Anime to RealAbout Anime to Real
Turn an anime character into a lifelike photo.
Call it with the model name popnow/anime-to-real-v1/edit on POST /jobs/createTask, from 30 credits per image ($0.03).
Introduction
Anime to Real turns a drawn image into a photograph.
Key features
Built on Anything2Real
The tool runs Qwen-Image-Edit-2511 with the Anything2Real 2601 A LoRA by lrzjason, one of the most downloaded edit LoRAs of the season, so you do not have to host the weights or a workflow.
Composition stays
Framing, pose, clothing and background follow the drawing. A snowy railway platform kept its steam train, lamps and umbrella, and a fern greenhouse kept every hanging basket in the same spot.
Optional description
The instruction is built in. A short description of the scene, appended in prompt, helps with skin, fabric and light.
Request parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
aspect_ratio | No | The shape of the frame: wide, square or tall. 1:1 · 16:9 · 9:16 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 3:2 · 2:3 · 21:9 · 9:21 |
image_url | Yes | The picture to start from. |
output_format | No | File type of the result. jpeg · png · webp · Default: jpeg |
prompt | No | Optional short description of the people and the place; it helps skin, fabric and light look real. |
seed | No | Reuse the same number to get a repeatable result. ≥ 0 · ≤ 2147483647 |
Pricing
Prices are in credits, the same credits you use on the website (1 credit = $0.001). The hold is taken when the task is accepted and settled to the actual charge when it finishes; failed tasks are refunded.
| Option | Credits per image | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 30 | $0.03 |
For an exact number before you run, send the same body to POST /jobs/quote.
Use cases
Concept art to film still
It is a quick way to judge costume, light and setting together.
Avatars and mascots
Make a photographic version of a drawn avatar, then re-pose or relight it with the other tools.
Prompt guide & pro tips
Drop lettering
Titles, frames and signs in the drawing can survive. "no text and no border" removed them in our runs.
Detailed art converts best
Very flat, simplified styles leave the model guessing at skin and fabric.
Write one line about the scene
A short description such as "a man in his late thirties with a short dark beard on a log cabin porch at dusk" helped skin, fabric and light look photographic in our runs. Keep it to who and where; the built-in instruction already asks for a realistic photograph.
API quick start
Call the Anime to Real API in three steps
- Create an API key. Sign in to PopNow and create a key in the API console. Keys start with sk-popnow- and use the same credits as the website.
- Send the request. POST /jobs/createTask with model popnow/anime-to-real-v1/edit and an input object that follows the parameter table. The response returns a task ID straight away.
- Get the result. Poll GET /jobs/recordInfo with the task ID, or pass a callBackUrl and we post the result to it. Download the output links when the task succeeds.
# 1. Create the task. Keep the Idempotency-Key if you retry after a network error.
export IDEMPOTENCY_KEY="$(uuidgen)"
curl -X POST https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/createTask \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "popnow/anime-to-real-v1/edit",
"input": {
"image_url": "https://media.popnow.ai/influencer/examples/marco.webp",
"output_format": "jpeg"
}
}'
# 2. Copy data.taskId from the response, then poll until state is succeeded, failed, canceled or expired.
TASK_ID="TASK_ID_FROM_RESPONSE"
curl "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/recordInfo?taskId=$TASK_ID" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY"Replace the prompt and any links with your own. The API tab has the response, polling and callback reference.
Anime to Real API questions
How much does the Anime to Real API cost?
Anime to Real costs 30 credits ($0.03) per image. Credits are the same as on the website (1 credit = $0.001), and failed tasks are refunded.
What is the model name for Anime to Real in the API?
Put popnow/anime-to-real-v1/edit for Anime to Real in the model field of POST /jobs/createTask.
Do I have to write a prompt?
No. The built-in instruction is "change the picture 1 to realistic photograph". A short description of who and what is in the picture, added in prompt, gives more convincing skin, fabric and light.
Does it keep the outfit and background?
Yes. In our runs a burgundy coat in a fern greenhouse, a peacoat on a log-cabin porch and a velvet dress in a library all came back as photographs of the same outfit and place.
Is the LoRA doing anything the base model cannot?
The base edit model can make a drawing look realistic too. With the same seed, the LoRA version had more photographic skin, lighting and depth of field, while the base result looked closer to a 3D render.
What is Anything2Real?
An open LoRA by lrzjason trained to convert non-photographic images into photographs. This tool uses its 2601 A build on Qwen-Image-Edit-2511 so you do not have to host it.
What are the limits of the Anime to Real API?
Aspect ratios: 1:1 · 16:9 · 9:16 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 3:2 +3; Prompt length (characters): 1,000; Largest upload: 10 MB. Requests outside these limits are rejected before anything is charged.
Can I try Anime to Real without writing code?
Yes. The Playground runs Anime to Real on your PopNow credits, needs no API key, and shows the matching code for every run.