🛠 Tool

Anime Cover Art Generator — Light Novel & Playlist Covers

Design anime cover art that sells the story inside. Light novel covers, webtoon thumbnails, playlist and podcast art — generated from your title's vibe. Free on daily credits.

Free AI anime generator

Generate your cover art

5 credits

Covers are promises

A cover tells the reader exactly what emotional ride they're buying. Romance promises longing, dark fantasy promises danger, slice-of-life promises warmth — and the art has to deliver that promise at thumbnail size.

The good news: anime cover conventions are well-established, which makes them very prompt-able. Name the genre, the leads, and the mood, and you're most of the way there.

Cover prompt formula

Structure it as: [genre mood] + [lead(s) and pose] + [one symbolic element] + [lighting].

Example: "Dark fantasy, villain seated on a broken throne, red moon behind him, cold rim lighting." The symbolic element — the moon, the flower, the sword — is what makes a cover memorable.

Covers people make

✓Light novel and web novel covers — portrait 9:16 works best
✓Webtoon and comic episode thumbnails
✓Anime playlist and lofi mix covers
✓Podcast and audio drama art
✓Fanfiction story covers for AO3 and Wattpad

From cover to full story

1
Generate the cover
Nail the genre mood and the symbolic element.
2
Meet your cast
Open Studio — AI turns the cover's vibe into characters and plot.
3
Publish the short
Storyboard and animate your story into a trailer-style MP4.

Prompt examples

Isekai cover: office worker holding a sword, portal glowing behind
Yandere romance cover: sweet smile, knife hidden behind back
Sports anime cover: team jumping together, stadium lights
Horror cover: girl in hallway, something wrong with her shadow
Cozy fantasy cover: witch napping on a dragon, afternoon light
Sci-fi cover: lone pilot and mecha hand touching, space backdrop
Historical cover: samurai and geisha under wisteria, elegant
School mystery cover: club room, one seat mysteriously empty

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Create a project in one click — story, storyboard, and video are generated automatically.

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Common questions

FAQ

What aspect ratio should covers use?▼

9:16 portrait for light novels and webtoons, 1:1 for playlists and podcast art. Both are supported in the generator.

Can I add the title text?▼

Generate the art here, then add typography in any editor — Canva, Photoshop, or even your phone. Clean composition leaves room for the title.

Is it free?▼

Yes — generate covers free with free daily credits and no watermark.

Can the cover characters stay consistent inside the story?▼

Yes — lock them as Studio character references, and the storyboard keeps the same faces from cover to final shot.

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