Ultimate Illustrious Anime Refiner – a powerful, production-grade refinement pipeline built specifically for the Illustrious ecosystem (cstatiANIME25DXL, anifoxXL, and similar anime XL models).
This workflow turns good generations into stunning final artwork by fixing the biggest pain points in anime generation: deformed hands, weak eyes, inconsistent faces, and anatomy issues — while keeping beautiful 2.5D/illustrative style and excellent color/lighting.
### ✨ Key Features
- Smart Prompt Builder — Load any reference image → multiple WD14 Taggers (eva02, vit, swinv2, convnext) + intelligent TagFilter system that automatically separates Character / Clothing / Pose / Background tags for clean, highly detailed prompts.
- Advanced Multi-Stage Detailer Chain:
- Face Detailer (animeface detector)
- Hand Detailer (with PerfectHandsIllustrious LoRA)
- Eye Detailer (intricate iris, limbal ring, catchlights)
- Nipple Detailer (final anatomy pass)
- Professional Polish Stage — Iterative latent upscaling + ColorMatchV2 + RTX Video Super Resolution + brightness/contrast correction
- Clean LoRA stacking system (PerfectHands, Sexy Boost v2, DetailerILv2, etc.)
- Heavy VRAM optimization with cleanup nodes
### Best Used For
- Fixing messy or mid-quality generations
- Character consistency / reference-based creation
- High-end 2.5D anime illustrations
- Users who want maximum hand & eye quality without manual inpainting
### Requirements
Custom Nodes (must have):
- ComfyUI-Impact-Pack
- ComfyUI-Easy-Use
- rgthree-comfy
- comfyui-kjnodes
- ComfyUI-Chibi-Nodes
- ComfyUI-WD14-Tagger
- ComfyUI LayerStyle
- Mango Node Pack (optional)
Recommended Models:
- Main Checkpoint: cstatiANIME25DXL_v1025DSOFT.safetensors
- Detailer Checkpoint: anifoxXL_anifoxV1.safetensors
- LoRAs included in stacks: PerfectHandsIllustrious, sexy_boost_v2, DetailerILv2-illustrous, etc.
- Upscaler: remacri_original.pt
Recommended Resolution: 832×1216 or 1024×1536 (portrait)
### How to Use
1. Drop your reference/generated image into the LoadImage node (top left).
2. The workflow automatically builds a detailed prompt using the tagger system.
3. Hit Queue Prompt — everything else is fully automated.
4. (Optional) RTX Super Resolution node can be bypassed if you don’t have a compatible NVIDIA card.
This is currently my daily driver for anime work. Extremely consistent results with beautiful hands, eyes, and overall polish.
Enjoy!