Overview

This guide explains how to generate images similar to mine using my Anima models on Forge Neo.

⚙️ Core Settings – Anima Turbo v1.0 (Recommended)

Model/Checkpoint: Anima-Turbo-v1.0

Steps: 8

Sampler: DPM++ 2M
Scheduler: Simple

CFG Scale: 1.5

Shift: 3

⚙️ Core Settings – Anima Base v1.0 / WAI-ANIMA

Model/Checkpoint: Anima Base v1.0 or WAI-ANIMA

Steps: 30

Sampler: Euler a
Scheduler: Normal

CFG Scale: 5

Shift: 3

Based on my testing so far, I recommend using Anima Turbo v1.0. It generates images significantly faster while delivering consistently reliable results.

🧩 VAE/Text Encoder & Diffusion in Low Bits

VAE: qwen_image_vae.safetensors

Text Encoder: qwen_3_06b_base.safetensors

Diffusion in Low Bits: Automatic

👤 ADetailer – Face (2nd Pass)

Detector Model: face_yolov8n.pt
Version: aadetailer-neoforge

I use the default settings
Never apply ADetailer on the first pass.
Always run ADetailer after the base generation to avoid unintended changes to:
Facial identity
Eye color
Expression
Proportions
This is especially important in Forge neo to preserve consistency.
Be aware that adding this stage the generation time will increase a bit. Also the brightness of colors may change and a square around the subject face could appear.

🖼️ Hires.fix (Optional)

Hires Upscale: 1.2

Hires Steps: 20

Hires Upscaler: R-ESRGAN 4x+ Anime6B

Denoising Strength: 0.3 ~ 0.5

Hires CFG Scale: 0.3 ~ 0.5

Shift: 0.3

Be aware that adding this stage the generation time will increase a bit. Also the brightness of colors may change.

🚫 Negative Prompt Recommendations

SFW Negative Prompt

blush, sweat, sweatdrop, dark, night, sunset, worst quality, low quality, bad quality, worst detail, blurry, jpeg artifacts, lowres, sketch:1.2, score_1, score_2, score_3, censor, ((watermark, text, logo, signature, artist name, name, labels, artist signature)), safe, sensitive, nsfw, explicit

NSFW Negative Prompt

worst quality, low quality, bad quality, worst detail, blurry, jpeg artifacts, lowres, sketch:1.2, score_1, score_2, score_3, ((watermark, text, logo, signature, artist name, name, labels, artist signature, censor, censored, mosaic censoring))