Anime character generator websites are incredibly popular these days but some of them are better than others. Here is a list of 10 best anime character generators, some of which are created thanks to the arrival of AI.
- VanceAI — Toongineer Cartoonizer
- Charat — Genesis
- Waifu Labs
- GeneratorMix — Random Anime Character Generator
- This Anime Does Not Exist
- Crypko
- MakeGirlsMoe
- RandomAnime
- CoolGenerator — Anime Character Generator
- Avachara
Wherever you look on the internet, you’re bound to come across people with avatars of anime characters sooner or later. From Full Metal Alchemist’s Edward Elric to Attack on Titan’s Mikasa Ackerman, anime characters are all the rage these days.
But why use an image of an existing character for your digital persona when you could create a custom one or even turn yourself into an anime? All you need to achieve that is an anime character generator. Despite an endless variety of tools, the most exciting ones to create anime character are using AI. One of the pioneers is StyleGAN2. Take a look in this video:
Now, let me show you some of the best ones around here.
1. VanceAI — Toongineer Cartoonizer
VanceAI’s Toongineer Cartoonizer isn’t your traditional anime character generator. While a lot of other websites on this list give you the option to customize a character using pre-existing assets and presets, this tool uses AI to transform any picture into a cartoon. The style can vary depending on the image you’re using. In some cases you can get an anime look while in others the style will be more similar to western cartoons.
Creating a cartoon version of yourself with this tool is just a matter of uploading an image and processing it with Toonginner Caroonizer. The tool will do all the work for you. It costs $9.90 per month to unlock full access to the tool but you can use it for free for a limited time. Don’t hesitate to check it out.
Read more about VanceAI at https://vanceai.medium.com/
2. Charat — Genesis
Charat is a Japanese website that allows you to create anime characters using a wide variety of generators. There’s Yoco for chibi characters, Bigbang for boy characters, and Genesis for girl characters, among many others. Genesis seems to be the most popular one at the moment and it’s easy to see why. The amount of customization options available here is truly impressive.
There’s a neat tutorial on the site that shows you how to get started but you can skip that if you want because the process is quite simple. Use the brushes on the left to play with the colors and the options at the bottom to customize things like hair, facial features, clothing, and accessories. Once you’re done click Finish to make your own anime character.
3. Waifu Labs
Waifu Labs is pretty much exactly what it sounds like — an anime character generator that lets you create your own virtual waifu. The presets are randomly generated by AI, ensuring that you’ll never going to see the same girl twice. After you’re done creating your waifu you can print the image on a poster or body pillow and have it shipped to you.
Waifu Labs works with a very simple four-step process: select a present, tune the color palette, fine tune the details, and finally pick a pose. At each step of the process you’ll get a grid of options to choose from, which you can always refresh to find even more options.
4. GeneratorMix — Random Anime Character Generator
GeneratorMix is a website where you can find random generators for pretty much anything you can think of. It offers not just characters from various forms of media but also YouTube videos, Subreddits, gamer tags, football players, and many more. Of course, there’s a random anime character generator as well.
The tool uses a huge database of images from hundreds of popular anime series. Visit the website, select the number of characters you want to generate and keep refreshing the list until something interesting catches your eyes. It’s that simple.
5. This Anime Does Not Exist
That’s quite a fitting name for a website that randomly generates anime characters from thin air. Well, sort of. This Anime Does Not Exist uses machine learning to create characters that look like they’re from an anime. Except they’re not. The algorithm’s way of mashing up characteristics means that you’ll come across weird and wonderful images in equal measure.
Upon visiting the website you may feel a bit overwhelmed by how fast everything is moving, but you can use the space bar and the mouse to slow things down and take in the view. There are two sliders you can use to adjust the speed and creativity level. Don’t hesitate to experiment.
6. Crypko
Crypko is an advanced anime character generator powered by blockchain technology. The engine works somewhat similar to a lot of the other tools on this list but stands out from the crowd thanks to its ability to also animate the generated characters in a wide variety of ways.
The first demo of Crypko was showcased in late 2019 but the software isn’t currently open to the general public just yet. You have to jump through several hoops in order to access it and know your way around blockchain tech and cryptocurrencies. Certainly not the easiest way to make your own anime character so let’s hope the developers can simplify the process in the near future because the tech itself is very impressive.
7. MakeGirlsMoe
If you’re the type of person who loves experimentation and in-depth tweaking you’re going to love what this anime character generator has to offer. MakeGirlsMore is another AI-based tool but this one is designed specifically for traditional portrait avatars, as opposed to full-sized models. If you need a new avatar for your Facebook or YouTube profile this is the perfect tool to generate it with.
There are a lot of options to play around with here but don’t get intimated. You start off choosing between four presents and then you can adjust things like hair color, hair style, skin color, accessories, and more. Finally, you just need to hit the Generate button and voila, your new anime avatar.
8. RandomAnime
We wanted to spice things up a bit so the next tool isn’t an anime character generator but rather a generator that can help you find new anime series to watch. RandomAnime pulls from a huge database containing hundreds of different series and comes with a wide array of filtering options. You can sort things by genre, rating, language, and more.
The site’s most useful feature is its ability to generate entire lists of anime based on your preferences. Not just that but it also gives you descriptions, trailers, and even points you to various websites where you can watch the series.
9. CoolGenerator — Anime Character Generator
CoolGenerator is pretty similar to GeneratorMix so you should already know what to expect here. The tool pulls from a list of the 300 most popular anime characters and randomly generates images of them. You can tell the site how many images you want it to generate but there are no other options aside from that.
Pretty simple tool all in all that’s perfect for generating anime avatars, in particular, since all the images seem to be portraits of the characters. Unfortunately, the tool only gives you the names of the characters and doesn’t tell you which anime they’re from. But you can easily look that up yourself.
10. Avachara
Avachara is a free avatar maker primarily designed for those who like playing dress up. It’s not necessarily an anime character generator per se, but there are enough options available where you can create avatars that do look like they came straight out of an anime.
You essentially get a blank canvas and start off by customizing everything from your face and clothes to accessories, backgrounds, and more. There are quite a few options to choose from in every category and once you’re done you can save the image to your computer or share it around directly on social media.
FAQs
1. How to Make an Anime Character?
Unless you’re madly talented at drawing or editing software, the best way of creating your own anime character is to use one of the websites found on this list. Each has its own pros and cons so make sure to try them all until you find the perfect one for your needs. Our personal favorite is Toongineer Cartoonizer but the other ones are great as well.
2. Which Anime Character Are You?
This is always a fun question and there’s a different answer for everybody. If you don’t know a character that perfectly matches your personality, you might be able to find out by taking an anime quiz. Of course, each website has its own methods of creating these quizzes so you might want to try several options until you find the right one for you.
Final Thoughts
It’s incredibly easy to make your own anime character by using one of the websites discussed in this article. Some of them use AI to generate unique characters, others pull from existing databases of characters, and one of them even turns real pictures into anime equivalents. With so much variety too choose from, there’s a little something for everybody.
Also read: How to Make Stencil Art with Artificial Intelligence
