How to Convert Photos to Anime Style with ChatGPT
Convert photos to anime style with ChatGPT and ToolRouter. Transform any photo into an anime or manga illustration for fan art and community content.
Tool
Transform real photos into anime or manga-style illustrations and convert anime art back to photorealistic portraits. ChatGPT is effective for producing a batch of anime portraits for a community or cosplay group, with consistent style and sharing-ready captions.
Connect ToolRouter to ChatGPT
1Go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and enable Developer mode
2Click Create app and enter these details
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Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.MCP Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Check the box and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Photo Style Transfer tool:
- Provide the photos and the target anime style for the batch.
- Run `apply_anime_style` with `photo-style-transfer` across all photos.
- Ask ChatGPT to write a fun character description for each portrait — name, personality, anime trope — for community sharing.
- Package the portraits with character descriptions for distribution to the community.
Example Prompt
Try this with ChatGPT using the Photo Style Transfer tool
Use photo-style-transfer to convert these 5 team photos into anime-style portraits in a consistent shonen style. For each, write a 2-sentence anime character bio with a fitting name and power type for our community's Discord server.
Tips
- Keep the anime sub-genre consistent across a batch — shounen and shoujo have distinctly different visual vocabularies.
- Ask ChatGPT to name the characters based on personality traits visible in the original photo — it personalises the output.
- For Discord use, confirm the portrait dimensions match the platform's profile photo requirements before distributing.