Koto
A lightweight pastel anime-style shader for Minecraft Java Edition. Soft shadows, dynamic sky, animated water and cute cel shading — all in four quality…
⬇ Download on CurseForgeKoto is a pastel anime-inspired shader pack for Minecraft Java Edition, built for the Iris Shaders mod.
Designed to be cute, soft and lightweight, Koto brings a hand-drawn aesthetic to your world with smooth cel shading, lilac-tinted shadows, a vibrant pink-lilac dynamic sky and gently animated water — without destroying your FPS.
Four quality modes to fit any hardware
- Low — Pure pastel colors and anime cel shading. Near-zero performance impact.
- Medium — Soft shadows, animated water with waves, dynamic sky gradient.
- High — PCSS smooth shadows, water sky reflections, full dynamic sky with sun disc, soft pink bloom.
- Super — Everything above plus volumetric god rays, water foam and 32-sample shadows.
Highlights
- Anime-style cel shading with 3 light bands
- Dynamic sky with vibrant pink, lilac and deep purple tones
- Lilac-tinted shadow areas for a dreamy look
- Soft pink bloom on lights and the sun
- Volumetric god rays (Super mode)
- Animated water with reflections and foam
Created by Kotorito — All Rights Reserved.
Free for personal use and modpack
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.17.1, 1.21, 1.18.1
- How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
Koto is a free Minecraft Java shader. Compatible with Minecraft 1.17.1, 1.21, 1.18.1, 1.16.5 and newer. Downloaded 21,512 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.