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Animij

Animij is a semi‑anime SDXL model with a soft, retro‑modern finish. It nails cozy close‑ups with creamy bokeh and glossy hair highlights, and just as easily flips to minimal, cinematic scenes, masked figures in deep shadow and blue‑on‑black poster looks. If you like expressive character art and stylish lighting, you’ll click with it fast. Works with natural prompts or tag‑style; try steps 20, CFG 6, Euler, plus a light negative prompt: worst quality, bad quality.

$0.003

per image in the cloud

$0

on your own GPU

Run it free Use it in Claude or the API

Vibe

Semi‑anime with a soft, clean draw. Think warm lavender portraits with gentle background falloff, smooth skin sheen, and tidy speculars on hair; then jump to stark, graphic frames where a cloaked figure floats in near‑black and small warm glows (butterflies, dust) punctuate the dark. It also handles cool, cel‑shaded poster tones, icy blues on deep navy, with strong silhouettes and layered compositions.

Best for

Expressive character portraits with cozy lighting and bokeh
Minimal, dramatic scenes with lots of negative space
Blue‑toned, poster‑style key art and profile close‑ups
Clean silhouettes, rim‑lit figures, masks and moody night vibes

Prompting tips

Works with natural language or short tag strings. Keep it concise: subject + mood + lighting + a couple style cues.
For soft portraits: "warm indoor light, cable‑knit sweater, window bokeh, soft smile, close‑up, shallow depth of field".
For moody minimalism: "black background, cloaked figure, fox mask, glowing butterflies, rim light, dust particles".
For graphic blue looks: "cel shading, blue palette, profile close‑up, layered composition, starry particles, night".
Color control: mention warm/cool terms ("warm backlight, cool fill") to get that warm↔cool interplay.
Settings: steps 20, CFG 6.0, scheduler=euler. Negative: "worst quality, bad quality".
Avoid overstuffing styles; this model likes clean prompts and will separate subject from background nicely on its own.

Use it

Three ways to run Animij

Download Imference Desktop and open it.
In Local models, pick Animij. It downloads once.
Write a prompt and press Generate. Free, on your GPU.

Get the app

Make an image with Animij ("animij"): a lighthouse on a cliff at dusk, cinematic light

curl https://imference.com/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $IMFERENCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "animij",
       "format_code": "square",
       "prompt": "a lighthouse on a cliff at dusk, cinematic light"}'

Claude needs the MCP server. API details in the reference.

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