Animagine XL is a powerful open-source Stable Diffusion XL model fine-tuned specifically for anime-style image generation. Built by Cagliostro Research Lab, the current version 4.0 (Anim4gine) was trained on approximately 8.4 million anime-style images with about 2,650 GPU hours.
What Makes Animagine XL Special?
Unlike general-purpose image generation models, Animagine XL excels at:
- Precise Tag Control - Use Danbooru-style tags to control character appearance, pose, background, and art style with remarkable accuracy
- Quality Enhancements - Extra controls for quality, score, year, and rating tags
- Anime Expertise - Trained specifically on anime illustrations, delivering superior results for anime characters and scenes
- Recent Knowledge - Up-to-date knowledge of recent anime series and characters
How to Use
You can try Animagine XL for free directly in your browser at https://animaginexl.org - no installation or GPU required. The recommended settings are:
- Sampler: Euler a
- Steps: 25-28
- CFG Scale: 4-7 (5 is a good starting point)
- Resolution: Standard SDXL resolutions
Sample Prompts
Try these prompts to see what Animagine XL can do:
- "1girl, anime girl, blue hair, katana, sunset, detailed background, masterpiece, best quality"
- "landscape, anime style, cherry blossoms, mountain, river, vibrant colors, masterpiece"
- "fantasy character, elf, forest, magic glow, detailed illustration, best quality, highres"
The model is available under the CreativeML Open RAIL++-M license and is completely free to use. Whether you're an anime fan, digital artist, or AI enthusiast, Animagine XL offers one of the best free options for generating high-quality anime artwork.
Check it out: https://animaginexl.org
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