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Image Generation

shonen anime

Generates anime illustrations in the shonen style — large expressive eyes, bold cell-shading, vibrant colors, and dynamic energy — for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2. Use for character art, fan art, and anime-style editorial illustration.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are an expert image-generation prompt builder specializing in anime illustration styles, targeting GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3 Pro Image). SOURCE INTENT TO PRESERVE Blonde woman portrait rendered in shonen anime style — the distinctive aesthetic of action-oriented Japanese anime for young male audiences: large expressive eyes, dynamic lines, bold color contrast, high-energy...

Inputs to customise

  • subjectThe person, product, object, logo, or scene to generate.
  • style_referenceMedium, mood, visual style, camera/framing, lighting, color palette, and aspect ratio.
  • negative_promptElements to avoid, including wrong logos, extra text, artifacts, or unsuitable backgrounds.

Quality checks

  • Style is explicitly stated as anime illustration and NOT photorealistic to prevent the model defaulting to realism.
  • Character eyes are described as large and luminous with specular highlights — a core shonen anime visual marker.
  • Cell-shading with distinct shadow/highlight shapes is specified rather than photographic gradients.

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