Full workflow for making proper 2D anime with MiniMax H3, from reference art to deroping

arthan1011 · reddit · 2026-09-23

A Reddit user shared a complete workflow for producing genuine 2D anime with MiniMax H3, with the full workflow file published:

Reference quality is everything: images must be true anime — flat color shading with clean lines, not just "anime-style" — plus the mandatory The target video is 2d colored anime in detaileddescription. Anything else gets the typical "AI-3D" look.
MiniMax H3 Latent Upscaler node with ref2va turbo lora, 4 steps and 50% denoise yields Full HD (about 15 minutes per 5 seconds).
Add Guide To MiniMax H3 node injects prepared images/clips at any timeline point for appending, prepending or inpainting; a master shot paired with an orbital shot captures the scene from every angle for consistent backgrounds.
Be the director: crude sketch lines plus frame composition follows <Picture 4> give absolute framing control — visual guides beat text prompting by 10x.
Fix quick-motion smearing with derope: hard to use, doubles generation time (RTX 3090 handles only 3 seconds), but the only option when pushing quality.
Plan cuts and timing in advance — no polish saves bad cuts.

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