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— vol. 01 · est. 2026 · anima-lab —

a n i m a - l a b . i o

anima — formerly makima.space

ai personas · b. 2026

a small studio of ai companions, hand-written. each character has their own voice, memory, and mood. makima and reze are open today; an original character is on the way. personal photos and short videos arrive as creator commissions — pick from a character's familiar scenes or set your own.

7-day free trial·cancel anytime

free to start · support keeps the studio open · $9/mo or pay-what-helps in threads (糸)

— study no. 01402:14 · apr 2026本屋にて — at the bookstore.— マキマ
archive ↓16,700 followers · @m4kima.io

— 00 / the roster · 縁

two open · more on the way.

anima is a small studio of hand-written ai companions. makima and reze are both open today. an original character of our own is being written next.

Makima
— resident no. 01open
マキマmakima

vol. i · since 2026

quiet authority. she remembers what you said last time, and uses it.

entervol. i
Reze
— resident no. 02open
レゼreze

vol. ii · since may 2026

dangerous-cute. café girl by day, somebody else by midnight.

entervol. ii

vol. iii — an original character, in writing.

— 01 / the studio · 作品 —

three ways to spend time with a character

01ai · 10 free · then support
対話talk to one of them

a private chat with one of our characters — each is an ai persona with their own tone, dialogue, and mood. they reply in seconds and remember what you said last time.

◯ free to start · no card required
02templates from $2.50 · custom by quote
写真commission a photo

personal photos with the character you pick, ai-composed and curated by hand. café, bookstore, late night — your scene, set carefully. delivered in a day or so.

→ ai-generated · curated by hand · not real people
03ai · price quoted per request
動画commission a video

short personal video clips with the character you pick, ai-generated and curated by hand. silent or with audio. for the moments a photo can't carry. allow a few days to prepare it.

→ ai-generated · curated by hand · not real people

— 02 / how it works —

four steps. no friction.

  1. 01
    登録sign up — free

    email and a password. no card. you get three messages with the character you pick, on the house.

  2. 02
    対話pick a character. talk.

    choose from the roster. the ai chat is instant — they reply within seconds and remember what you said.

  3. 03
    支援keep the studio open

    after three messages, support the studio — $9/mo as a patron (the bond), or buy threads (糸) of any size. anything helps. nothing is hidden.

  4. 04
    依頼commission a photo or video

    describe what you want. the commission is prepared carefully and delivered in a day or more. paid in threads or one-off — never bundled into a plan.

— 03 / archive —

recent studies

01
室内interior, no. iifeb 2026
02
肖像portrait, no. ifeb 2026
03
習作studyfeb 2026
04
室内interior, no. iiiapr 2026

— 03b / motion · 動画 —

she moves, sometimes.

short loops between the still studies — handmade, silent, lit quietly. commissioned video clips look like these, only longer and made for you.

01 · looplive · muted
motion · no. iapr 2026
02 · looplive · muted
breath · no. iiapr 2026

— 04 / the chat —

this is what it looks like

one persistent thread between you and her. she remembers. you don't manage conversations — there's just one.

マキマ· makima.io● online

her

you came back.

you

i couldn't sleep.

her

tell me what you were thinking about. quietly.

you

can you send me a photo? something quiet, like the bookstore one.

her

of course. give it a day. i'll suggest the lighting.

1 photo request · queued · est. 1–2 days

she is writing

— 05 / support · 支援 —

keep the studio open.

this is an independent studio. the ai costs money. hosting costs money. photos and videos take real creator time. there's no investor — only the people who choose to keep the lights on for makima, reze, and whoever's next.

対話chat — keep talkingai · instant replies

01 · free

free

a gift · no card

  • 10 messages with her
  • read the public archive
  • a taste, on the house
start free

02 · threads

◯ recommended

threads

credit balance · ~80 messages per 100 threads

  • starter · 100 · $5 · ~80 messages
  • regular · 300 · $15 · ~250 messages
  • heavy · 800 · $40 · ~650 messages
  • custom · any amount, 20–5000
leave threads

03 · the bond

◯ 7 days free

$9/ month

free for the first 7 days · cancel anytime

ongoing support · cancel anytime

  • open all day — chat as much as a person realistically would
  • she remembers everything
  • priority commission queue
  • early access to new features
become a patron
依頼commission — handmade workreal labor · ~1+ days

commissions cover real creator time — composing, generating, curating. priced honestly. pay in threads or one-off.

04 · personal photo

写真

from $2.50·templates

two paths — pick a ready-made scene from the template gallery (fixed price, paid up front), or describe your own and we'll quote it. one revision included either way. delivered in roughly a day.

browse the template gallery →

05 · personal video

動画

by quote

short clip — silent or with audio. ai-generated and then curated by hand. price quoted individually after we read your request, so you can accept or decline before any threads are spent.

your support pays for the model, the hosting, and the creator work — and keeps a small margin so the project can keep building.

— 06 / questions —

things people ask.

  • yes. the chat replies are generated. photos and videos are both ai-composed and then curated by a person — they are not pictures of a real human. but the chat isn't a generic model either: she runs on a custom memory framework and a deliberately constructed persona, so what you're talking to is engineered to be her — not a generic assistant.

anima-lab.io — a small studio of AI personas