Most Anime models work with Danbooru tags. Your anime prompts will work better if you familiarize yourself with these tags. Check out this article for more information:
Anime Prompting with Danbooru Tags
One way to control the look of your anime artworks is to prompt with anime artists. This works especially well with Animagine XL v3.1. For more information:
Anime Artists with Animagine
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These are the anime AI models currently available in MonAI
¶ WAI-illustrious-SDXL v17.0
WAI-illustrious is an extremely popular anime model based on Illustrious XL. Like most anime models, WAI-illustrious works best with Danbooru tags.

¶ Nova Anime XL IL v18.0
Nova Anime v18 is a great update to the Nova Anime series, a popular model based on Illustrious XL. This update adds more characters and styles, improved posing, and more vivid colors.

¶ Nova Anime XL IL v14.0
Nova Anime v14 is a great update to the Nova Anime series, a popular model based on Illustrious XL. This update improves posing capability and more accurate details. It's the best anime model to date!

¶ WAI-illustrious-SDXL v15.0
WAI-illustrious is an extremely popular anime model based on Illustrious XL.

¶ CyberRealistic CyberIllustrious v8 Redux ALT
CyberRealistic v8 is a great update to the popular CyberIllustrious model, a realistic model based on the anime model Illustrious XL.

¶ Nova Anime XL IL v10.0
Nova Anime v10 is a great update to the Nova Anime series, a popular model based on Illustrious XL. This update boasts color correction, improved posing, and better hands.

¶ Nova Anime IL XL v7.0
Nova Anime v7 is a great update for Nova Anime v3, an excellent anime model based on Illustrious XL.

¶ CyberIllustrous v3.8
CyberIllustrious is a realistic model based on the anime model Illustrious XL, combining the artistic prowess of Illustrious XL with realism and photographic precision.

¶ Animagine XL v4Opt
The much-anticipated update to Animagine is here! Animagine XL v4, or Anim4gine, is the ultimate anime-themed finetuned SDXL model, with improved stability and more accurate anatomy.

¶ Nova Anime XL IL v3.0
Nova Anime is an excellent anime model based on Illustrious XL. Like most anime models, Nova works best with Danbooru tags.

¶ Illustrious XL v01
Illustrious XL is an advanced anime model optimized specifically for illustration and animation tasks. Illustrious works best with Danbooru tags.

¶ AnimaPencil XL v4
A great merge model, AnimaPencil combines Animagine XL with Blue Pencil XL and several additional anime models.

¶ Animagine XL v3.1
A fantastic update to Animagine v3! Animagine XL v3.1 includes hundreds more anime characters. The posing capabilities are fantastic. Check out their Civit page for great tips!

¶ Animagine XL v3.0
The best Anime SDXL model to date!

¶ Counterfeit XL
A beautiful, artsy style, Counterfeit creates amazing anime art and so much more! Counterfeit has a airy, whimsical energy and is capable of creating beautiful artworks with short, easy prompts.

¶ Async's Mix v6
A popular anime model based in SD 1.5, Async's Mix works better with smaller image sizes.

¶ Wonton Soup
Reminiscent of traditional Sinosphere paintings and calligraphy drawings, Wonton Soup creates elegant and beautiful anime artworks.

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Anything v5
Anything creates beautiful illustrations and anime artworks with intriguing characters, lovely fashions, and detailed settings.
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¶ DucHaitenNiji
DucHaitenNiji creates a cute 3D Niji style for a variety of subjects.

¶ Counterfeit
A beautiful, artsy style, Counterfeit creates amazing anime art and so much more! Counterfeit has a airy, whimsical energy and is capable of creating beautiful artworks with short, easy prompts.

¶ Dark Sushi
An excellent anime model, Dark Sushi features dark strokes and outlines for a crisp style.

¶ Anything V4
True to its name, Anything really can do anything, but its real claim to fame is anime. Use “anime” in your prompts for sexier anime results, or use “Japanese animation style” or “magma art” for less erotic results.
Source: the MonAI wiki · Updated · First published