Creative GenerationVerified
Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, May 11, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
Midjourney offers a specialized image generation model called Niji, developed in collaboration with Spellbrush, that focuses on Eastern and anime illustration aesthetics. It is available to all paying Midjourney subscribers and has its own dedicated website and Discord server.
Details
Niji is a series of AI image generation models optimized for anime, manga, and Eastern illustration styles. Developed in partnership with Spellbrush, the models are tailored to understand anime conventions, character archetypes, and Japanese animation visual storytelling. Niji 7 was launched on January 9, 2026, with improvements in coherency and fine detail rendering. Niji models are available via the same Discord bot interface and Midjourney website used for standard models, though Spellbrush also operates a dedicated website (nijijourney.com) and Discord server for the Niji community.
Products affected
Midjourney (Discord bot)Midjourney Web (midjourney.com)Niji Journey (nijijourney.com)
Sources & Evidence
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Trace Foundation. (2026). Midjourney: Midjourney offers a specialized image generation model called Niji, developed in collaboration with Spellbrush, that focuses on Eastern and anime illustration aesthetics. It is available to all paying Midjourney subscribers and has its own dedicated website and Discord server (data as of 2026-05-11) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/1fc079a1-e3fa-4e70-bf65-aa6677e983a3. Accessed October 5, 2026.
- Stable link
- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/1fc079a1-e3fa-4e70-bf65-aa6677e983a3
- Data as of
- May 11, 2026
- Last verified
- Not recorded
Other practices by Midjourney
Creative GenMidjourney deployed an AI image generator that creates original artwork from text descriptions typed by users. Since its open beta launch in July 2022, any paying subscriber can type a written prompt and receive four AI-generated images within about a minute.OtherMidjourney trains its AI image and video generation models on datasets that include billions of images crawled from the public web, licensed data, and user-submitted prompts and outputs. This training practice is active and ongoing since 2022.ModerationMidjourney uses automated filters that scan user text prompts and generated images to block content that violates its Community Guidelines, including explicit, violent, and harmful material. These filters apply to all users on all plans across all platforms at all times.
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