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Anima-2.9B model expands anime art generation capabilities

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Gazingstars123 has released Anima-2.9B, a fine-tuned version of the Circlestone Labs Anima model. This new iteration expands the architecture, increasing the transformer layers from 28 to 40 and growing the parameter count to approximately 2.9 billion. The model was trained on an additional 1.7 million anime and illustration samples, with a knowledge cutoff in July 2026, making it one of the most current models in its domain. AI

IMPACT Enhances anime and illustration generation with an updated architecture and more recent training data.

RANK_REASON Release of a fine-tuned model with architectural expansion and updated training data. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Anima-2.9B model expands anime art generation capabilities

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