How to make an AI shojo romance anime

Quick answer: A shojo romance is a school year, two people who misunderstand each other and a confession under the right sky. In SceneMixer, choose Watercolor Anime or Anime in Step 1, Japanese High School (sliding classroom doors, shoe lockers, cherry blossom in spring and red leaves in autumn) for the school and Japanese School Uniform for the students. Small moments carry this genre: give a glance, a dropped umbrella or a note its own shot.
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Brief for AI Create: A shojo romance anime: a transfer student who cannot say no is mistaken for the girl who left a love letter in the school's coldest boy's shoe locker; she decides to play along until she finds the real writer; 10 episodes, each ends with a near-confession.

School, city or café

SettingScene StyleCostume Style
A Japanese school yearJapanese High SchoolJapanese School Uniform
A Korean school and SeoulKorean High SchoolKorean School Uniform
A café and a small flatSoft RomanceSoft Everyday
A traditional townJapanese MachiyaKimono for festivals

High school dramas.

Seasons, rain and small moments

  • Cherry blossom and red leaves belong to the Japanese High School style; the season is written in the shot.
  • Rain and time of day are segment settings: Rain for the shared umbrella, Dusk for the rooftop. Segment header.
  • The letter is a prop. Props.
  • Inner voice carries the heroine's thoughts. Voice-over and inner voice.
  • Festival yukata is a state of each character. States.

The umbrella, shot by shot

BeatShot to adapt
The entrance[Shot 1] 4s: Wide shot, a school entrance in rain, rows of wooden shoe lockers. @Hina stands without an umbrella.
The umbrella[Shot 2] 3s: Close-up. A dark blue umbrella tilts over her head.
The boy[Shot 3] 3s: Medium shot. @Sota looks away, ears red.
The line[Shot 4] 4s: Close-up on @Hina. @Hina (inner voice): He's the one from the letter. Isn't he? (voice: Hina)

Make it in SceneMixer, start to finish

  1. Script: paste your own on Upload Script, or write the brief above in AI Create and let it draft the episodes.
  2. Step 1: Type Short Drama; Scene Style Japanese High School; Costume Style Japanese School Uniform; Visual Style Watercolor Anime, Anime; Target Region; dialogue language; 9:16 Portrait. Then read the script.
  3. Step 2: the two leads with distinctive faces and festival states; the letter as a prop; the lockers, the rooftop and the gate as locations. The first 15 setup images on an account are free.
  4. Storyboard: generate episode 1 first (free on your first drama) and read it before you render anything. One place per segment.
  5. 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.
EpisodeWhereThe ending beat
1The shoe lockers.He thinks the letter was hers.
2The rooftop.She says yes instead of explaining.
3The rainy entrance.One umbrella, two people.
4The summer festival.The real writer is her best friend.
5The school gate in autumn.He says he knew all along.

FAQ

How do I make a shojo romance anime with AI?

Choose Watercolor Anime or Anime with Japanese High School and Japanese School Uniform in Step 1, and build each episode from small moments in short shots.

Can I have cherry blossom and autumn leaves?

Yes. The Japanese High School style includes both seasons; write the season into the shot.

How do I add rain?

Set Weather to Rain on the segment header.

How do I show what the heroine thinks?

Use her inner voice in the shot.

Can characters wear yukata for a festival?

Yes. Add it as a state of each character.

Can the dialogue be in Japanese?

Yes. Japanese is one of the dialogue languages.

Can I copy a famous shojo manga?

No. Known characters trigger the IP check.

Vertical or landscape?

9:16 Portrait for short feeds, 16:9 Landscape for YouTube.

Hold the umbrella.

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Updated October 31, 2026