New Report Reveals How Anime & Manga Industry Is Using Generative AI

A recent report from Nhk World-Japan highlights how generative AI is being adopted in the anime and manga industries to ease production workloads and allow creators to focus on more creative aspects.
The report, which released on Dec 9 via Nhk’s YouTube channel, stated, “Manga and anime are a big part of Japanese culture. But they require a huge amount of work to produce. Now, AI is taking on some of that work, so humans can focus on the creative side.”
Generative AI and Anime
The Nhk report featured Nagoya-based studio K&k Design, which has Napping Princess and After School Dice Club among its credits, and its use of generative AI to create in-between animation frames.
According to the studio, this process, which traditionally takes one to two weeks, is reduced to four to five hours with the help of AI.
All the staff needs to do is give the...
The report, which released on Dec 9 via Nhk’s YouTube channel, stated, “Manga and anime are a big part of Japanese culture. But they require a huge amount of work to produce. Now, AI is taking on some of that work, so humans can focus on the creative side.”
Generative AI and Anime
The Nhk report featured Nagoya-based studio K&k Design, which has Napping Princess and After School Dice Club among its credits, and its use of generative AI to create in-between animation frames.
According to the studio, this process, which traditionally takes one to two weeks, is reduced to four to five hours with the help of AI.
All the staff needs to do is give the...
- 12/16/2024
- by A.R. Madillo
- AnimeHunch
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