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Chacha (formerly Anirole)

AI anime art generator with real-time sketching and character chat

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Chacha (anirole.com) is an anime-focused AI platform offering character roleplay chat and image generation tools. Its standout feature is a real-time sketch-to-image canvas where rough doodles and Danbooru-style tags guide the composition and details of finished anime illustrations as you paint.

What it's for

  • Turn rough color doodles into finished anime character portraits in real time
  • Control image composition, poses, and clothing accessories using canvas paint strokes
  • Roleplay and chat with custom or community-created anime characters

Features

  • Real-time sketch-to-image generation updating live with each brush stroke
  • Danbooru-style anime tag prompting support
  • Standard text-to-image anime art generator
  • Interactive AI anime character chat and roleplay system
  • Custom character creator with personality and prompt definitions

Pricing

Freemium. Free credits provided; paid upgrade plans available for additional generation credits

Details

Type
Web app
Category
AI
Topic
Image Generation
Open source
No
Platforms
Web
For
Anime fans, hobbyist illustrators, and digital creators looking for sketch-guided character generation
Alternative to
Krea AI, NovelAI, Character.ai
Tags
anime, sketch to image, real time, image generation, roleplay, canvas

Why it was saved

  • @imluidji, 19 January 2026: Sketch-guided anime image generation: composition, colors and elements placed by hand are respected by the model, letting non-artists paint a character into existence. Credit-based pricing with an Upgrade button.

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