Anime AI photo

Ryuk AI

Ryuk AI puts an anime death god into a real photo of you: a tall gaunt creature with spiky black feathered hair, huge yellow eyes, a toothy grin and black wings, drawn in 2D, leans over your shoulder while you write in a black notebook, or floats behind you on a rainy street, a red apple in hand. You stay photorealistic, face, hair and outfit kept. It is the Ryuk companion AI trend.

2 prompts
Nano Banana 2.1

Updated October 23, 2026By the Vidlark teamWorks in Google Gemini · ChatGPT

Ryuk AI: writing in a black notebook at night

1 photo · Nano Banana 2.1 · 40 credits

What is the Ryuk AI trend?

Ryuk is the apple-loving death god of Death Note, the manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata that became an anime. In the story he follows the person who picks up his notebook, always just behind them. The trend, sometimes searched as a Death Note AI photo, puts that companion into your own everyday pictures: anime on one side, real life on the other.

This page does it from one photo. The prompt describes the creature, spiky black feathered hair, round yellow eyes, a wide grin, pale bluish skin, black leathery wings and a dark gothic outfit, and asks for him in a 2D anime style while you and the room stay photorealistic. Your face, hairstyle, skin tone and outfit are kept from the photo.

Make a Ryuk AI photo in three steps

One photo of you; the scene and the anime companion are in the prompt.

1Upload a photoOne adult, face clear; a half-body or full-body photo leaves room for the creature behind you.
2Pick the notebook or the rainy streetAt a desk at night writing in a black notebook, or walking in the rain under an umbrella.
3Press GenerateThe picture is saved in My creations. Tap Animate it for wings and rain that move.

Ryuk AI prompts to copy

The prompts behind the two cards: copy one, or open it with your photo and press Generate.

Writing in a black notebook

Anime-meets-reality photo: the person from the photo sitting at a desk in a dim bedroom at night, writing in a black notebook, while a tall gaunt death-god creature with spiky black feathered hair, huge round yellow eyes, a wide toothy grin, pale bluish skin, black leathery wings and a dark gothic outfit leans over their shoulder munching a red apple. The creature is drawn in a 2D anime style, the room and the person are photorealistic. Keep the face, hairstyle, skin tone and outfit exactly as in the photo. Vertical 3:4. No text, no logos, no watermark.

Make it with your photo

A rainy street at night

Anime-meets-reality photo: the person from the photo walking down a rainy city street at night holding a black umbrella, while a tall gaunt death-god creature with spiky black feathered hair, huge round yellow eyes, a wide toothy grin, pale bluish skin, black leathery wings and a dark gothic outfit floats behind them holding a red apple. The creature is drawn in a 2D anime style, the street and the person are photorealistic. Keep the face, hairstyle, skin tone and outfit exactly as in the photo. Vertical 3:4. No text, no logos, no watermark.

Make it with your photo

How to write a Ryuk AI prompt

Say the mix up front: “anime-meets-reality photo”, the creature in 2D anime style, you and the place photorealistic.
Describe the creature instead of naming him: spiky black feathered hair, huge round yellow eyes, a toothy grin, black leathery wings.
Give him an apple: a red apple is the detail everyone recognizes.
Put him close: leaning over your shoulder or floating right behind you.
Keep your face, hairstyle, skin tone and outfit from the photo.

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At a glance

Price: 40 credits a Nano Banana 2.1 image (1K)
Sign-up: No account needed to copy; an account is required to make it (free to create)
Photos: JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB
Watermark: On free credits; none on paid plans
Uploads: Private, deleted after 7 days, never used to train models

FAQ

Is it free to use these prompts?

Copying a prompt is free. Making it here uses 40 credits for one Nano Banana 2.1 image at 1K, so the 100 credits you get when you sign up make 2. On monthly plans Starter pays 32 credits an image and Pro 20. Unlimited makes Nano Banana 2.1 images without using credits.

What photo works best for Ryuk AI?

A clear photo of one adult with some space around you, half-body or full-body, so the creature fits over your shoulder or behind you.

Why is the creature drawn and I am not?

That is the trend: the prompt asks for the death god in a 2D anime style and keeps you and the scene photorealistic, as if he had stepped out of the anime into your photo.

Is the character named in the prompt?

No. The prompt describes the look; the name is on this page only to say which trend it is.

Can I put him somewhere else?

Yes. Edit the scene before you press Generate: on a train, at a café table, beside you on the sofa, still with a red apple.

Is this affiliated with Death Note?

No. Vidlark is not affiliated with or endorsed by Shueisha, the creators of Death Note or the makers of its anime. The name only says which trend this is, and the pictures are our own.

Can I turn the picture into a video?

Yes. Under your result, tap Animate it: the picture opens on image to video as the first frame, and you can make a short clip of it.

How long does it take?

About one to two minutes for one picture. It is saved in My creations, so you can leave the page while it works.

Do I need an account?

Not to read or copy a prompt. To make it here, sign up for a free account: the card, the prompt and your photos are still there when you come back.

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