Midjourney Niji 7

Clean anime line work, expressive eyes and precise character details.

Anime & illustrationStyle

4 imagesPer run

40 per runCredits

Image WorkshopRuns in

Professional images for every use case

Anime key art.

Place original characters in atmospheric scenes with clear poses and expressive faces.

Character sheets.

Explore an original character’s outfit, hairstyle and poses in a clean illustrated layout.

Manga-style panels.

Build visual storytelling moments through crisp outlines, expressive faces and detailed settings.

VTuber character concepts.

Develop original avatar ideas with distinctive clothing, hair and color palettes.

Illustrated cover artwork.

Create standalone anime artwork with open space for titles to be added later.

Specify the details that define a character

Describe hair, eye color, clothing and pose in plain language to guide an original character design. Niji 7 is particularly responsive to specific visual details, making a precise prompt more useful than a vague mood.

•Define hair color and shape
•Specify eyes and expression
•Assign distinct clothing colors
•Describe pose and activity
•Explore variations by revising the prompt

Specify the details that define a character

Draw with clean lines and flat color

Niji 7’s illustration style emphasizes line work, clear silhouettes and flatter areas of color. Use it for anime scenes where the drawing itself should carry the expression, rather than relying on heavy rendering.

•Crisp character outlines
•Expressive eye details
•Readable silhouettes
•Flat cel-shaded areas
•Room for simpler compositions

Direct the setting as well as the subject

Tell Niji 7 where the scene takes place if the background matters. Its prompting guide recommends naming a setting rather than expecting a detailed backdrop from a character description alone.

•Name a specific location
•Describe foreground and distance
•Set the time of day
•Guide lighting and atmosphere
•Give the character an activity

Direct the setting as well as the subject

Compose for different image formats

Choose an aspect ratio in the Image Workshop to suit a wide scene, portrait concept or square composition. Negative prompts help exclude unwanted elements, while a seed gives you another way to explore a prompt direction.

•Wide scenes for key art
•Portrait layouts for character concepts
•Square compositions for avatars
•Negative prompts for exclusions
•Seed-based prompt exploration

How it works

Describe your image

Open BudgetPixel’s Image Workshop with Midjourney Niji 7 selected. Write a prompt for an original character, including their appearance, clothing, activity and setting.

Choose your framing

Pick an aspect ratio that fits the image you want to make. Add a negative prompt for elements you want to avoid, and use a seed if you want to explore a particular prompt direction.

Generate and refine

Generate your image set and review the results. Each generation returns 4 images; adjust your text prompt to try a different expression, outfit detail or background.

Prompts to steal

16:9 landscape anime key art, original fully clothed astronomer in a teal coat on a hill above a seaside town at sunset, expressive eyes, crisp ink lines, detailed sky, no text or logos

Anime key art

16:9 landscape anime character sheet scene, same original fully clothed florist in varied poses across a sunlit greenhouse, indigo overalls, copper curls, clean line work, no text or logos

Character sheets

16:9 landscape black-and-white manga panel illustration, original fully clothed baker handing a wrapped loaf to an original fully clothed child on a rain-washed street, expressive faces, crisp inks, no text or logos

Manga-style panels

16:9 landscape anime VTuber avatar concept, original fully clothed blue-haired artist in a cozy plant-filled studio, lavender cardigan, expressive eyes, pastel cel shading, no text or logos

VTuber character concepts

16:9 landscape anime illustration for cover artwork, an original girl in a flowing yellow raincoat carrying a glowing paper lantern, walking through a meadow of wildflowers beneath floating islands at dawn, painterly clouds, open sky for later design work

Illustrated cover artwork

Top community creations

Recent Midjourney Niji 7 images shared by the BudgetPixel community.

High-contrast halftone screenprint technique fused with mixed-media collage and expressive ink work, layered over geometric color-block compositions with weathered textures, splatter, and registration misprints. The result should manifest as a vintage punk-zine poster aesthetic with stark black-and-white figure photography set against bold abstract backgrounds, evoking 1970s European art-house print culture with raw graphic immediacy.

A slender young woman with long dark hair parted center, standing tall in a relaxed frontal pose wearing a simple short white linen dress, barefoot, with a calm direct gaze, accompanied by a sleek black-and-white pointer dog standing alert at her side, both rendered in high-contrast monochrome halftone.

Scene set against a flat collaged backdrop of overlapping rectangles and circles in vermillion red, mustard yellow, charcoal, and bone white, distressed with scratches, ink splatter, and aged paper texture, lit with stark frontal exposure casting hard shadows on a dark ground plane, evoking a printed gallery poster pinned to a studio wall.

Precise regionalist realism with flat stylized modeling, crisp linear contours, and austere compositional symmetry, combined with muted naturalistic palette of mossy greens, warm browns, and soft dappled light. Smooth matte surfaces, elongated vertical figures, hard-edged definition, and meticulous rendering of fur texture, individual hair strands, and small tribal details. The result manifests as a flattened pictorial space that feels archival, quietly severe, and iconically still, with folk-realist precision applied to a fantastical forest-dwelling subject.

A male and female Ewok standing shoulder to shoulder in a tightly centered frontal pose, both short and stocky with thick layered fur, expressive dark eyes, and small rounded snouts. The male figure grips a tall wooden spear vertically by its shaft in the exact posture of a pitchfork, wearing a leather hood with feather adornments and a beaded necklace. The female wears a patterned woven hood with small bones and charms at the neckline, both with solemn direct gazes and quietly watchful expressions.

Scene set on the forest moon of Endor before a weathered wooden treehouse platform with a pointed thatched-roof opening centered precisely behind the figures under filtered overcast daylight. Clean vertical log supports and rough-hewn architectural lines frame the composition, while rope bridges and hanging totems ghost at the edges of the frame. Towering redwood trunks, mossy undergrowth, and distant ferns stretch into the forest haze, atmosphere austere and quietly reverent with primeval stillness.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir thick impasto brushstrokes + K-Pop hyperreal color grading with oversaturated filtering + Gil Elvgren, where Renoir's visible brushwork creates textured paint surface that amplifies tactile richness, K-Pop's vibrant oversaturated colors with warm neon lighting produces energetic optimism that heightens confidence, and Elvgren's theatrical pin-up poses generate dynamic positioning that intensifies glamour. The fusion manifests as visible brushstrokes with hyperreal color saturation, warm neon energy, and theatrical poses, preserving original subjects and settings.

cows in swiss mountains

Vibrant anime-influenced illustration fused with steampunk concept art detailing and painterly gaslight warmth, combining cel-shaded dragon pop exuberance with baroque brass filigree precision and sapphire crystal luminosity. Cobalt blue and radiant gold palette with iridescent scale textures, glowing gem accents, volumetric steam clouds, and sparkling light diffusion creating a grand retrofuturist dragon pop imperial fantasy bursting with whimsical opulence.

A colossal eastern dragon with iridescent cobalt and gold scales adorned with brass gear medallions, sapphire crystal horns, glowing blue goggle lenses, and jeweled armor plating, jaws open joyfully as a crowned blonde princess in a layered blue and gold steampunk corset gown holding a crystal scepter rides triumphantly atop its neck, both radiating playful regal energy.

Scene set in a grand steampunk imperial cathedral city during a luminous golden celebration, soaring gothic arches and rose windows glowing with sapphire light, brass lampposts and zeppelins drifting through cloud-filled amber skies, cobblestone streets lined with blue and gold banners, crystal shards and steam wisps swirling around the dragon and its radiant sovereign.

Rendered in a comic book style that blends the dynamic energy, clean precision, surreal elegance , and dramatic contrast. This fusion incorporates vibrant, painterly realism an atmospheric palette and retro-modern clarity. intricate linework and surreal environments meet the minimalist-yet-expressive style of to create a balanced and engaging composition. The result is a visually striking aesthetic with bold, clean linework, high-contrast colors, expressive shading, and dynamic storytelling that captures both motion and emotion. Lighting is sharp and directional, drawing focus to the subject while atmospheric effects and simplified backgrounds maintain clarity and dramatic impact.

from ground level looking up, direct eye contact with a comic book female villain

Confident ink-and-marker linework with bold gestural contour strokes combined with loose, energetic marker shading and visible hatching, creating a vibrant fashion-illustration aesthetic. The result should manifest as crisp black outlines, expressive directional pen strokes, saturated flat color blocking with white highlight gaps, and spontaneous sketchbook spontaneity balancing realistic anatomy with stylized abstraction.

A woman with long, voluminous wavy black hair and a poised expression, standing in a relaxed frontal pose with one hand at her hip, wearing a fitted sleeveless red mini dress, gold stacked bracelets, and a beaded wrist band.

Scene set on a tree-lined urban street during bright daytime, with a warm airy atmosphere, featuring loosely sketched green foliage, hedges, distant buildings, lamp posts, and golden-yellow accent highlights framing the figure.

A stunning, hyperrealistic oil painting from 1910 featuring a 95-year-old woman, holding a with a pistola Colt 45 a confident and determined gaze. Her freckled cheeks and intricate Victorian attire exude a sense of life and determination. The artist has masterfully employed the techniques of Mann, Gammell, Kley, Goldin, Gerome, Anne Bachelier, Beksinski, Gibson, Rockwell, Seagrave, Alberto Vargas, N.C. Wyeth, Edward Hooper, Alphonse Mucha, Ron Griswold, and many others. The black color palette contrasts with the cool background, and the artist's skillful brushstrokes create depth and texture, paying homage to the works of these renowned artists., painting --ar 4:3 --raw

@justrob

Encrustique
STYLE: "a fusion of Claude Monet+Gustav Caillebotte+encaustic wax where impressionist atmospheric light effects and photorealistic urban perspectives are rendered through layers of translucent colored wax that create dimensional surface textures, preserving the integrity of the original subject and setting."

direct eye contact with classic figure figure study on a downtown paris street, classic pin up pose

@justrob

Loose impressionistic brushwork with visible painterly strokes combined with dramatic chiaroscuro lighting and warm sepia-toned glazes, creating a romantic figurative oil painting effect. The result should manifest as soft edges dissolving into shadow, golden rim light catching skin and fabric, rich umber and ochre backgrounds with sculptural light modeling, and an intimate atmospheric quality reminiscent of classical ballet imagery.

A graceful young ballerina with dark hair pulled into a neat bun, seated on the floor in a quiet moment of preparation, knees drawn up as she fastens the satin ribbons of her pointe shoe, wearing a fitted ivory bodice with a voluminous tulle skirt cascading around her, head tilted downward in serene concentration, delicate earring catching the light.

Scene set in a dim backstage studio during a golden hour rehearsal break, with warm amber light streaming from an unseen source casting long dramatic shadows, featuring a softly textured ochre and umber wall, a polished wooden floor reflecting subtle highlights, dust motes suspended in the beam of light, and an overall hushed, contemplative atmosphere of artistic devotion.

@justrob

Delicate golden-age fairy illustration combined with mid-century commercial poster painting and smoky ink-wash shadows, creating a nostalgic dark-fantasy lithograph; the result manifests as elongated elegant proportions, soft airbrushed skin, faded cream-and-amber inks, aged paper grain, subtle halftone, imperfect registration, dewdrop highlights, and cinematic mushroom-garden luminosity.

An unadorned miniature fairy with translucent veined wings, geisha-inspired black updo pinned with golden sticks, luminous skin and a green silk waist cloth, perched demurely on a red amanita mushroom, legs extended downward, head bowed in quiet reverie, surrounded by smaller capped mushrooms and sparkling dew. 3/4 angled toward the artist.

Scene set in an enchanted forest clearing during misty morning, with nostalgic, shadowed atmosphere, featuring tall grasses, dark foliage silhouettes, moss, cream paper borders, amber light on toadstool caps, jewel-like dew beads, and the intimate composition of a vintage fantastical poster.

STYLE: "In style of Man Ray + Tim Walker, where Man Ray’s surreal monochrome portraiture enhances the eerie elegance through high-contrast lighting and photographic abstraction, and Walker’s whimsical composition and fashion-forward styling add surreal personality to the frame. The fusion manifests as a dreamlike, hyper-detailed grayscale portrait with selective color accents that create a timeless, cinematic fantasy atmosphere."

SUBJECT: "A young woman with small pointed Vulcan-like ears, wearing a dark blouse with a muted yellow bow tie (rendered in grayscale), holding a glass of lemonade with a straw, her expression calm and enigmatic. Her hair is slicked back and neatly parted. The only color in the image is her vivid red lipstick and matching red nail polish, and her eyes, that match her ribbon, which starkly contrast the monochromatic palette"

SETTING: "Scene set against a textured gray canvas background with soft speckles and splatters evoking a vintage poster look, shot like a cinematic film still using V-Raptor XL with 35mm film grain, dramatic lighting, subtle vignette, and masterful post-processing that enhances skin texture, hair sheen, and glass condensation. The atmosphere is surreal, elegant, and visually striking with a sophisticated sense of realism and fantasy"

Saul Bass + Daido Moriyama + Memento Mori. Bass's chromatic tension creates stark teal-red separation through high-contrast fields, while Moriyama's grainy analog authenticity emerges through visible scratches, tears, and emulsion damage as intentional texture. Memento Mori infuses temporal fragility and beauty-through-decay. The fusion manifests as physical surface degradation (scratches, dust, creasing), saturated chromatic shifts, and grain that transforms any subject into something hauntingly beautiful precisely because of its compromised, transient nature.

Direct, bold eye contact, 2024 blond with pink tipped hair, pin up woman standing full body, dress

Wet-plate collodion tintype processing combined with cinematic chiaroscuro storytelling, creating a weathered monochrome aesthetic with silver-toned highlights, deep shadow pools, emulsion scratches, light leaks, and chemical bloom artifacts. The result should manifest as a vintage frontier photograph with grainy film texture, dust particles catching light, faded sepia undertones, and a haunting painterly atmosphere where romanticism meets gritty realism, blending tactile analog imperfection with deliberate compositional drama.

A lone cowgirl assassin walking away from the camera down a dusty trail, long dark windblown hair, off-shoulder ruffled gingham blouse with puffy sleeves, fitted denim jeans, leather gun holster strapped around hips and thigh, revolver held loosely in gloved hand, knee-high worn cowboy boots, confident purposeful stride, plaid bandana tied at neck, silhouette framed by swirling dust.

Scene set on a barren desert road at golden dusk, scrubby brush and rocky terrain flanking weathered wagon tracks, swirling dust devils and gunsmoke curling through dry air, distant mesas dissolving into hazy horizon, sun-bleached earth scattered with stones, atmospheric haze diffusing warm light into bronze and ash tones, isolated frontier silence broken only by retreating footsteps.

Hyperreal cinematic photography fused with high-fashion editorial portraiture, rendered through dramatic radial motion blur and warm tungsten lighting. Sharp central focus contrasts with streaking peripheral light trails, creating a tunnel-vision zoom effect. Rich amber and cream tones dominate, with crystalline highlights catching light against deep shadow. The result manifests as glossy magazine-quality realism with kinetic energy, theatrical glamour, and crisp textural detail in fabric and embellishments.

A poised young woman with long center-parted dark hair cascading past her shoulders, striking a confident pose with one hand raised near her face fingers delicately positioned and the other resting on her hip. She wears bold smoky crimson eye makeup, deep red lips, and dangling crystal earrings. Her outfit is an ivory tweed structured jacket with sharp shoulders, faux fur cuffs, and elaborate crystal beadwork cascading across the chest, paired with matching embellished high-waisted shorts and a studded silver belt.

Scene set in a warmly lit corridor or passageway during evening hours, with rich wood-paneled walls and recessed amber lighting fixtures lining both sides. The atmosphere is glamorous and cinematic, charged with momentum, featuring strong radial blur emanating outward from the subject as if captured mid-zoom. Glowing wall sconces stretch into elongated streaks of golden light, creating a hypnotic vortex framing the figure at center stage.

Warm monochromatic palette of cream, charcoal-black and burnished metallic gold, with sepia-toned mid-values and glinting gold-leaf accents against ivory negative space. Soft diffuse lighting with low contrast, gentle warm glow pooling in recesses and catching raised edges. Layered paper-cut relief construction, dimensional cut planes casting subtle drop shadows, dense swirling filigree scrollwork, fine embossed line detailing and delicate stippled texture. Balanced ornamental composition with strong diagonal flow and decorative border framing, carrying storybook fairytale intimacy. Craftsy, tactile, dreamlike warmth.

A glamorous female singer in a slinky low-cut crimson dress with dangling earrings and gold bracelets, holding a vintage microphone; flanked by a tuxedoed double-bass player, and a lone seated man at a background table with a drink.

Wide seated composition at near eye-level, the singer angled forward from a chair, one leg crossed, head tilted back with eyes half-closed as she lifts the microphone to her lips, one hand resting on the chair; a bassist leans into his instrument on each side, their forms framing her, while a solitary figure sits small in the mid-distance behind, layered depth from sharp foreground to softened background.

Scene set in a gritty jazz club at night, with smoky intimate atmosphere, featuring weathered wooden floors, small candlelit tables, a hanging lantern, and a faint neon sign glowing along the wall.

Detailed ink-and-wash linework with heavy cross-hatching and crisp outlines, rendered in a warm sepia-and-brass palette accented by glowing amber lamplight. Weathered metallic textures, patinated bronze, and soft atmospheric haze blend painterly shading with graphic-novel precision, creating a richly detailed steampunk illustration that feels both hand-drawn and cinematic, with dramatic depth and a smoky, antiqued mood.

A confident steampunk rider with long windswept blonde hair, seated upright atop a towering mechanical dragon, in fitted leather-and-brass adventuring attire with riding straps and gear-shaped buckles, one hand resting on the creature's armored neck, poised and commanding.

Scene set in a crowded gothic clockwork marketplace at hazy dusk, with billowing steam, glowing lanterns, and a tall ornate clock tower at center. Stone spires and timbered rooftops rise into a smoky sky, while cloaked vendors, barrels, and gear-laden stalls fill the cobbled square below.

Photorealistic painterly rendering combined with crisp dynamic linework and bold high-contrast shadow work, creating a fusion of cinematic realism and graphic-novel impact. The result should manifest as luminous directional lighting, saturated retro-modern color, expressively sculpted shading, and simplified atmospheric backgrounds that thrust the figure forward with dramatic clarity and surreal elegance.

A commanding comic book female villain with sharp confident features, an imperious smirk, and a sweeping dramatic costume, posed towering above the viewer, chin lifted, locking direct unflinching eye contact, one gloved hand raised mid-gesture as energy crackles around her, radiating control and menace.

Scene set in a shadowed industrial lair during a stormy night, with a charged electric atmosphere and drifting mist, featuring a steep ground-level vantage looking upward, simplified looming architecture, rim-lit haze, and shafts of directional light slicing through darkness to silhouette and frame the dominant figure.

How Midjourney Niji 7 ranks in blind votes

In the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena, voters pick between two images made from the same prompt without knowing which model made them. Midjourney Niji 7 has 533 wins and 172 ties in 2,323 votes against 21 other recent image models.

#20 of 22
overall rank: 1325
Elo (95% range 1310–1342): 2,323
blind votes: 112 s
median generation time

Rank by category

Midjourney Niji 7 head to head

Against	Won	Lost	Ties
Krea 2 Large	63	124	19	Midjourney Niji 7 vs Krea 2 Large
Krea 2 Medium	52	121	21	Midjourney Niji 7 vs Krea 2 Medium
GPT Image 2.5 Flare	29	126	14	Midjourney Niji 7 vs GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst	22	137	7	Midjourney Niji 7 vs GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Ideogram v4	42	97	13	Midjourney Niji 7 vs Ideogram v4
GPT Image 2	22	99	7	Midjourney Niji 7 vs GPT Image 2
Muse Image 1.0	31	88	5	Midjourney Niji 7 vs Muse Image 1.0
Kling v3 Omni	31	81	9	Midjourney Niji 7 vs Kling v3 Omni

Ratings are refitted nightly; last updated Sep 29, 2026. See every Midjourney Niji 7 arena image or vote in the arena.

Pricing for Midjourney Niji 7

Runs on credits — no per-model surcharges, no surprise billing.

40credits

per generation

40 credits per image

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Midjourney Niji 7 vs Midjourney V7

Both run on the same credits in the same workshop — here is what each costs and what it is for.

Midjourney Niji 7

40credits per generation

Midjourney's latest anime-focused model with enhanced character and style capabilities. Create next-level anime artwork with improved detail, expression, and dynamic poses. Generates 4 images per request.

Try Midjourney Niji 7 →

Midjourney V7

40credits per generation

Midjourney's latest flagship text-to-image model with breakthrough quality, realism, and creative capabilities. Generates 4 images per request with customizable stylize and chaos parameters.

Try Midjourney V7 →

Midjourney Niji 7 at a glance

Anime-optimized generation
Enhanced character detail
Expressive facial features
Dynamic pose rendering
4 images per generation
Stylize control (0-1000)
Chaos variation
Negative prompt support

How Midjourney Niji 7 compares

The differences that actually change which one you pick.

Midjourney Niji 7 vs Midjourney V7: Niji 7 is purpose-built for anime and manga aesthetics. V7 is the general-purpose model better suited for photorealism and non-anime styles.
Midjourney Niji 7 vs FLUX Kontext Pro: Niji 7 specializes in anime artwork with Midjourney's unique style. FLUX Kontext Pro offers image editing capabilities that Niji 7 does not.

Frequently asked questions

What is Midjourney Niji 7, and who makes it?▾

Midjourney Niji 7 is a text-to-image model focused on anime and illustration. It belongs to the niji・journey series developed by Midjourney in collaboration with Spellbrush. On BudgetPixel, you can use it in the Image Workshop without a Discord account.

How much does Midjourney Niji 7 cost on BudgetPixel?▾

A generation costs 40 BudgetPixel credits and returns 4 images. You do not need a separate Midjourney subscription to generate them through BudgetPixel.

How is Midjourney Niji 7 different from Midjourney V7?▾

Choose Niji 7 for anime and illustrative work, especially clean line work and specifically described character details. Midjourney V7 is the sibling general-purpose model for photographic and painterly work; it has its own BudgetPixel page.

What resolutions and aspect ratios can I use?▾

BudgetPixel offers 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2 and 2:3 aspect ratios for Niji 7. Each generation returns 4 images.

Can I use reference images or edit an existing image?▾

Not through this BudgetPixel model listing. Niji 7 here takes a text prompt only, with no image input for references or edits. Describe the visual details you want in the prompt instead.

Can I use images from Midjourney Niji 7 commercially?▾

Plans include commercial usage terms, but permitted uses depend on the applicable Terms. Check the Terms before using generated images for client work, products or other commercial projects.

How do I get detailed backgrounds in Niji 7?▾

Name the setting rather than describing only the character. Include details such as the location, time of day and objects in the distance; Niji 7’s prompting guide notes that a background may not appear by default.

Can Niji 7 make consistent original character concepts?▾

You can repeat distinctive details such as hairstyle, eye color and clothing across prompts, and use a seed while exploring variations. That helps you direct each result, but it does not guarantee an identical character across separate generations.

Should I use Niji 7 for manga dialogue or cover lettering?▾

Use Niji 7 to develop the illustrated scene rather than relying on it for exact readable wording. Add dialogue, credits and titles during your layout process.