How to make an AI anime movie
Brief for AI Create: An anime film: on the last night before a seaside town is flooded for a dam, a girl and her late grandfather's robot try to deliver forty letters he never sent; one night, forty doors, a feature told in sequences.
Film type and the drawn look
- Type Film: pacing for one long story, no forced hooks at the end of each part. Short drama, series or film.
- Visual style: Painterly Anime for a cinematic look, Watercolor Anime for a gentle one, Anime for classic. It cannot change after Step 1. Visual styles.
- Aspect: 16:9 Landscape for a film. Aspect ratio.
The AI movie generator explains how long a script it reads and how film mode differs.
Holding a feature together
- One cast, many sequences. Sheets are used in every shot of every sequence. Why a whole series stays consistent.
- Places that come back (the harbour, the post office) are locations with one picture. The same room.
- Sequence by sequence. Storyboard and render the first sequence, watch it, then continue. Checklist before you generate.
- Cost: video is charged per second rendered; check the price before you render a sequence. Where credits go.
An opening, shot by shot
| Beat | Shot to adapt |
|---|---|
| The town | [Shot 1] 5s: Wide shot, a seaside town at dusk under a painted orange sky, a half-built dam above the valley. |
| The letters | [Shot 2] 3s: Close-up, a tin box of forty yellowed letters on a kitchen table. |
| The robot | [Shot 3] 3s: Medium shot. @Tobi, a small round copper robot, lifts one letter with two careful fingers. |
| The line | [Shot 4] 4s: Close-up on @Mio. @Mio (quiet): Then we deliver all of them. Tonight. (voice: Mio) |
Make it in SceneMixer, start to finish
- Script: paste your own on Upload Script, or write the brief above in AI Create and let it draft the episodes.
- Step 1: Type Film; Scene Style to match the world; Costume Style to match the world; Visual Style Painterly Anime, Watercolor Anime; Target Region; dialogue language; 16:9 Landscape. Then read the script.
- Step 2: the cast drawn once with distinctive faces; recurring places as locations; render the first sequence before the rest. The first 15 setup images on an account are free.
- Storyboard: generate episode 1 first (free on your first drama) and read it before you render anything. One place per segment.
- Video: render on the default tier at 10 credits a second, fix single shots instead of whole episodes, then put the episode together and post.
| Sequence | What happens | Where it ends |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The town's last evening. | The tin of letters. |
| 2 | The first ten doors. | A letter to a woman who moved away. |
| 3 | The harbour. | The robot's battery is failing. |
| 4 | The dam. | The last letter is to Mio. |
| 5 | Dawn. | The water starts to rise. |
FAQ
How do I make an anime movie with AI?
Set Type to Film and an anime visual style in Step 1, upload the screenplay, and storyboard and render it sequence by sequence.
Can it be feature length?
Length is stacked from segments; long scripts are read into many sequences you render one by one.
Will characters look the same for the whole film?
Yes. Each sheet is used in every shot of every sequence.
Which anime style suits a film?
Painterly Anime for a cinematic look, Watercolor Anime for a gentle one, Anime for classic.
What is the difference between Film and Short Drama?
Film paces one long story without a hook at the end of each part; Short Drama builds episodes with cliffhangers.
How much does it cost?
Video is charged per second rendered; the price shows before you render each part.
Can I adapt an existing anime film?
No. Known characters trigger the IP check. Write an original story.
Vertical or landscape?
16:9 Landscape for a film.
Updated October 31, 2026