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30 Ghibli-style video prompts to copy and paste

Soft skies, hand-painted villages and slow, gentle motion. Here are 30 ready prompts sorted by theme, plus the formula that keeps every clip in that dreamy style.

8 min read · Updated 23 October 2026

The Ghibli-style look is one of the most searched AI video styles: watercolour skies, lush green hills, cosy kitchens and quiet everyday moments. Below are 30 Ghibli-style video prompts you can copy and paste, grouped by theme. Use them in AIVidGen with the Ghibli style selected, and read the formula first so you can write your own.

“Ghibli-style” describes a hand-painted anime look. AIVidGen is not affiliated with Studio Ghibli. Write original scenes and characters; don't recreate copyrighted characters.

The Ghibli-style prompt formula

Everyday moment + nature or a cosy place + soft light and weather + one gentle movement + slow camera
  • Keep the action small. Wind in the grass, steam from a pot, a cat stretching. Big action breaks the calm mood.
  • Name the light. “Golden afternoon light”, “soft summer clouds”, “warm lamp light at dusk”.
  • Use slow camera moves. Slow pan, slow push in or a static shot suit the style best.
  • Pick the Ghibli style in the app. Drawn styles start from a first frame painted in that style, so the whole clip stays hand-painted.
Ghibli-style
Watercolour
Fantasy
Paper cut

Nature and landscapes

A wide green hillside under huge summer clouds, wind moving through tall grass, a single tree on top, slow pan right

A quiet forest stream with sunlight through the leaves, small fish swimming, fallen petals drifting, static shot

A field of sunflowers at golden hour, a path winding toward a red-roofed farmhouse, slow push in

Rice terraces on a misty mountain at sunrise, birds flying across the valley, slow crane up

A giant old tree with roots over a mossy rock, fireflies glowing at dusk, slow orbit

A seaside cliff with wildflowers, waves far below, a lighthouse in the distance, wind in the flowers, slow pan left

Villages, towns and trains

A small hillside town with tiled roofs, laundry drying on lines, a bicycle rolling down a narrow street, slow tracking shot

A two-carriage train crossing a bridge over a calm lake, clouds reflected in the water, wide shot, slow pan

A tiny bakery on a cobbled street in the morning, steam from the chimney, a cat sitting in the doorway, slow push in

A market street at dusk with paper lanterns lighting up one by one, gentle crowd, slow dolly forward

A countryside bus stop in the rain, a girl with a big umbrella waiting, puddles rippling, static shot

A wooden house on stilts by a quiet lake at dusk, a lantern glowing on the porch, fireflies over the water, slow push in

Food and cosy kitchens

A cosy wooden kitchen, a pot of soup bubbling on the stove, steam rising into warm afternoon light, slow push in

Close-up of fluffy pancakes with melting butter and honey dripping, soft morning light, slow motion

A bowl of hot noodles with an egg and green onions, steam curling up, a window with rain behind, static shot

A picnic blanket on a hill with sandwiches and fruit, wind lifting the corner of the blanket, slow pan

Fresh bread coming out of a stone oven, golden crust, flour in the air, warm light, slow push in

A kettle whistling on a small stove in a mountain hut, snow outside the window, warm lamp light, static shot

Sky, weather and seasons

Huge cumulus clouds drifting over a blue summer sky, a small plane flying past, slow tilt up

Cherry blossom petals falling over a quiet river path in spring, soft pink light, slow tracking shot

First snow falling on a sleepy village at night, warm windows glowing, slow push in

A summer thunderstorm rolling over green fields, wind bending the grass, distant lightning, slow pan

Autumn leaves swirling down a stone staircase in a hillside town, golden afternoon light, static shot

A double rainbow over wet green fields after the rain, puddles shining, slow pan right

Characters, couples and families (original)

Describe your own characters by age, clothes and mood rather than naming famous ones.

A young girl in a yellow raincoat jumping into a puddle, splashes in slow motion, soft overcast light

An old man feeding pigeons on a park bench, autumn leaves falling, gentle smile, slow push in

A young couple sitting on a hill watching the sunset over the sea, wind in their hair, slow pull out

A family flying a kite on a windy beach, the kite climbing into the clouds, slow tilt up

A boy and his grandmother sharing watermelon on a porch on a hot summer afternoon, wind chimes moving, static shot

A girl cycling with her small dog in the basket along a river path, petals blowing past, slow tracking shot

Turn your photo into a Ghibli-style video

Use Image to video: upload a clear photo, pick the Ghibli style and describe one gentle movement, for example “wind moving through her hair, petals drifting past, slow push in”. The video keeps your photo's original shape. Only use photos of people who have agreed to it.

Try one now. Pick the Ghibli style, paste a prompt, generate.

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For the full step-by-step method, read how to make Ghibli-style AI videos or open the Ghibli style video generator. Hindi readers: Ghibli video कैसे बनाएं.

Frequently asked questions

Describe a small everyday moment in nature or a cosy place, name soft light and weather, add one gentle movement and a slow camera move, then select the Ghibli style. For example: a cosy kitchen, soup steaming in warm afternoon light, slow push in.

Yes. Use Image to video, upload a clear photo, choose the Ghibli style and describe one gentle movement. The video keeps your photo's original shape.

No. Ghibli-style describes a hand-painted anime look. Create original scenes and characters rather than copying copyrighted ones.

Each clip is 5 to 10 seconds. Join several clips in an editor such as CapCut for a longer Short or Reel.

Yes. Try the same prompt in Watercolour, Paper cut or Fantasy for a different hand-made feel.

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