100+ Best Niji Journey Prompts for all Versions (Midjourney Anime Prompts)

Niji Mode AKA Niji Journey refers to Midjourney’s anime-specific models. They are built on entirely different architectures from the standard Midjourney models. The latest version is Niji V6.

The first time I tried Niji mode (V4, released in December 2023) I was stunned by the quality and coherence of the images I was able to generate. Niji V6 raises the bar even more, bringing not only a huge quality increase but also multiple styles, variations of the models with different aesthetics.

In this guide we’ll go through some general Niji tips, and then prompts for each Niji style and model.

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Tips for getting started

To get started, you need a Midjourney or Niji Journey membership. Even though these have different websites and different Discords, they come as a 2-in-1 package.

To set V6 as the default, you can type /settings and then click on Niji Mode V6.

Learn your parameters

Here’s a full list of Midjourney’s commands and parameters with image examples you can use to enhance your generations.

Try the different styles

Niji has alternate styles that you can toggle with the --style command. Add these to your prompts:

• –style expressive: Mature and dramatic style, with a slightly more Western style.
• –style cute: whimsical style with cute characters
• –style scenic: style that focuses on environmental details
• –style original: Niji V5 was actually different when it was first released. This lets you use the original release style.

Use stylize

The default Niji & Midjourney styles are gorgeous. The problem is they’re also quite generic.

Use the stylize command to get more interesting variations (–stylize or –s).

The range is –s 0 to –s 1000, and the default value is 100.

I find you get interesting results both by increasing the –s number a lot as well as lowering it. Try –s 500 or –s 90 to your prompts, or go even lower than that.

If you don’t want humans to appear, a lower stylize value is better (eg. –s 20)

Use ‘quality tags’

Quality related	Details related	Lighting related	Camera related
masterpiece best quality high quality	detailed intricately detailed finely detailed hyper detailed	cinematic lighting golden hour lighting silhouette lighting backlit	depth of field shot with Canon EOS lens 135mm f1.8 portrait of [x]

You can use quite of few of these but no need to go overboard, they do have diminishing returns. Notice the subtle quality enhancements when you use quality tags:

Niji V6

Chinese ink style, Saber alter from Fate/stay night, in action pose, in the style of action paintings, ink painting style, black and white tone style, illustration, best quality, high resolution --ar 9:16 --stylize 750

look from behind, Studio Ghibli style, white dress girl, black long hair, white hat, standing on green hill, looking at blue sky, white cloud, colorful flowers, extreme wide shot, 4k, hyper detail --ar 16:9 --stylize 1000

Kawaii, moe-style drawing of an anime girl, A drawing of an portrait of a young girl with Shoulder-length hair , looking at the camera with green eyes，colored pencil style, colorful, impressionistic style, colored pencil texture --ar 3:5 --stylize 180

The morning light penetrated through the mist, bicycles parked beside the terraces, hazy poetic, and egrets passing through the water mirror cute illustration, illustrated in whimsical style, simple and clean illustration, hand drawn illustration, cute artwork, illustration!, --no people --ar 9:16 --sref 1567159629

Create a stylized illustration of Zero Two(Darling in the Franxx) sitting on a chair, she as a expression of shy ,v , the background is blue with texture right (Youjo Senki) in the style of neon realism, darkly romantic illustrations, dark white and red and yellow, solar-punk, , simplistic cartoon, brooding mood, , artistry of Boris Vallejo, James Jean, and Thomas Kinkade, --chaos 65 --ar 51:91 --style raw --profile 9ds3nhk --stylize 550

An anime girl is holding tea in her hand, with red and black color scheme, Chinese style illustration style, cute cartoon design, Chinese New Year atmosphere, white hair, blue eyes, floral decoration on the background of chest to waist. She has long straight bangs and wears earrings. Her have dark colors and lace patterns. The overall picture gives off an elegant feel.,,,in --ar 3:4 --profile klomrc9 --stylize 400

A little girl with long white hair, tied in a high ponytail, wearing a pink dress, standing next to a big tree, pointing one finger at the little boy on the top of the tree with an angry expression,Anime style, Ultra HD,Pastel colors,Simple line,Depth of Field,000004, --ar 1:1 --style raw --sref https://s.mj.run/Z-FB1wM6XzY https://s.mj.run/bzs3b3XLUD4 ::2 https://s.mj.run/deV6GbJUZGM --sv 4 --sw 150 --stylize 150 --iw 0.9

Sayaka Miki, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, minimalist, foams, ripples, dissolution, flat design, digital art, dark blue, UHD --ar 9:16 --profile 9rt68bd

https://s.mj.run/wxXVUXjl5KU A man with long hair, wearing an ancient red cloak and hat from the Song Dynasty in China, is very handsome. He has beautiful eyes and wears dark red . His face looks cold, and his hands are crossed on top of each other, with a background of misty rain. He looked down , and the picture was full of mystery, in the style of a Chinese anime. --ar 17:31

colored pencil sketch of an adorable young girl with messy hair , A beautiful Japanese woman, wearing white and red scarves, The photo was taken from a distance of about one meter, capturing her entire body. She has long hair that hangs down to waist level, and she wears a loose-fitting beige shirt paired with brown pants. Her face exudes joy, as if she's having fun playing in the winter weather. This scene conveys warmth amidst the cold surroundings --chaos 5 --ar 1:1 --style raw --profile oj85x53 --stylize 1000

男女の激熱カップル, プロポーズをする, 女性を泣かせる男性, 驚いた表情で口元を両手で隠す、結婚指輪 --ar 3:4 --profile 8bnythh

Niji V5’s Default Style

Niji V5’s default style is a versatile, general purpose illustration style – I use it when I am trying to get a artwork “in the style of X”. Make sure you change the default style to V5 to use the below prompts.

male paladin and female elf, dynamic, masterful lighting composition style of frank frazetta --ar 19:9

V5’s Expressive Style

You can apply the expressive style with the command “–style expressive”. It’s one of my favorite styles, because it makes compositions and poses more dynamic.

EVA 01, asuka langley soryu looking into distance, eva, 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia , --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

asuka langley soryu looking into distance, eva in background, Masaaki Yuasa, Taiyo matsumoto, Shinichirō Watanabe, sky huge azure, 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia , gainax, piercing blue sky dynamic angle --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

EVA 01, asuka langley soryu looking into distance, eva, 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia , --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

asuka langley soryu looking into distance, eva in background, sky huge azure, 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia , gainax, piercing blue sky dynamic angle --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

EVA 02, asuka langley soryu wearing sundress, fullbody, eva in distant background, a wonderful day, 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia , --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

asuka langley soryu sitting on surfboard, dawn light, 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia, bluest water, masterpiece, ultimate details, --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

EVA 00, rei ayanami looking into distance, fullbody, eva, 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia , dynamic angle, wind, hyper, masterpiece, ultimate details, --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

EVA 00, rei ayanami, fullbody, , 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia , dynamic angle, sachin teng, ultimate details, --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5 

EVA 00, rei ayanami looking into distance, eva, 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia , --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

EVA 00, rei ayanami looking into distance, fullbody, eva, 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia , dynamic angle, wind, hyper, masterpiece, ultimate details, --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

masterpiece, intricate details, rin tohsaka swimming underwater, hair flowing everywhere, beautiful reflective underwater surface, bubbles, holding breath, dynamic angle, faded pastel rainbow, 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia, masterpiece --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

Original Characters

k-pop band dancing in a stadium with colorful ballons ballons everywhere, sky blue --ar 16:9 --s 800 --style expressive 

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Environments & Backgrounds

isometric, overhead view of a beach, dawn light, 1980 1990 anime retro nostalgia, bluest water, masterpiece, ultimate details, --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

masterpiece, megalithic monolithic, a building that recursively builds itself, tsutomu nihei, anime screencap, ultimate details, --ar 16:9 --s 90 --style expressive --niji 5

large stadium, coastal views, precise, detailed architecture paintings, sky-blue --ar 16:9 --style expressive

book binding, old booker binder shop crowded with books, a beautiful day outside by Otake Chikuha, breathtaking illustrated, simple, featured on pixiv, muted colors with minimalism, irina nordsol kuzmina, a hazy memory, --ar 2:1 --style expressive

book binding, old booker binder shop crowded with books, a beautiful day outside by Otake Chikuha, breathtaking illustrated, simple, featured on pixiv, muted colors with minimalism, irina nordsol kuzmina, a hazy memory, --ar 2:1 --style expressive

V5’s Cute Style

You can apply the cute style with the command “–style cute”. It produces a flat, cute style with less shading than other styles.

girl, anime, looking at viewer, bubbles, highly detailed, reflective transparent iridescent opaque jacket, long transparent iridescent RGB hair --ar 3:2 --style cute

ferocious dragon on a hill, very dramatic --style cute --ar 16:9

V5’s Scenic Style

You can apply the scenic style with the command “–style scenic”. It’s the best style for anime and visual novel style backgrounds.

empty classroom, style of Makoto Shinkai The Garden of Words, aesthetically pleasing, muted color scheme --ar 3:2 --style scenic

Niji V4 Prompts

To set V4 as the default, you can type /settings and then click on Niji Mode V4.

character dress-up sheet, magical girl --ar 3:2

outside of a boxing gym at night, style of Katsuhiro Otomo Akira film, aesthetically pleasing --ar 3:2

fashion illustration, male anime protagonist, detailed facial features, aesthetically pleasing, featured on pixiv, newtype magazine cover, newtype, detailed character, poster art, simple background --ar 2:3

panel from manga::3 protagonist in manga::1 photograph::-0.2

panel from manga::3 protagonist in manga::1 photograph::-0.2 --ar 3:2

Prompting with standard Midjourney model

I recommend Niji for anime generation, but the standard Midjourney models are capable of anime as well, especially the newly released Midjourney V6.

To set V5 as the default, you can type /settings and then click on Midjourney Version 5. You check check out our list of cool V5 prompts here.

The creative potential of Midjourney is immense; when applied to anime through Niji, it allows fans and artists alike to explore and expand on the worlds they already love.

NSFW/Hentai Generation

Nijijourney does not allow NSFW/Hentai generation, and it’s content filters have become more strict with every subsequent release. For this, we recommend using a high-quality AI hentai generator.

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