The Viral Demo That Did Not Hold Up

Someone on X shared an exploding taco animation made with Nano Banana Pro and Kling 2.6 Pro.

The claim was simple.
One workflow.
Minimal effort.
Perfect output.

So I tested it.

It did not work as promised.

Not because the tools are bad, but because the workflow was wrong.

So I rebuilt it from first principles.

The Core Mistake Most People Make

Most people try to do this in one shot.

They ask the model to:

• Design the composition

• Separate ingredients

• Add labels

• Animate motion

• Maintain text clarity

That almost never works.

Real animation does not work this way.
AI animation does not work this way either.

The correct approach is to build keyframes first, then animate between them.

That is where NanoBananaPro and Kling work best together.

The Workflow That Actually Works

Step 1: Create the Start Frame in NanoBananaPro

The goal of the first frame is simple.
A perfectly assembled taco with correct scale, lighting, and texture.

This is the exact prompt used.

FIRST FRAME PROMPT

A photorealistic commercial food photograph captures a single, complete soft taco floating in mid-air, presented from a slightly low angle and tilted upwards. The warm, soft flour tortilla, lightly toasted with distinct brown spots, cradles a delicious filling layered precisely from bottom to top: a bed of fresh, ruffled green leaf lettuce, followed by succulent chunks of grilled chicken breast showing distinct dark char marks, a generous layer of shredded yellow cheddar cheese, and finally, a topping of vibrant fresh pico de gallo salsa with diced red tomatoes, white onions, and green cilantro. Soft, warm, natural light illuminates the scene from the front and side, expertly highlighting the appetizing textures of the melted cheese, charred chicken, and crisp vegetables. The background is a smooth, neutral beige studio setting, softly blurred with a shallow depth of field, featuring a subtle, soft shadow cast directly beneath the hovering taco. The focus remains sharp on the taco, emphasizing realistic textures and rich colors throughout.

This frame defines:

• Ingredient scale

• Visual hierarchy

• Lighting consistency

If this frame is wrong, the animation will fail later.

Step 2: Create the End Frame in NanoBananaPro

Next, you generate the exploded view.

This frame must match the first image exactly in ingredients and proportions.

This is the exact end frame prompt.

END FRAME PROMPT

Exploded view of the same taco, presented as a clean, commercial recipe-style breakdown.
Exactly five ingredients, matching the first image, separated and arranged vertically from top to bottom, evenly spaced and perfectly aligned.

Ingredient order (top → bottom):

Fresh tomato salsa — 40 g
Shredded cheddar cheese — 30 g
Grilled chicken pieces — 80 g
Crisp lettuce — 25 g
Soft wheat taco tortilla — 60 g (bottom base)

Add clear infographic-style annotations for each ingredient.
Each annotation includes the ingredient name and its exact weight in grams, written exactly as listed above.

Annotation design guidelines:
– Clean sans-serif font, medium weight
– Text placed inside minimal frames or boxes
– Thin, precise connector lines pointing directly to each ingredient
– High readability, no overlap, no decorative excess
– Structured vertical layout, like a modern recipe card

Background is light, neutral, and optimized for text clarity and visual cleanliness.
Overall style is minimal, instructional, and commercial, suitable for marketing, explainer visuals, and product breakdowns.

make this in 9:16 aspect ratio

This frame locks:

• Final ingredient positions

• Label accuracy

• Readability constraints

At this point, the animation problem is already solved visually.

Step 3: Animate in Kling

https://app.klingai.com/global/ai-video/ai-video/299494760310169

Only after both frames are correct do you open Kling.

You upload:

• Start frame

• End frame

Then apply this motion prompt.

VIDEO PROMPT

The chicken taco rotates slowly in mid-air, its tortilla peeling open smoothly to reveal ingredients arranging themselves. Grilled chicken pieces form an 80g label with char marks visible, lettuce transforms into 25g green text strips, and cheese shreds morph into 30g golden numerals, all components settling into a circular infographic layout while maintaining food textures under soft directional lighting.

Kling does exactly what it should do here.
It interpolates motion between two known states.

No guessing.
No structure invention.
No label drift.

I ran this twice.
Both outputs were clean.
Text stayed readable.
Alignment stayed intact.
Quality was production ready.

One Important Fix If Your Output Looks Wrong

If ingredient scale looks off, do not try to fix it in Kling.

Fix it in NanoBananaPro.

Adjust:

• Ingredient weights

• Relative scale

• Vertical spacing

Kling will faithfully animate whatever you give it, including bad layouts.

Why This Combo Works So Well

NanoBananaPro is excellent at static precision.
Kling is excellent at temporal motion.

Used together properly, they behave like a real production pipeline:

• Design first

• Animate second

That is why this combination works when most viral AI workflows do not.

Final Thought

Most people fail with AI video because they try to shortcut structure.

This workflow works because it respects it.

Build the keyframes.
Then animate.

That is the difference between engagement bait and repeatable results.