About the watanabe akio tag
watanabe akio is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 944 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 220. 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 watanabe akio
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 watanabe akio in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
watanabe akio, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpiecewatanabe akio, hatsune miku, 1girlwatanabe akio, nerukichikatafukuma, 1girlThe mix example uses nerukichikatafukuma, 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
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Animator, illustrator, and character designer
Also does doujins under the name Poyoyon♥Rock and is a member of the circle Pokopii
Works he has done character designs for:
- Soreyuke! Uchuu Senkan Yamamoto Youko (TV series retelling)
- Popotan
- Soul Taker
- Magical Canan (TV series)
- Monogatari (anime adaptation)
- Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai (anime adaptation)
- Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream
** Pretty Rhythm Dear My Future (character design concept)
** Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei
- Queen's Blade Spiral Chaos (designed Cute, Jan & Wonder Momo)
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize watanabe akio?
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 watanabe akio.
How do I write watanabe akio in a prompt?
Write "watanabe akio" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to watanabe akio?
nerukichikatafukuma, tera hiroshi, puge are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger watanabe akio look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.


