anime style fire?

anyone got any ideas how to model/script those nice anime style explosions?
the “balls” could be meta balls with toon shader maybe?

i could try and explain them but i think you will either know what im talking about or not :wink:

any idea welcome

you’re going to have to show us what kind you mean

but scratching my brain a little

but, why do they have to be modeled, why can’t you use an animated texture that you paint yourself?

i tried looking earlier but couldnt find anything on the web.

i shall borrow some screenshots from films tomorrow

I know partical and halo will be a big part of it, from all the anime I have ever seen. Theres some good fire in “Grave of the fire flys” I find “plastic little” to have some very nice explosion.

oops just remebered this post.

its just kind of that ball effect with the lines coming out.

ergh - ive got too many things on the go

ball effect ?