About the imamura ryou tag
imamura ryou is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 158 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 493. The samples above put the tag at the front of a fixed base prompt with seed 1234, so the differences between tags come from the tag alone.
How each model draws imamura ryou
Follows pose and expression instructions closely. Good for clean standing portraits.
Picks up face shape, line and palette more strongly. Good when you want the style to lead.
WAI illustrious SDXL v17, a local model. Shows how the same tag reads outside NovelAI.
Writing imamura ryou in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
imamura ryou, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpieceimamura ryou, hatsune miku, 1girlimamura ryou, kimuwaipu, 1girlThe mix example uses kimuwaipu, the closest style on this site. The negative prompt and the full settings are on the terms page.
How these samples were made
Every image uses 832×1216, seed 1234, 23 steps and the k_euler_ancestral sampler. The base prompt and negative prompt stay the same for every tag, and only the tag under test changes. Images flagged by the NSFW check are regenerated with a new seed or hidden.
From the Danbooru wiki
Imamura Ryou is an animator and character designer.
After graduating from high school, Imamura joined Gainax in 2005. After working there for half a year he went freelance and made his debut as a key animator on Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Mori no Tami no Densetsu before joining Shaft where he quickly made a name for himself as one of the studio's premier action animators alongside the likes of Abe Gen'ichirou and Oota Kazuhiro.
After working on the Kizumonogatari trilogy, Imamura left Shaft in 2016 and resumed activities as a freelancer.
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize imamura ryou?
Compare the samples on this page. Every tag on this site shares the same seed and base prompt, so any change you see comes from imamura ryou.
How do I write imamura ryou in a prompt?
Write "imamura ryou" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to imamura ryou?
kimuwaipu, watanabe masafumi (masafumi 127), velzhe are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger imamura ryou look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.


