Create an animated mini-series with AI: episodes, the same characters, a cliffhanger
A flatshare drama, an investigation, an office romance: write the character bible once, then every episode in three scenes. The AI writes the script, draws and animates the scenes with characters that do not change, has them speak their lines, lays down the voice-over, subtitles and music — 1 to 3 minutes per episode, vertical or 16:9.
Free account · first episode 50% off · illustrated one-minute episode from €4.99 (Pack Mini, no subscription)
An episode is a story — not seven clips
The person whose use inspired this page built his mini-series clip by clip, with the cartoon from a text tool and a Pack Plus: seven clips of a few seconds, generated one by one, describing the characters again every time so that they would look alike. It works, and it is the longest road.
The AI Story tool makes a whole episode from one idea: the script cut into 5-second shots, characters with frozen sheets, the scenes drawn then animated, the lines spoken in sync in the cinema look, the voice-over, subtitles, music and editing — one MP4 video of 1 to 3 minutes. And for the next episode, the same characters come out of your library, as they are.
How to write an episode, in three steps
Two modes: Express, one idea and one click; Step-by-step, the script is written for free and you correct the lines before you pay — the mode for a series.
1. Write the series bible
Before episode 1, fix what will never change: two to 4 named characters, each with two lines — looks, temperament, what they want —, the main setting and the tone. Paste this bible at the top of every episode idea: it is what the AI draws the visual sheets from. You can also import your own drawings or photos, up to 3 per character.
2. One episode: three scenes and a cliffhanger
One minute is twelve 5-second shots: enough for a situation, a slip and a punchline. Write the idea in three beats — what happens, what goes wrong, the last image that makes people want the next one — and pick 1, 2 or 3 minutes. In Step-by-step mode the AI writes the script for free and you correct every line before you pay.
3. Look, format, voices — then episode 2
Cinema look for the series where the characters speak, lips in sync; animated or illustrated for a webtoon tone, cheaper. 9:16 for TikTok and Reels, 16:9 for YouTube; voice-over and subtitles in one of six languages; music optional. For the next episode, bring the characters back from your library: their frozen sheet is reused as is, with no new generation.
A real story made with the tool
Five seconds of a story rendered by the AI Story engines — Nano Banana 2.1 keyframe, Seedance 1.5 Pro animation with sound, no subtitles, no editing. It is not an episode of a series: it is the look your episodes will have, consistent characters and scenes that follow on.
Keeping a season going
A mini-series is one story a week with the same rules. Four habits that make episode 6 recognisable from its first image.
Same sheets, same library
Every character created for episode 1 goes into your character library. For episode 2 you bring them back in one click: the visual sheet is the same one, not a new interpretation. That is what clip-by-clip lacked, where the characters had to be described again every time.
Same style, same look, same format
Pick one of the 14 styles, a look and a format for episode 1 and never change them: a season is recognised by its consistency. One episode in 9:16 and the next in 16:9 breaks the thread on TikTok as much as on YouTube.
A recap, then the story
Start every episode idea with a "Previously" sentence that sums up where things stand, then the bible, then the three beats of the new episode. The last scene asks a question — the answer is the next episode.
One episode a week
The trials measured on 18 October 2026 give, for 30 seconds, 2 to 3 minutes of creation in the illustrated look, 4 to 6 animated, 10 to 15 in cinema. A 2-minute episode has four times as many scenes: allow about four times as long (an estimate, not a measurement). Start it, leave the page, publish on a fixed day.
Four series ideas
The flatshare drama
Three flatmates, one flat, one fridge. A single recurring setting is the easiest thing to keep from one episode to the next; every episode an argument, a secret, a reconciliation — and someone slamming the door on the last image.
The investigation
A detective, her trainee, one clue per episode. The genre that supplies its own cliffhanger: the piece of evidence found in the last scene. Keep the number of suspects under the character limit per episode, and name them in the bible.
The office romance
Two colleagues, an open-plan office, misunderstandings. This is the series of dialogue: in the cinema look the characters speak their own lines — at most 2 short lines per 5-second shot, the time it takes to say them.
Science fiction
A ship, a crew of four, one planet per episode. The bridge comes back every episode, the new place changes: the bible describes the first, the episode idea describes the second. The anime and comic-book styles carry the genre well.
What an episode costs, no surprises
In credits, per episode, without music. The exact price is shown before you start; music adds 15 credits per started minute.
| Look of the episode | 1 min | 2 min | 3 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illustrated — key images and camera moves | 134 credits | 236 credits | 338 credits |
| Animated — scenes in video, mouths not in sync | 794 credits | 1556 credits | 2318 credits |
| Cinema — the characters speak, lips in sync | 1454 credits | 2876 credits | 4298 credits |
- Every account's first episode — its first story — is 50% off: 727 credits for one minute in cinema (the Pack Pro, €39.99, 1700 credits, pays for it on its own), 67 credits for one minute illustrated.
- The 40 welcome credits do not cover an episode: you need a credit pack or a subscription. The Pack Mini (€4.99, 150 credits, no subscription) pays for an illustrated one-minute episode on its own.
- A season of 4 one-minute episodes: 536 credits illustrated, 3176 animated, 5816 in cinema — a monthly subscription is the simplest route for cinema.
- A refused scene is retried, then removed and refunded; an episode that cannot be created is fully refunded. On the free plan a small watermark; a subscription removes it, a pack too for 30 days.
- In Step-by-step mode, writing the script is free: you only pay when you start the episode.
Plans, credit packs and usage rights in detail: see pricing.
Frequently asked questions
Do the characters really stay the same from one episode to the next?
Much better than clips generated separately, not perfectly. Within an episode, every character has a frozen visual sheet, reused word for word in every scene; from one episode to the next, the library reuses that same sheet, with no new generation. Small variations remain from scene to scene — a strand of hair, the shade of a jacket, an object in a hand — because each scene is drawn separately by the model. A scene that bothers you can be redone on its own, afterwards, for the price of that scene.
How much does an episode cost?
The price depends on the look and the length, and it is shown before you start. A one-minute episode costs 134 credits in the illustrated look, 794 animated and 1454 in the cinema look — the one where the characters speak; two minutes: 236, 1556 and 2876 credits. Music adds 15 credits per started minute. Every account's first episode — its first story — is 50% off: 727 credits for one minute in cinema, which the Pack Pro (€39.99, 1700 credits, no subscription) pays for on its own; 67 credits for one minute illustrated. The 40 welcome credits do not cover an episode.
How long does it take to create an episode?
Measured on 18 October 2026 on 30-second stories: about 2 to 3 minutes in the illustrated look, 4 to 6 minutes animated, 10 to 15 minutes in cinema. A 2-minute episode has four times as many scenes: allow about four times those durations — an estimate, we have not measured it on 2 minutes. You can leave the page: the episode keeps being made and lands in your gallery.
Do the characters really speak? With which voices?
In the cinema look, yes: the characters speak their lines in the video, lips in sync — that is the look for a series with dialogue, and the most expensive. In the illustrated and animated looks, the voice-over and the lines are read by AI voices (a narrator, one voice per character) with subtitles, but the mouths do not move in time. In all three cases these are AI voices, not actors: choose them for episode 1 and keep them.
Can I make a series with well-known characters?
No: protected characters (Disney, Marvel, Simpsons…) and celebrities are refused by the models. Invent your own — that is what makes a series anyway. Your episodes belong to you; commercial use is included from the Starter plan. On the free plan a small "ToonZap.com" watermark is embedded; a subscription removes it, and a credit pack removes it too for 30 days after purchase.
Vertical or 16:9?
Both exist, as MP4: 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 16:9 for YouTube. Choose for the first episode and keep the same format for the whole season. Subtitles are on by default: a series watched without sound in a feed can still be followed.
What happens if a scene is refused?
A scene refused by the model’s moderation is retried; if it is refused again, it is removed from the episode and its price is returned to you in credits — the episode is delivered without it. If the whole episode cannot be created, all credits are returned. Content is family-friendly by default: a drama, yes; a violent or explicit scene will be refused.
Season 1 starts with a bible and three scenes
Create your account (no card needed), write your characters and the idea for episode 1: in Step-by-step mode you read the script before you pay — and the first episode is 50% off.
No card to sign up · free script in Step-by-step mode