■This is an experimental ground for Anima LoRAs.
The LoRAs I create serve more of a role in stylistic tuning rather than reinforcing single concepts.There is no inherent superiority among the LoRAs; they simply serve different purposes. You can find the description for each LoRA in its respective tab.
■I would like to share the possibilities of anima with everyone.
My wish is for many people to discover basemodels with potential and to see their possibilities unfold even further. I would be happy if I can help make that happen.
■The anima architecture has been heavily modified and retrained from scratch—almost like a radical overhaul—but the base architecture is Cosmos-Predict2-2B. To put it simply, you could compare it to a lightweight version of Flux 1.
I think it’s a great architecture capable of generating high-quality images despite its small size.
I have a very good impression of Anima when it comes to color vibrancy, lighting, and prompt adherence.
Its knowledge regarding NSFW concepts, characters, and styles is at least on par with SDXL. The overall feel of using it is also quite similar to SDXL.
Furthermore, it is lightweight and easy to train. I believe large-scale training is also a viable option.
Since we are provided with a base model that already contains a vast amount of knowledge, we rarely need to teach the model completely unknown concepts from scratch.
Basically, our work mostly comes down to adjusting styles or reinforcing minor concepts and characters. You can achieve great results without having to do any heavy lifting.
The developer has also ensured transparency by sharing the training settings, which means you are less likely to stumble over black-box issues.
Because of this, the burden of training is low, making it an option well worth nurturing together as a community.
■The LoRA has a stronger influence when used with shorter prompts.
Since longer prompts often carry their own inherent style, the LoRA will primarily take on a supporting role to refine and unify the overall image.
■https://github.com/gazingstars123/Anima-Standalone-Trainer
This is a great tool that allows for easy training, even on Windows. It has everything you need for LoRA training.
Even if you run into any issues, you should be able to get your LoRA training up and running by troubleshooting with ChatGPT or Gemini.
If you find the tool useful, you might want to consider making a donation to him. It allows the developer to focus more on development and deliver even better tools, which ultimately benefits you in the long run.
■If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
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Description
This is a style LoRA based on the masterpiece Gundam OVA, Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team. It was trained on a carefully curated dataset of 2,750 screenshots taken from across all episodes.
Recommended Settings
A LoRA weight between 0.5 and 0.8 should be appropriate. A weight of 1.0 might be a bit too strong.
Style Characteristics
The defining feature of the 08th MS Team style is its incredibly high-level balance. With traditional background art and cute character designs, it perfectly captures the high-quality cel animation style of the 90s.
Personally, this is my absolute favorite style among all the Gundam OVA series. The slightly droopy eyes are just so cute.
Please note that generated characters—regardless of gender—will often take on the hairstyles, hair colors, and facial features of the main cast. The visual influence of Shiro Amada is particularly strong. If you lower the LoRA weight, the stylization will become much more flexible and yield a more natural vibe.
About the Files & Backups
To stabilize the style, this main LoRA is a merge of several different training steps.
I am also sharing the unmerged backup LoRAs that were used as ingredients for this merge. Included in these files is a version trained all the way up to 10,000 steps, so I highly recommend experimenting with them to find the exact strength and look you prefer.
A Final Personal Note
On a side note: The Gundam OVA series are all absolute masterpieces. Works like 0080: War in the Pocket, 0083: Stardust Memory, and The 08th MS Team represent the absolute pinnacle of cel-animated Gundam.
The animation in these shows is so meticulously detailed it borders on madness, and every single cut is like a work of art, even by today's standards. If you've never watched them, they are absolutely worth your time. Even if you know nothing about the Gundam franchise, you can dive right in and understand the story without any issues—and watching them will leave you with the same deep satisfaction as eating a premium, high-quality steak.