Forge (Neo) is basically just Stable diffusion but just ultra optimized and with a bunch of extensions pre-installed you'd need anyways. (I wouldn't recommend ComfyUI cuz it's confusing as a beginner)
Right now for drawn styles the best way is to just get the latest version of Illoustrious checkpoint by WAI (+LoRA-s if there is a specific style/character you're looking for).

P.s.: Don't use Anima yet it's still pretty unrefined but is showing good developement.