Anime Look
Watch as an animation →Tags
In plain words
Bold outlines, simple stepped shading, big eyes, and exaggerated expressions make the footage look like Japanese TV or theatrical anime.
When to use it
Action and fantasy short-form videos, music videos, promos for games and webtoons, and emotional drama scenes.
One-click prompt
Anime look, a schoolgirl runs across a rooftop at sunset, cherry blossom petals drifting, bold clean linework, flat cel colors with soft gradients in the sky, dramatic cloud backdrop, speed lines, camera tracking alongside, energetic hopeful mood, 5-second shot.
Tell the AI like this
Japanese anime style, crisp clean line art, cel-shaded flat colors with hard-edged shadows, large expressive eyes, dynamic speed lines, vivid saturated palette, detailed painted background
Example videos
Example films
Akira (1988) — Animated with over 160,000 cels for extremely smooth movement
See it in real films and ads
AI-made examples
Google Cloud Veo prompt guide (Japanese anime style example)