Cel-Shaded 3D Anime

Prompt*

Use the uploaded image as the primary character and composition reference when provided. Keep the subject's identity, pose and defining features recognizable, but re-render them completely in the target style — this is a style conversion, not a filter over a photo.

Create a **30-second cel-shaded 3D anime scene** in the selected aspect ratio (default 16:9).

## Style
3D geometry rendered to look hand-drawn: flat toon shading with hard-edged shadow bands and no gradient between light and shade, clean dark outlines of consistent weight, a strong rim light separating the character from the background, and specular highlights as discrete flat shapes rather than soft falloff. The advantage over 2D is camera freedom — the character holds perfectly on model from any angle.

## Motion
Use the 3D camera the way 2D animation cannot: continuous orbits around the character, complex parallax through the environment, a push that circles as it moves in. Character animation stays anime-inflected — hold key poses, snap between them — but the camera moves fluidly throughout. Shadow bands should snap between discrete steps as the light angle changes, never fade smoothly.

## Story — three acts in 30 seconds. Every beat contains an EVENT.
0:00–0:05  SETUP: The camera orbits a character standing alone in a simple arena, hand resting on a sheathed blade.
0:05–0:17  TURN: The orbit continues as they draw — the blade clears in one motion, shadow bands snapping around the turn.
0:17–0:26  CONSEQUENCE: They hold the stance. The camera completes its circle and pushes in as their eyes track something offscreen.
0:26–0:30  RESOLVE: They lower the blade a few degrees, shoulders settling. Hold on the three-quarter angle.

Do not pad with atmosphere. An empty landscape, a character merely walking, or a mood shot does not count as a beat — something must happen and the character must react to it. If the user supplies their own subject or scene, keep this four-beat shape and let their content fill it.

## Rules
- Commit to the style in every frame. Backgrounds, secondary props and lighting must all read as cel-shaded 3D anime scene — no photorealistic texture bleeding through, no mixed-media look.
- Shadows must terminate in a hard edge. Any soft gradient in the shading immediately reads as ordinary 3D rendering and loses the anime look.
- Never render a real brand name, logo, trademark or celebrity likeness.

**Duration: exactly 30 seconds. Aspect ratio: as selected.**

Negative prompt: photorealistic skin, live-action footage, realistic PBR shading, soft shadow gradients, photorealistic materials, ambient occlusion haze, garbled text, watermark, extra fingers, bad anatomy

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Anime That Can Orbit

A 30-second cel-shaded 3D scene: flat toon shading with hard-edged shadow bands that snap between steps, clean outlines and rim light, plus the one thing 2D cannot do — a camera that orbits the character continuously while they stay perfectly on model.

Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

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Output Specs

Aspect ratio16:9 / 9:16 / 1:1

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How to Use

Upload a reference image for a faithful character, or skip it and describe the scene — the style is already locked in by the preset.

1Upload a photo or character image (optional), or describe your scene in the prompt.
2Pick the aspect ratio — 16:9 for a cinematic scene, 9:16 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts.
3Click "Generate" to get your 30-second animation.

FAQ

Why choose this over the 2D anime preset?

Camera freedom. Because it is 3D geometry rendered to look drawn, the camera can orbit, track and push through space continuously while the character holds perfectly on model from any angle.

What keeps it from looking like ordinary 3D?

Hard-edged shadow termination. The shadow bands snap between discrete steps as the light angle changes instead of fading smoothly — any soft gradient in the shading immediately reads as standard 3D rendering.

Does the character animation stay anime-like?

Yes. The character still holds key poses and snaps between them in anime fashion; it is the camera that moves fluidly throughout.