Nano Banana 2 adds 3D chibi figurine prompts that preserve identity and outfit cues

• A detailed character-to-toy prompt is spreading because the original thread lays out unusually specific controls for identity, pose, outfit cues, lighting, material, and negative prompting instead of just saying “make it chibi.”
• The recipe aims for a consistent product-shot look: oversized head, tiny body, glossy vinyl material, sculpted hair, large anime-style eyes, and a pure white studio backdrop, according to the full prompt text.
• Creators are already using it on selfies and characters; one remix post asks people to quote-tweet “a chibi version of you,” while another example set shows celebrities and game characters rendered in the same toy-line aesthetic.
• The outputs stay recognizable because the prompt explicitly tells the model to preserve the subject’s identity, pose, and clothing cues while simplifying them into collectible-figure proportions.

The useful part here is the level of constraint. In the main post, the prompt specifies not just “3D chibi figurine,” but a full rendering stack: soft studio lighting, subtle ambient occlusion, gentle shadows, clean reflections, smooth vinyl or plastic surfaces, centered framing, and a seamless white background. That gives the results a merch-mockup look instead of a loose cartoon conversion.

It also bakes in consistency guards. The companion post adds negative prompts against photoreal skin, gritty textures, messy backgrounds, broken anatomy, horror styling, and metallic robot looks. The instructions to keep the original identity, outfit, and pose are what make this more useful for avatar packs, concept sheets, or toy-style character lineups than a generic “cuteify” prompt.

The first wave is personal and fandom-driven. One creator’s short video turns the idea into a social remix, showing a waving, sparkling chibi self-portrait, while the original examples include recognizable fantasy characters whose robes, glasses, hair, and props survive the toy conversion.

The broader range matters. A later example post applies the same recipe to celebrities, villains, and game heroes, and the outputs still read like a coherent collectible series because the white-background product-shot setup stays fixed while faces, costumes, and accessories do the differentiating. A supporting example shows the same style dropped into a scene with multiple figures, suggesting the look can extend beyond isolated turnarounds into toy-line concept art.