Cinematic Anime Genius Chess Master Portrait_ayano kuji character
by Haseeb Gujjar
Full prompt
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION: If a reference photo is provided, preserve the person's facial identity exactly. Replace ONLY the face while keeping the hairstyle, pose, outfit, expression, composition, lighting, camera angle, and background unchanged. Create a CINEMATIC SEMI-REALISTIC ANIME portrait inspired by modern high-end anime movies. The character must still look like an ANIME CHARACTER, NOT a real human. Keep the iconic anime facial proportions, expressive eyes, soft facial structure, clean anime hairstyle, and elegant anime aesthetic while blending realistic lighting, textures, and cinematic rendering. A calm, genius young man sits at a wooden chess table, resting his head on one hand while holding a black chess piece in the other. He wears a premium dark burgundy academy blazer with white trim, white dress shirt, and a slightly loosened navy-blue tie. Maintain the iconic mastermind aura, emotionless expression, sharp intelligent eyes, and mysterious personality similar to elite psychological anime protagonists. Environment: Blue moonlight enters through a large window behind him, cinematic volumetric lighting, floating dust particles, dramatic shadows, luxurious wooden chessboard with realistic chess pieces, soft depth of field, beautiful blue ambience. Style: Modern anime realism, Makoto Shinkai movie quality, Ufotable-quality rendering, premium anime illustration with realistic lighting, realistic fabric textures, detailed hair strands, soft skin shading, subtle facial textures, glossy anime eyes, cinematic color grading, HDR lighting, ray-traced reflections, masterpiece, 8K, Unreal Engine lighting, anime movie poster quality. The face should remain clearly anime-inspired while having enhanced realism. It must NOT become a real human photograph. Negative Prompt: photograph, live action, hyper-real human, western realism, CGI, plastic skin, ugly face, bad anatomy, blurry, low quality, watermark, logo, text, extra fingers, extra limbs, distorted face.
Replace bracketed placeholders (e.g. [SUBJECT]) with your own words before pasting into your AI tool.
Variations
Example outputs and the exact prompts used to create them.
This template uses a single main prompt without variation examples.
How to use this prompt
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Upload your reference photo to the AI tool.
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Paste the prompt into the text input field.
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Set the Vertical (1080 × 1920) to 4:5 for Instagram portrait optimization.
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Use the negative prompt to ensure the character remains anime-styled and not photorealistic.
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Generate and refine using high-resolution settings like 8K or Unreal Engine lighting.
Variables guide
[CHARACTER_DESCRIPTION]
The specific traits and clothing of the subject.
e.g. A calm, genius young man in a burgundy academy blazer, A mysterious strategist in a formal dark suit
[ENVIRONMENT_SETTING]
The background and lighting atmosphere.
e.g. Blue moonlight through a large window with volumetric lighting, Dimly lit luxury library with warm candlelight
[ART_STYLE_INFLUENCE]
The specific anime studio or director style to emulate.
e.g. Makoto Shinkai movie quality, Ufotable-quality rendering
Pro tips
- •To maintain identity, ensure the 'preserve facial identity' instruction is prioritized in your tool settings.
- •If the image looks too much like a real human, increase the weight of the 'anime character' keywords.
- •Use 'volumetric lighting' to enhance the cinematic mood of the chess scene.