AI example of a 1990s cel-anime frame of a woman in a neon city at night — Example made with this prompt on Nano Banana 2 from a photo of a fictional person. AI-generated.

90s Retro Anime Still Prompt

A nostalgic 1990s cel-anime frame of you with film grain and a VHS feel.

Nano Banana 2
1 photo
16:9
Anime & cartoon

Prompt

Turn the person from the uploaded photo into a character in a 1990s cel-animated anime, keeping their hairstyle and outfit. Hand-painted backgrounds of [a neon city at night], soft muted colours, visible film grain, slight chromatic blur, VHS-era subtitles at the bottom reading "[LINE]". Melancholic, dreamy atmosphere.

Upload one photo. One clear, well-lit photo of yourself, face visible

Use this prompt Try the Photo to Anime effect

#90s anime
#retro anime
#vhs
#cel animation

How to use this prompt

01
Upload a photo
Upload one photo. One clear, well-lit photo of yourself, face visible
02
Paste the prompt
Press Use this prompt to open it in Photo studio, or Copy prompt to paste it into Gemini. Replace any words in [square brackets] with your own details.
03
Generate and download
Run it on Nano Banana 2 at 16:9. If the first result is close but not right, change one detail at a time and run it again.

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