Terumi Nishii, a long-time animator and former chief animation director, is skeptical about recent pledges from leading anime studios to refrain from using artificial intelligence in their production processes.
Nishii recently addressed claims made by Aniplex in a social media post, explaining that many anime studios are already using AI to help with storyboards. This includes AI that can copy the styles of different artists, and tools that create basic layouts which directors then improve.
Earlier this year, the team behind Demon Slayer announced they’re committed to continuing the series with the same skilled artists, writers, voice actors, and other creative professionals who made the original animation so successful, reassuring fans they won’t be switching to computer-generated methods.
Nishii questions whether Aniplex could truly avoid using AI, even if they wanted to. She points out that even if Aniplex itself doesn’t use AI, the animation studios they hire might not be able to avoid it, especially considering their reliance on technology companies. She asks if Aniplex can realistically ensure its partners do the same.
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Nishii argues that Aniplex is a production company actively investing in AI to create more anime, making it hard for animators to accept claims against AI. She believes this shows a potential misunderstanding of how anime production committees function.
I’ve been following the conversation around AI in the anime industry, and Nishii makes a really interesting point. He believes that if studios keep leaning on AI to speed up production and churn out more content, it could actually stifle the growth of new animators and artists – the very people the industry needs to address its workforce problems. He sees AI as a telling sign of a studio’s values; those driven by profit and large corporations will probably embrace it fully if it helps their bottom line, regardless of the long-term impact on creativity and talent development.
The animator explained that company leaders are probably already aware of this change, but they’re deliberately keeping quiet about using AI because they anticipate a strong public reaction.
Her insights reflect current trends in the anime world. Many leading animation studios are experimenting with artificial intelligence to make their production faster and more efficient.
Beyond creating anime, artificial intelligence is playing a bigger role in translation. Many major manga publishers are now working with AI companies to quickly translate their titles for different languages.
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2026-04-06 01:11