RDBT | Anima

See Update Log section for version info.

See this page for standalone LoRA.

RDBT [Anima]

Distilled model (aka. "turbo"). It delivers faster speed and higher aesthetics with only 12 NFEs, 5x faster than base model (60 NFEs).

Sharing merges using this model is not allowed. This restriction won't affect anyone, except those who like to sell other people's models.

Usage:

Settings (different from anima base model):

• Steps: 8, 12 or 24. Scheduler: simple. Note: Those two settings control the timestamps during inference. I use a fixed timestamps during training. Other inference timestamps might not work.

• CFG scale: 1~4. Cover images are without CFG (CFG 1). You can enable CFG (CFG >1) if you need higher prompt adherence (e.g. need higher style effect). High CFG needs "CFGNorm" node to avoid oversaturation.

Prompt

Specific style is required! This model does not provide a default style. You should always prompt specific style. Or use a style LoRA. Otherwise, you will get random/mixed style. This is a feature, not a bug. I use this model as a starting point to stack more style LoRA.

There are some "rough" trigger words, they are trained so they have effect, but they are not "specific style":

• "digital anime illustration": common 2d anime.

• "digital art", 2d art but not anime, mostly digital art. (not many samples)

• "anime sketch": simplified/unfinished anime drawing. (not many samples)

FAQ: Base model built-in styles have less effect. This is a common problem for fringe content + distilled model + no cfg. You can:

• Enable and use higher CFG. (2x slower)

• Find/train a style LoRA.

Quality tags:

You can omit all the quality tags. 1) The quality of training data is higher than "masterpiece". 2) Quality tags have been reinforced during distillation. Thus they don't have noticeable effects.

Same as negative tags. If you use cfg, there is no need to dump "score_1, blurry, worst quality, jpeg artifacts, extra arms,... x100 words" in your negative prompt. Those things have been distilled out.

Update Logs

(5/5/2026): v0.30: Trigger words have been reclassified. New:

• @anime sketch:

• @digital art:

• @cinematic digital art:

• @digital anime illustration:

• @ink wash painting:

• @oil painting:

• @watercolor painting:

(4/27/2026): v0.29: Distillation algorithm was almost completely rewritten.

Increased diversity. Different seeds now can generate more different images. This also improved lighting range, styles and LoRA compatibility.

Better details. This version can squeeze every single pixel out of the VAE.

(4/23/2026) v0.27: Improved stability, details.

(4/18/2026) v0.25: It's based on anima p3.

Previous testing versions, see this page