AniCross2 Blend IL - 80/20 SDXL Blend (Illustrious) is the Multi-model weighted blend variant of the series: Nova 0.80 / Animagine 0.20, built on Nova Anime XL IL v19.0.

[Recipe] Weighted merge on UNet only: 0.80 x Nova Anime XL IL v19.0 + 0.20 x Animagine XL 4.0. VAE and text encoders inherited from Nova Anime XL IL v19.0.

[Why this direction] Animagine XL 4.0 is a pure SDXL 1.0 anime model, a different architecture generation from Illustrious. Measured against Nova Reality it carries flatter colour and simpler linework, which loosens the over-rendered Illustrious look.

[Series] AniCross2 IL uses deliberately small alphas (0.15 and 0.12 + 0.15) because SDXL 1.0 lineage diverges quickly; the MBW keeps structure on Nova and only touches output blocks; the Blend is 80% Nova / 20% Animagine.

[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] Too much Animagine destabilises hands and composition and lowers Illustrious prompt adherence, so all four are conservative by design.

[Parents and license] Nova Anime XL IL v19.0: https://civarchive.com/models/376130 ; Animagine XL 4.0: https://civarchive.com/models/1188071 ; Nova Reality XL IL v9.0: https://civarchive.com/models/453428 ; Nova Orange XL REX v1.0: https://civarchive.com/models/967405 . 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.