⚡ Anima Workflow:
🛠️ Purpose & Design Philosophy
This workflow is designed for quality and autonomy, not speed. It follows an "all-in-one" philosophy: configure your settings, hit queue, and let the workflow handle everything from initial generation to high-res detailing in a single pass.
Not for Speed: If you want rapid-fire generations, this is not the tool for you. A solid, much faster alternative created by darksidewalker can be found here.
Personal Use: This was built for my personal production needs. It is not intended to be a "one-size-fits-all" solution, but I am sharing it for those who value the same high-fidelity results. Please adjust the settings to your preferences!
Heavy Duty: Due to the multi-stage processing, this workflow can be resource-intensive. In my experience, the detailers are not usually needed. YMMV.
On v1g and after: If the results are too blurry for you after USDU, you can try using the RTX nodes after it to help.
v2 is compatible with AIO versions of Anima models. Note: You might have to select a random model in the Checkpoint Loader node even if you are not using it. This is because it references your models/checkpoints folder. The opposite may also be the case if you are using the Checkpoint Loader node but not the Model Loader in the Diffusion Model Loader group which references the models/diffusion_models folder.
🚀 Key Features
Beyond standard generation and upscaling, this workflow integrates:
Power LoRA Loader: Efficiently manage multiple LoRAs without spaghetti wires.
Global Controls: Centralized Seed, Sampler, and Scheduler nodes for a unified experience.
Bypass Control to toggle features on/off.
Visual Validation: Integrated Image Comparer nodes to see exactly how your image evolves at every stage.
Upscaling: 2-stage upscaling using standard image upscaling and Ultimate SD Upscale (optional).
Triple Detailer Groups: 3-stage detailing using standard BBOX and SEGM detection models for faces, hands, and clothes.
CivitAI Ready: Images are saved with full metadata (Model, LoRAs, Prompts) for easy site parsing.
⚠️ Disclaimer & Compatibility
Install at Your Own Risk: Updating ComfyUI or adding custom nodes can break your environment. I am not responsible for any installation issues.
Portable Version: This was built and tested on the ComfyUI Portable version. Desktop app users may require additional troubleshooting.
"Your Mileage May Vary": Your environment is almost certainly different from mine. I do not guarantee 1:1 compatibility.
Nodes 2.0: I strongly recommend disabling Nodes 2.0. It causes unpredictable behavior; I will not provide support for any issues arising from its use.
🤝 Support & Boundaries
No DMs: Direct messages are disabled due to high volume. Please use the Discussions tab below. Check previous comments first (unless there aren't any yet), as most common questions may have already been answered.
Custom Requests: I do not take private requests for custom workflows. If you need a specific solution built, please post a Bounty on CivitAI. There are many talented creators here who will be happy to assist you for a fee.
Modifications: You are free to add or remove nodes as you see fit. However, if you change the internal logic, you are responsible for your own troubleshooting.
The only place I am actively maintaining this workflow is here on civitai. If my workflows are being posted and monetized elsewhere, whoever posted them is obligated to provide support.
Description
Initial Release
Settings are to my tastes and are possibly overkill for some. Always adjust to your personal preferences. With these settings, it takes about 200 seconds on a 5060ti 16GB.
For the most part, I think Anima does not need detailers, but maybe I've just been lucky.
Custom Nodes used in workflow are from:
FAQ
Comments (4)
Thanks for making a workflow for Anima!
Thanks for the workflow for Anima!
But I've encountered a problem: the image looks much better and more detailed before detailing than after. Artifacts appear after detailing, and symmetrical details in the image are broken. The workflow for Illustrious doesn't have these problems. Am I doing something wrong, or has anyone else encountered this?
I haven't had these issues personally.
Anima is very slow, which means it took several hours to get this workflow working properly for me. All the sample images you see posted were 2x upscaled and in some cases ran through the detailers as well. That is the proof that the workflow works fine (for me). Any of those images can be dropped into comfyui showing the full settings that I used.
I have seen some discussion about people having problems with upscaling in general when it comes to using Anima, so YMMV.
to me: Anima is just a slower, fancier, more picky version of Illustrious/NoobAI that can do text. Otherwise, it functions the same as any other model (for me).
Apparently the model is far more prone to hallucinating things incorrectly for detailing resizing, like SD 1.5 levels of it, Dunno if that's true or not, just try and temper your expectations when you head on over to the hires functions. (same story with hands & fingers supposedly)