Video to Anime AI

Upload a clip and see it redrawn as 2D anime — cel shading, clean line art, painted backgrounds — while every move and camera angle stays as filmed.

Drop your video hereMP4, MOV or WebM

Turn my video into anime

All tools The anime prompt is filled in for you

How video to anime AI works

Video to anime runs on LazyKiwi Video to Video: upload a 4–15 second clip, keep the anime prompt that is filled in for you or write your own (“90s cel anime”, “anime film still, watercolor background”), and the whole clip is redrawn in that style. The moves, timing and camera follow your footage; only the look changes. Add up to two reference images to pin down a specific look. The price for your clip is on the button before you generate.

Every frame

redrawn as anime

Same motion

timing and camera kept

Any anime look

described in words

Up to 1080p

480p, 720p, 1080p

4–15 s

per clip

Price first

on the button

How it works

Turn a video into anime in 3 steps

Upload a clip

MP4, MOV or WebM, 4–15 seconds. Dance, sport and walking shots with one clear subject turn out best.

Keep or edit the anime prompt

The anime prompt is filled in. Change it for a different look — 90s cel anime, chibi, anime film still — or add a reference image.

Generate and download

Pick 480p, 720p or 1080p. The price is on the button; the anime clip is ready in a few minutes.

Motion kept

Your moves, in anime

The clip is redrawn frame by frame, so the walk, the dance or the dunk keeps its timing and the camera move stays exactly as filmed.

Same timing and camera
Expressions carry over
No keyframes or masks

Any anime look

From 90s cel anime to an anime film still

The style is a sentence, so you are not stuck with a fixed filter: “1990s cel anime, film grain”, “anime film still, soft watercolor background”, “cute chibi cartoon”.

Free-text style
Up to 2 reference images
Rerun with new wording

Beyond anime

Other looks from the same tool

The same tool restyles clips as watercolor, film noir, flat illustration or a toy-brick world. See Video to Video for the full set; for a single anime portrait, the anime avatar photo tool is faster.

Watercolor, noir, illustration
Same motion lock
Photo version: anime avatar

Characters, too

Swap yourself for an anime character

Want an anime character to perform your moves instead of redrawing the whole scene? Use Character Swap with an anime character image: the background stays real, the person becomes the character.

One character image
Your moves, their look
Background kept as filmed

Compared

Video to anime: LazyKiwi vs anime filter apps

What each approach changes.

	LazyKiwi Video to Anime	Anime filter apps	Anime photo tools
Whole clip redrawn, not a colour filter	✓	Varies	✕One photo
Motion, timing and camera kept	✓Exactly as filmed	✓	—
Any anime look from a sentence	✓	✕Fixed presets	Varies
Reference images to steer the look	✓Up to 2	✕	Varies
Price shown before you generate	✓On the button	Varies	Varies

FAQ

Video to anime FAQ

How do I turn a video into anime?+

Upload a 4–15 second clip, keep the anime prompt that is filled in (or write your own), pick a resolution and generate. The anime clip is ready in a few minutes.

Is video to anime free?+

Signing up is free, but video to anime is priced per clip and the free sign-up credits are not enough for a run. The exact price is on the button before you generate.

Will it keep my movements?+

Yes. Timing, the camera move and the action follow your footage; only the look changes.

Can I choose the anime style?+

Yes. Describe it: “90s cel anime”, “anime film still with a watercolor background”, “chibi cartoon”. Add up to two reference images for a specific look.

How long can the video be?+

4–15 seconds per run. Cut longer videos into clips and join the anime versions in your editor.

Can I turn a photo into anime instead?+

Yes, with the anime avatar photo tool — faster and much cheaper than a video.

How are people making AI anime videos?+

Two ways: generate a new anime clip from a prompt or an image, or film something real and convert it — which keeps your own moves and timing. This page does the second: upload the clip and describe the anime look.