🌟 Chibi Style — Mini, Mighty, and Absolutely Adorable

🧁 Overview

This LoRA brings to life the distinctively cute and stylized chibi aesthetic — a form known for its exaggerated proportions, tiny bodies, and massive eyes. Often seen in anime, manga, and games, chibi characters shrink down big emotions and personalities into a pocket-sized visual package. It’s a style that’s equal parts charming and expressive — and now, with this LoRA, you can bring that same magic to your generations.

This version is still a work-in-progress, but a solid base to play with. It's designed with future model merging in mind, as part of a growing library of stylized tools.

The LoRA responds beautifully to tuning — from subtle semi-realistic results to full-on toonified charm — depending on which trigger you use.

🐣 What is Chibi?

Chibi (ちび) is a Japanese slang term meaning "short" or "small." In visual art, it refers to characters drawn in a super-deformed (SD) style: large heads, simplified bodies, and often hyper-expressive faces.

Why it’s popular:

• Incredibly expressive and cute

• Universally recognizable — even without dialogue

• Great for comedic, lighthearted, or whimsical tones

• Widely used in anime endings, merchandise, keychains, mobile games, and parody art

🧪 Style Characteristics

• Oversized heads, stubby limbs, simplified anatomy

• Big, sparkling eyes; tiny hands and feet

• Playful, expressive poses — everything feels soft and rounded

• Works for humans, anthros, ponies — all become adorably miniaturized

• Can look fully cartoonish or semi-realistic, depending on trigger and LoRA strength

🛠️ Usage Settings

Triggers:

• (chibi style) — for full, traditional chibi appearance

• chibistyle — for a semi-chibi, more balanced or realistic variation

LoRA Strength:

• 0.3 is the sweet spot for most use cases

• Range: 0.3 – 1.0+

  • Lower values = subtle roundness, slight stylization

  • Higher values = extreme proportions, more cartoon-like output

Samplers:

• Euler

• Euler A

• DPM++ 2M

Scheduler:

• Karras

Steps:

• 15+ for best consistency and detail

CFG:

• 3.0 – 8.0
  (Experimental — feel free to test ranges)

✅ Model Compatibility

• Works well with most Pony, Anime, and Anthro models

• Plays nicely with both SD 1.5 and XL-based styles (results will vary depending on your base)

• The semi-chibi mode is great for more grounded styles while keeping the playful proportions

🧾 Sample Prompts

Traditional chibi (anime):
(chibi style), anime, 1girl, magical girl outfit, oversized head, tiny body, sparkling eyes, jumping pose, pink background, star sparkles, in the style of (chibi style) <lora:ChibiStyle_epoch_9.safetensors:0.3>

Semi-realistic chibi (anime):
chibistyle, fantasy elf, big eyes, holding a tiny sword, forest background, playful expression, glowing particles, soft lighting <lora:ChibiStyle_epoch_9.safetensors:0.5>

Chibi pony (anthro):
(chibi style), chibi anthro unicorn, sitting pose, wide-eyed expression, pastel colors, magical sparkles, cute hooves, cartoon forest <lora:ChibiStyle_epoch_9.safetensors:0.3>

📜 Usage Disclaimer:
This LoRA is strictly for personal, non-commercial use only.
You are not allowed to repost, sell, merge, or otherwise profit from this model in any form.
It is allowed on CivitAI for personal use only. Unauthorized redistribution or monetization is prohibited.