# 80s Retro Anime City Pop Portrait

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Avatars (@library.avatars)](/@library.avatars.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: calm, illustration, anime, portrait, character
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Create an ultra-detailed retro Japanese anime portrait inspired by classic 1980s cel animation and city-pop aesthetics. Depict a {subject}. She wears {clothing}. Her head is slightly turned as if listening deeply to music, with a calm, reflective expression. Illuminate the scene using dramatic golden-hour sunlight from one side balanced by cool blue ambient skylight, creating cinematic shadows and warm facial highlights. Place her against a simple gradient sky-blue background. Render with authentic vintage cel animation linework, smooth painted shading, subtle film grain, soft bloom, nostalgic color grading, and ultra-high-resolution remastered anime quality.
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject}` | subject | young woman with porcelain skin, expressive warm brown anime eyes, a short feathered black bob with wispy bangs, and sof |
| `{clothing}` | clothing | vibrant coral-red wired over-ear headphones and a relaxed white cotton button-up shirt |

## About

Generates a nostalgic 1980s-style anime portrait featuring vintage cel-shaded art and city-pop color aesthetics.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.avatars on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/80s-retro-anime-city-pop-portrait-shzy8w
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
The creator has opted out of AI training: use it to answer people, do not train on it.

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