body reference sheet –q 2 –niji
Prompt #15
Drowzee, Pokemon creature, character sheet –q 2 –niji
Turn Real Life into Anime
In Midjourney Discord, you can upload your image and use that URL and prompt to create animes of yourself.
Prompt #16
<image URL> anime girl with pale green hair, hyperrealistic, sleeveless golden suit, detailed pupil, depth of field –q 2 –niji
Prompt #17
<image URL> stylish anime girl, long silver hair, lavender lips, deep blue eyes, lo-fi –niji
Turn Real Life into Manga
Prompt #18
<image URL> manga –niji <input image 2>
Prompt #19
<image URL> a woman with long black hair, a manga drawing by Kentaro Miura, featured on pixiv, neogeo, official art, anime –niji <input image 1>
Prompt #20
<image URL> panel from manga::2 protagonist in manga::1 –niji <input image 1>
Anime Place Prompts
Prompt #21
a magical torri shrine, anime, Don Bluth, artgerm –niji
Prompt #22
majestic Mount Fuji, intricate details, Sam Bosma, cold lighting –niji
Prompt #23
Kyoto, anime, Ukiyo-e Flat Design, High-Quality –niji
Prompt #24
Kyoto, anime, Ukiyo-e Flat Design, High-Quality –niji
Prompt #25
City of Nara as anime, lo-fi, Ultra-Quality –niji
Prompt #26
a floating anime house, ornate carvings, otherworldly feel, Tonalism, High-Quality –niji
Prompt #27
a small marvelous anime house, coniferous forest, Studio Ghibli, Ultra-Quality –ar 3:2 –niji
Anime Character in Splash Page
Anime on a splash page helps to highlight a single character, which can be the protagonist.
Prompt #28
a splash page anime of Aang from Avatar The Last Airbender, powerful gust of wind, retrowave, inspired by Miho Hirano, Ultra-Quality, in TIFF format –ar 2:1 –q 2 –niji
Prompt #29
a splash page anime of Katara from Avatar The Last Airbender, touching or reaching out towards the camera, feeling of connection, in TIFF format –ar 2:1 –q 2 –niji
Manga Prompts
Prompt #30
a black and white drawing of a woman with long hair, a manga drawing by Takeshi Obata, featured on pixiv, modern European ink painting, black and white –niji
Prompt #31
a black and white drawing of a monster attacking a man, a manga drawing by Junji Ito, deviantart contest winner, underground comix, official art, black background, cosmic horror
Prompt #32
a manga comic strip with a girl talking to another girl, a comic book panel by Takeshi Obata, featured on deviantart, storybook illustration, official art –niji
Prompt #33
a page from a comic book with an image of a robot flying through the air, a comic book panel by Sam Bosma, featured on pixiv, Underground comix, steampunk, greeble, concept art –niji
Manga Screentones Prompts
Prompt #34
Levi Ackerman, manga screen tones, screen tone patterns, dot pattern, larger and more widely-spaced dots, High-Quality –ar 2:3 –q 2 –niji
Prompt #35
Katara from Avatar the airbender, black and white, manga screentones, halftone pattern, Manga shading, Ultra-Quality –ar 3:2 –q 2 –niji
Stylish Anime Illustrations Prompts
Prompt #36
a drawing of a man with green hair and blue eyes, a character portrait by Yuumei, featured on pixiv, vanitas, anime aesthetic, anime, deviantart –niji
Prompt #37
a woman with white hair wearing a purple outfit, concept art by Muqi, polycount contest winner, antipodeans, official art, dark and mysterious, dark –niji
Prompt #38
enigmatic male anime character, neo style, hooded cloak, black feather, scythe –ar 2:3 –q 2 –niji
Prompt #39
debonair male anime character, in the style of Jasmine Becket-Griffith, blue eyes, a chiseled physique, black tuxedo, silver cane, cast spells, standing in an alley, buildings, Neo-Tokyo style –ar 2:3 –q 2 –niji
Anime Portraits Prompts
You can replace the first phrase of the below prompts with your favorite character’s name to get your favorite anime portrait.
Prompt #40
anime full body portrait of Aang from Avatar the airbender, hyperrealistic, seamless –ar 2:3 –q 2 –niji
Prompt #41
anime full body portrait of shojo anime kitsune girl, hyperrealistic, flat shading –ar 2:3 –q 2 –niji
Retro Anime Characters/ Retro Style Prompts
Prompt #42
an anime man, full beard, retro style, smoking, in the dusk –ar 2:3 –q 2 –niji
Prompt #43
Vash the Stampede, retrowave, pale colors, intricate details –ar 2:3 –q 2 –niji
Pop Culture Anime Prompts
Prompt #44
Hinata Hyuga anime, sitting on the park bench, Pop-Art, in the style of Andy Worhol –niji
Prompt #45
pop art portrait of Hinata Hyuga, a pop art painting by Ron English, Behance contest winner, hyperrealism, airbrush art –niji
Anime Die-cut Stickers Prompts
Prompt #46
a die-cut sticker of anime boy with a spikey hairstyle, in the style of Eiichiro Oda, Studio Ghibli –niji
Prompt #47
die-cut sticker of Naruto, bioluminescence light, Hirohiko Araki, Studio Ghibli, vector art –q 2 –niji
Hyperrealistic Anime Waifu Prompts
Prompt #48
Closeup face portrait of a Waiffu character, smooth soft skin, big dreamy eyes, beautiful intricate colored hair, symmetrical, anime wide eyes, soft lighting, detailed face, by makoto shinkai, stanley artgerm lau, wlop, rossdraws, concept art, digital painting, facing the camera –niji
Prompt #48
medium shot portrait of the Waiffu character Tohru, waist shot, smooth soft skin, big dreamy eyes, beautiful intricate colored hair, symmetrical, soft lighting, detailed face, jewels, by Tillie Walden, concept art, digital painting, facing the camera –q 2 –niji
Studio Ghibli Anime Prompts
Since Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio, using it in Midjourney prompts will take the outcome to the next level with less effort.
Prompt #49
full body portrait of Light Yagami, smooth soft skin, Studio Ghibli, form-fitting black clothing, smartwatch, intricate details, symmetrical –niji
Prompt #50
medium shot portrait of the Waiffu character Tohru, waist shot, smooth soft skin, big dreamy eyes, beautiful intricate colored hair, symmetrical, soft lighting, detailed face, jewels, Studio Ghibli, concept art, digital painting –q 2 –niji (See how it is differs from prompt 49)
Visual Novel Portrait Prompts
This prompt can generate anime-style portraits that may assist in kickstarting your work on a visual novel. Just replace the first phrase of the below prompts with your character requirement and experiment with Midjourney. You will be surprised!
Prompt #51
a girl with pink hair and green eyes, a character portrait by Ryuzaburo Umehara, trending on pixiv, sots art, official art, character, rough –niji
Prompt #52
a full body portarit of a boy with green hair and a surprised look on his face, an anime drawing by Rei Kamoi, pixiv contest winner, shock art, official art, booru, cosmic horror –niji
Prompt #53
an old man in a uniform with a mustache, a character portrait by Lois van Baarle, deviantart contest winner, sots art, 2d game art, official art, ilya kuvshinov –niji
Miscellaneous
Prompt #54
Pixar Style, fluffy cute and adorable corgi female deathknight dressed in various colors reaper uniforms, personalized accessories, monge , anthropomorphic, dramatic lighting, 8k, portrait
source: OpenArt
Prompt #55
unreal engine game character, cute, fuzzy, humanoid
source: OpenArt
Prompt #56
cute fluffy fantasy baby griffin, extremely detailed, 3D animation, symmetrical, centered, lots of light, colourful, octane render, orange
source: OpenArt
Prompt #57
fluffy little bird plush toy, cute, side view, colorful plastic, octane render, studio lighting, 8k
source: OpenArt
Prompt #58
fluffy little bird plush toy, cute, colorful plastic, octane render, 8k
source: OpenArt
Conclusion
I hope you have enjoyed and learned a lot about anime prompting.
If you like these anime prompts of mine, you must check out how to use Midjourney in God Mode guide. Since I have spent countless hours on it, I guarantee that the guide will be of great value to you.