AnimÆsthetic ✧✧✧: Nostalgic Retro Anime & Classic Cel-Shading

This LoRA is carefully crafted to capture the authentic charm of the 80s and 90s golden era of Japanese animation. Whether you are aiming for the moody, neon-lit aesthetics of classic city pop, gritty vintage action scenes, or the heartwarming, wholesome art style of legendary classic anime studios, AnimÆsthetic brings pure nostalgia to life.

AnimÆsthetic transforms highly-rendered, modern AI generations into beautiful, classic cel-shaded frames. It focuses on distinct line art, flattened vintage color palettes, and the traditional shading techniques of pre-digital animation.

How to use:

Recommended Base Model: Fully optimized for Z Image Turbo.
Strength: Adjust between 0.7 to 1.0. Because Turbo models generate images very quickly, it is highly recommended to keep the strength above 0.8 so the retro cel-shaded effect can fully override the base model's modern rendering style.
Prompting Enhancers: To maximize the aesthetic, pair this LoRA with trigger words or tags like 1990s (style), retro anime, cel shading, vintage, or specific classic animation vibes (e.g., studio ghibli style, city pop).
Primary Effect: Replaces complex modern lighting/gradients with crisp, nostalgic 2D flat colors, classic character designs, and authentic retro anime atmospheres.

AnimÆsthetic ✧✧✧ | ZI Turbo - EP5