Anima: the creatures of Nexus Anima

Anima are the collectible creatures at the heart of Honkai: Nexus Anima. In the lore they are fragments of Nexus — the invisible bonds between paired forces such as Light and Dark, Love and Hate, and Life and Death. A cataclysm called the Sundering shattered those bonds, scattering their remnant power across the Planes as Anima.

What Anima do

Beyond combat, Anima are woven into the open world — they roam freely, take part in activities and minigames (racing, balloon-popping and more), can be carried, mounted or used as flying companions, and you can even photograph and name them.

Bonding with Anima

You don't 'catch' Anima in the classic sense — you form bonds with them. Each Anima is tied to a specific concept and a set of powers, and you recruit and raise your roster as you explore.

Anima Evolution

As your bond with an Anima deepens it evolves, visibly changing form and gaining new abilities. The Evolution Test build frames each evolution as a story beat rather than a plain stat boost.

Chromatic Anima (rare variants)

Rare Chromatic Anima are the game's 'shiny'-style variants — special-colored creatures that can appear at random while you explore, adding a collectible rarity layer on top of the standard roster.

Nexus Battles — the auto-battler

Battles use an auto-battler / auto-chess system. Instead of a fixed party you build a deck of Anima and deploy it; an Animaster grants a starting buff, shared assist slots can heal or add damage, and Aspect-based synergies between your Anima decide the outcome once the fight runs automatically. See the characters and Aspects that pair with your Anima.

Anima revealed so far (82)

Revealed Anima so far include Puddlipup (a soft, bouncy pudding-like creature that flattens under pressure to spring high into the air), Taileep (a mischievous trickster) and Vulberry.

Apollinis

Light

Height 110Energy 66 J

Apollinis strides with a knight's honor, its radiance blazing like the sun.

Atragasus

Oblivion

Height 238Energy 187 J

A winged horse that records the past in ink, its wings spread wide as it soars above the skies.

Baggle

Reality

Height 56.1Energy 4 J

The No.1 must-have Nexus Anima for any journey: Baggle.

Batnyss

Hate

Height 80Energy 31.3 J

Although Batnyss often draws people's attention with its cute appearance, it is never quite able to accept their affection.

Beaubeanie

Beauty

Height 50Energy 33.5 J

Dangling jellyfish-like in midair, this Anima delights in masquerading as a genuine floofy hat.

Bladehound

Strength

Height 185Energy 95 J

This giant canine bears a bone blade on its head, striking in appearance. It has a dog's natural loyalty and strong sense of duty, and its bones are exceptionally hard.

Browse the full Anidex — all 82 Anima →

Anima art © HoYoverse, shown for identification (see disclaimer).

HoYoverse has not published a fixed total number of Anima; the roster is still being revealed across closed beta tests. 82 are revealed so far — see the Anidex.

Coming at launch on Nexus Anima

The Anidex already catalogs all 82 revealed Anima with their Aspect, height, energy and lore. At launch it expands into a full dex — evolutions, where to find each Anima, Chromatic variants, an Aspect-synergy chart and a team builder. Meanwhile, follow the release tracker and the Evolution Test guide.