ChatGPT Anime Prompts: 15 Templates for Characters, Scenes & Every Art Style

Create a shonen anime character design for [character concept]. Style: Bold,
confident shonen art style similar to [Naruto/Dragon Ball/My Hero Academia].
Character: [age, gender, personality]. Hair: [wild/spiky/flowing] hair in
[color] with dynamic movement. Eyes: Large, determined [color] eyes with
bright highlights conveying strength and will. Expression: [fierce/determined/
confident]. Clothing: [outfit description] with [distinctive accessory or
symbol]. Pose: Dynamic action pose suggesting power and forward momentum.
Background: [simple color gradient/speed lines/environmental context].
Art style: Clean cel-shading with bold linework, flat colors with minimal
shading gradients. Full character turnaround or three-quarter view.

Create a romantic shojo anime scene featuring [characters and setting].
Style: Delicate shojo art style with soft, expressive linework. Visual
elements: Soft pastel color palette — pinks, lavenders, creams. Background:
[spring flowers/sparkles/soft bokeh] creating dreamy atmosphere. Characters:
[description] with large, glistening eyes and elegant features. Emotional
quality: [tender moment/first meeting/dramatic confession]. Special effects:
Rose petals, sparkles, lens flare effects typical of shojo manga adaptations.
Linework: Fine, graceful lines with varied weight creating delicate feeling.
Layout: [close two-shot/single dramatic close-up/medium establishing shot].
Color: Soft and harmonious with emphasis on pinks and cool whites.

Create a dramatic mecha anime battle scene in the tradition of [Gundam/
Evangelion/Code Geass]. Scale: Massive mechanical suits of [scale] engaged
in [battle type]. Environment: [urban ruins/space/ocean/desert]. Mecha design:
[color scheme and general design aesthetic — angular/organic/military]. Action:
[specific action — beam weapon fire/melee combat/defensive maneuver]. Lighting:
Dramatic backlighting, explosion flashes, energy weapon glow. Background:
Chaos of battle — debris, explosions, smoke. Perspective: Dynamic [low angle
emphasizing scale/dramatic aerial/cockpit point of view]. Style: Detailed
mechanical cel-shading with emphasis on hard surfaces and light reflection.
Speed lines and impact effects conveying massive scale of combat.

Create a landscape in the painterly style of Studio Ghibli films (Spirited Away,
Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle). Setting: [environment description].
Atmosphere: Warm, magical-realist lighting typical of Ghibli — afternoon golden
light or dramatic twilight. Sky: [Ghibli-style detailed sky — layered clouds,
warm sunset tones, or moody overcast]. Vegetation: Lush, detailed plant life
with Ghibli's characteristic attention to natural detail. Architecture: [If
present] hand-painted, slightly stylized buildings with lived-in quality.
Color palette: Rich, warm and atmospheric — the Ghibli color signature of
deep greens, warm yellows, sky blues. No characters, focus on environmental
storytelling. Painterly texture: Visible brushwork similar to traditional
cel-painted animation background art.

Create a cyberpunk anime city scene in the tradition of Ghost in the Shell,
Akira, or Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Time: Night. Atmosphere: Rain-slicked streets,
neon reflections, dense urban layering. Lighting: Neon signs in [Japanese/mixed/
English] casting colored light — dominant [color scheme: cyan and magenta/
orange and blue/red and green]. Buildings: Layered urban architecture mixing
ancient and ultra-modern. Street level: [bustling crowd/empty rain-soaked street/
chase scene]. Sky: Polluted haze with visible neon glow. Characters: [Optional
figure in foreground]. Style: Anime cel-shading adapted for cyberpunk aesthetic,
detailed background with stylized characters. Mood: Atmospheric, melancholy,
electric with possibility and danger.

Create an anime-style fantasy RPG party group shot. Party members: [4-6 characters
with class descriptions — warrior, mage, healer, rogue, archer]. Style: Isekai/
fantasy RPG anime aesthetic similar to [Sword Art Online/Re:Zero/Overlord/
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime]. Composition: Group gathered suggesting
camaraderie and different roles. Background: [Fantasy environment — forest clearing/
town/dungeon entrance]. Character designs: Each with visually distinct costume,
weapon, and personality reflected in design. Color coding: Each character with
distinct color scheme suggesting their class and personality. Art style: Clean
anime linework with detailed equipment and fantasy costume elements. Lighting:
Warm, adventurous quality suggesting epic quest beginning.

Create a magical girl transformation sequence or iconic pose in the tradition of
Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, or Precure. Character: [magical girl description].
Transformation elements: Dynamic pose with [specific magical elements — stars/
flowers/ribbons/light beams]. Costume: [costume description] with distinctive
magical accessories. Expression: Determined or triumphant. Background: Magical
transformation effects — [glowing orb/star burst/spiral energy]. Color palette:
[character's signature colors]. Style: Authentic magical girl anime aesthetic —
sparkles, pastel tones, dynamic ribbons and hair movement. Lighting: Self-luminous
magical quality with colored light from transformation. Text overlay: [Optional:
character's name and magical title in stylized font].

Create a slice of life anime scene capturing an everyday moment with warmth
and nostalgia. Setting: [specific location — high school classroom/café/
train/bedroom/convenience store at night]. Characters: [1-3 characters in
natural interaction]. Moment: [specific everyday moment — studying together/
eating lunch/walking home/looking at sunset]. Style: Clean, warm anime linework
with attention to environmental detail (backgrounds as detailed as characters).
Color palette: Warm and inviting — natural daylight colors, cozy interior tones.
Atmosphere: The bittersweet beauty of ordinary moments. Details: Background
details tell story — books, food, seasonal indicators. Season: [spring/summer/
autumn/winter] indicated by environment. Mood: Nostalgic, warm, emotionally resonant.

Create an anime power-up or battle spirit moment — the iconic climactic scene
of shonen anime. Character: [protagonist description] experiencing [power awakening/
final form/emotional breakthrough]. Visual effects: Massive aura expanding from
character — [color of power aura]. Energy: [lightning/fire/wind/spiritual energy]
swirling around character. Expression: Intense, tears possible, overwhelmed by
power. Background: [disintegrating/shaking/blown away] by the force of power.
Light: Dramatic backlighting with power glow as primary light source. Speed lines:
Radiating from character outward. Intensity level: Maximum dramatic impact —
this is the moment everything changes. Style: Peak shonen battle art with all
the visual vocabulary of anime climax moments.

Create a beautiful anime nature scene featuring [cherry blossoms/autumn leaves/
first snow/summer fireworks] with [character description if desired]. Setting:
[specific location — shrine pathway/riverside/school courtyard/traditional street].
Season: [spring sakura/autumn koyo/winter yuki/summer natsu]. Style: Clean
anime aesthetic with Ghibli-influenced background detail. Falling [petals/leaves/
snowflakes]: Rendered beautifully in motion. Lighting: [Soft spring afternoon/
dramatic sunset/evening twilight] with appropriate color temperature. Atmosphere:
Quiet beauty, the impermanence of beautiful moments (mono no aware). Color palette:
[Season-appropriate — pinks and whites/reds and oranges/cool blues/warm golds].
If characters present: Contemplative or peaceful expression, taking in the moment.

Create an anime dungeon exploration scene in the isekai/RPG aesthetic. Setting:
[dungeon type — ancient ruins/crystal cave/undead catacomb/elemental dungeon].
Characters: [party composition] in [combat/exploration/discovery] stance.
Lighting: Dramatic dungeon lighting — [torch glow/magical crystal light/
bioluminescence]. Monster/Challenge: [enemy or environmental obstacle if desired].
Environmental detail: Elaborate dungeon architecture with [specific stone/crystal/
magical] aesthetics. Status effects: [Optional: visible HP bars, status effect
icons, skill activation effects in anime style]. Color palette: [Atmospheric
dungeon colors — blue-purple for underground, warm torch orange, eerie green].
Action moment: [Specific scene — boss encounter/treasure discovery/dramatic escape].
Art style: Detailed anime RPG aesthetic with clear fantasy game visual language.

Create a detailed anime character portrait close-up of [character description].
Face: Large, expressive anime eyes with [color] iris, detailed highlights
creating depth and emotion. Hair: [style and color] with characteristic anime
hair gravity — flowing, detailed, with individual strand definition. Expression:
[specific emotion — determined/melancholy/joyful/mysterious]. Skin: Clean anime
rendering with subtle shading. Distinctive features: [specific visual elements
that define this character]. Background: [simple color gradient/out of focus
environment/symbolic elements]. Lighting: [Dramatic side light/soft frontal/
atmospheric]. Art style: High-quality anime production art — the quality of key
animation frames. Frame: Head and shoulders, centered composition, character
filling frame confidently.

Create an aerial establishing shot of an anime city in the style of [specific
anime — Tokyo from Your Name/Neo-Tokyo from Akira/coastal town from Spirited Away].
City type: [Modern Tokyo-inspired/fantasy city/coastal village/futuristic metropolis].
Perspective: [Bird's eye view/dramatic low aerial/sweeping panorama]. Time: [Morning
golden hour/twilight blue hour/night with city lights]. Sky: Atmospheric [clouds/
clear/dramatic weather]. Detail: Intricate cityscape with recognizable Japanese
urban elements — train lines, residential districts, commercial areas, parks.
Color palette: [Realistic urban tones/saturated anime palette/moody atmospheric].
Atmosphere: [Peaceful and beautiful/ominous and vast/nostalgic and warm].
Style: Studio Ghibli-quality background painting detail applied to cityscape.

Create a dynamic anime action sequence frame capturing peak moment of combat.
Characters: [attacker and defender descriptions]. Action: [specific attack or
defense — sword slash/energy blast/martial arts kick/magical spell]. Motion
effects: Speed lines, impact particles, motion blur on moving elements. Expression:
Intense battle focus, teeth gritted, eyes wide. Impact point: Dramatic moment
of contact — energy explosion, impact flash, debris. Composition: Dynamic
diagonal composition suggesting force and movement. Perspective: [Low angle
making action bigger/close to emphasize intensity/wide to show scale]. Style:
Peak anime action art — the quality of fight scene key frames. Color: Action
effects in [character's signature color scheme].

Create chibi/super-deformed (SD) versions of [character descriptions]. Style:
Extreme chibi exaggeration — head 1/2 to 1/3 of body height, stubby limbs,
simplified features retaining character essence. Expression: [Specific exaggerated
emotion — rage with veins/tears with dramatic despair/sparkle-eyed excitement].
Details: Costume simplified but key identifying elements retained. Interaction:
[Characters in specific cute or comedic situation]. Background: [Simple color
background/matching chibi environment/reaction lines]. Color: Bright, saturated
chibi palette. Quality: Official merchandise quality SD character art. Multiple
characters: [If group] same size and style, clearly interacting.

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