58 Best Midjourney Anime Prompts

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.

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.