Disclosed are systems and methods for single image-based body animation. An example method includes receiving an input image, the input image including a body image of a person, extracting the body image of the person from the input image, fitting a generic model to the body image, where the generic model is configured to receive a set of pose parameters corresponding to a pose of the person and generate a generic body shape adopting the pose, generating a three-dimensional (3D) model, where the 3D model is configured to receive a set of further pose parameters corresponding to the pose of the person and generate an output image of the person adopting the pose, the output image including a feature of the body image being omitted from the generic body shape, and providing a further set of further pose parameters to generate a frame of an output video.