A quick sidenote when I just realized that I forgot to mention since its a years since I modded my game folders and recently installed CK2 again while the old folders were still in my game files.

I used the "7-Zip" -program to turn WinRAR files into an regular folder to remove portraits from them, while storing the original DLC winRAR files.

My apology. ^^;

Last remark:
I do not own "Jade Dragon" DLC so I'll assume it will contain portraits too that needs to be remove also for India culture group. :)

Step 4: Once you manage remove DLC portraits from main game folders and their winRAR.files, launch the game to test the results.
If the problem remain in some parts, then do the same with Vanilla game's portraits:

- gfx/characters/ folders
- interface's portraits.gfx


Keep in mind that each culture group has their own portraits that needs to be removed before you can see the results.

From interface:
00_portraits_andalusians.gfx
01_portraits_mediterranean.gfx

From interface/portraits:
portraits.gfx
portraits_byzantine.gfx
portraits_byzantine_early.gfx
portraits_muslim.gfx

I wish you all good luck with micromanaging your game files. :)

@Czechball @Hellbat @hypnoticbox30 @chatboir17 @owlBoi
For thoses who still wish play CK2 with Anime portraits, heres a tip how I got it work:

Step 1: Load 3.2.2 version of CK2. From my own experience mod worked with it before the newest updates.

Step 2: remove DLC's WinRAR files from Crusader Kings II/dlc folder:
dlc013
dlc018
dlc022
dlc057
dlc060
dlc063
dlc067
dlc070
dlc072
dlc074

NOTE: DO NOT DELETE NOTHING, to avoid to be forced start all over if you remove a wrong file.

Step 3: remove all Portraits related files from DLC's regular GFX & Interface folders.
( Clothes doesn't seem have affect on mod so thoses can stay. )

For example:
- dlc074/gfx/characters/westernslavic_male folder & default_son_westernslavic.tga
- dlc074/interface/portraits_westernslavic.gfx
Anything that say "portrait" needs to be removed from DLC folders. ( clothes & sprites can stay since thoses play no part when using Anime mod. )

when will this be updated, if ever?

I cannot take the game seriously because its so cute!!!

wen updae

Some of the character portraits are blacked out

@Droll
Thanks for guiding me to fix the problem. I will look closer when I have time. :)

*Fix the portrait issue.

@chatnoir17 As an sidenote about children won't getting a adult portrait when reach adulthood back then:

This was cause by the "Immortal" trait that I added on my child from preventing them from dying early age and didn't remove it when they reach adulthood.
Removing Immortal trait restore the portrait issue.

Alright, what I did was remove "portraits_egyptian.gfx" file from vanilla's interface files and that seems to fix the problem with the Eqyptian culture group portraits.

@OwlBoiTheGraeterNegus It works alone alright, after you purge DLC's portraits files that replace Vanilla files. ( A lot of micro-management if you have all DLCs. )

However, recent 3.3 Patch added the Eqyptian portraits that replaced mod's portraits. Right now i'm trying figure out if I can replace them or do I have to play with non-anime culture group.

For everyone wondering if this works alone. No, no it doesn't. I tried but there are other anime portrait mods that work standalone. Just type "Anime" in the search bar and you'll find them.

does this require the original mod to function or can you play the base game with just this mod

Using this with the 3.2.1 version of NMIH that was posted on the Forum thread, and I'm unable to change eyes or hair style. The options read as "UI Missing Text" and clicking the arrows do nothing.

I assume anime gets a -50 to temple vassal opinions?

This has probably been asked before - but is there any way to have this mod implemented in Vanilla?

Is it just me or do they look like the characters from Lucky Star?

I love the angle of the faces. Certainly makes for a good change from CK2's sideways facing characters.

But it does need more variety for sure.

Certainly loving the faces, but it is a little underwhelming with all the empty faces.

@*Yuki*
Thanks for the positive comment. :D

this mod made me buy CK2. Thanks.

@The Ol' John Three-Sixteen
Play CK2 vanilla. It already contains cats.

add catgirls you coward

@Kami
That's why I have created this mod "separately" from the main "serious" mod.

I dont neccessarily have anything against an anime style, but something a bit more serious might work better no?

why this style and not another style, more befitting of the mod, while keeping to the anime style?

@Miles But this issue can be fixed by removing game's and DLC's interface < portrait gtx files. ( Just remember make a backup files for those. )

@Miles
For sample: Monks and Mystics & Conclave Content Pack DLCs does replace NMIH portraits for me.

@Miles
Yes it does. But any content, that add new new portraits for the culture group, will replace NMIH's portraits.
Not sure if we can replace those with ours.

Does this work without NMIH?

@Droll / Tunturin Poro
You can change normal historical character portraits of NMIH.
You can change stats of characters too.
You just can't change the portrait of this montage set of the Anime sub mod.

Well not sure about "fixed" is the right word, when I can't find the cause of bug.

So custom your ruler option isn't available with NMIH?

@Droll / Tunturin Poro
Glad to hear that you have fixed the bug.
This mod uses a different portrait set than vanilla (f.e. some parts use a different file names etc.). That's why. If I had a time, I will check the files.

For some reason I'm unable to repeat the bug. ( Probadly a error with console commands, since I tried play without console commands on my children and with them. )
For now it seems to work normally. I'll post a screenshot when I ran into it again.

As sidenote about custom your ruler's haircut/beard. None of those aren't working.
I'll assume you need Ruler Designer -DLC to custom your NMIH ruler? ( Since I don't own it yet. )

@Droll / Tunturin Poro
Could you upload a screenshot with your glitch? It is hard for us to fix the problem without any visual explanation.

Never mind, it still happening. I'll use console command "Age" to pass adulthood prematurely to fix the bug.

I guess it was about using the older version of the mod. ( Steam doesn't update mod automatically. I reinstalled it and downloaded it again and now the glitch is gone.

I met a portrait glitch. My children won't get a adult portrait, once they reach adulthood. Character Portraits stay dark. If I try change the haircut, it cause the game to crash.

good good good

Updated for Chinese characters.

Suck mah donga

Oh PLEASE, can you bring this mod to the main game? It's kawaii AF!

ahh first netflix now steam anime is taking over

What the fuck

uwu

we need more ":3" faces

thisis a gift of god

Does this mod support the Manchu invasion?