One Piece anime director Megumi Ishitani has taken to social media to express her outrage at the growing trend of artificial intelligence -based Studio Ghibli . She believes the unauthorized use of Hayao Miyazaki is disrespectful and threatens the artistic value of the Ghibli brand.
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Thus, on April 2, 2025, Ishitani posted on X (formerly Twitter): “There are Japanese people using Ghibli AI? I'm in despair. This is damaging the Ghibli brand value.” She then reinforced her criticism by asking for a legal response: “I want legal action to be taken… I can't stand seeing Ghibli treated with such disregard.” She further questioned: “There's no way the studio authorized this. Why is this being allowed?”
Ghibli -style images using ChatGPT or other AI tools has gone viral, even attracting celebrities and politicians. However, for artists like Megumi, who understand the effort involved in producing animations, this practice trivializes manual and artistic labor.
It's worth remembering that Miyazaki himself has spoken out against AI, calling this technology an "insult to life" during a broadcast in 2016. However, the controversy raises important questions about authorship and ethics in the use of artificial intelligence in art.
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Source: X (twitter)
