RealAni 15 keeps the semi-real base and only pulls the face toward anime (alpha = 0.15): photographic skin, anime eyes and cleaner linework.

[Recipe] Add-difference merge on UNet only: Nova Anime XL IL v19.0 + 0.15 x (Nova Orange XL REX v1.0 - Nova Reality XL IL v9.0). VAE and text encoders inherited from the base model; fp16 safetensors, no baked LoRA.

[Why this direction] The delta here is Nova Anime minus Nova 3DCG: it removes the rendered CG sheen and leaves a flat, drawn anime signal. Adding it to a semi-real base turns photographic skin and light into a drawn anime read, without the glossy plastic look that a CG-based delta would bring.

[Series] RealAni IL uses one semi-real base and one delta at four strengths: 15 / 30 / 45 / 60. 15 is a semi-real portrait with anime eyes, 30 is a clear hybrid, 45 is mostly anime on photographic light, and 60 is the strongest conversion the base tolerates.

[Recommended settings] Euler a, 24-28 steps, CFG 5.0-5.5, 832x1216. Hires fix above 1.25x helps skin and fabric; Danbooru-style tags work well.

[Known limitations] At 45-60 the model still renders photographic light on drawn faces, which can look uncanny on close-ups; backgrounds stay semi-real. Prompt style tags explicitly. Illustrious-family only.

[Parents and license] PerfectDeliberate v10: https://civarchive.com/models/24350 ; Nova Anime XL IL v19.0: https://civarchive.com/models/376130 ; Nova 3DCG XL IL v9.0: https://civarchive.com/models/715287 . All parents listed above permit derivatives and generation services (Rent). Selling this checkpoint or its merges is not granted by the parents. Parent credit retained.