Social networks are burn after some videos generated with artificial intelligence (AI) that blatantly mimic the characteristic style of Studio Ghibli. The videos, created by the special effect artist Tom Clive, have caused outrage among the followers of Haya Miyazaki, a director who on more than one occasion has rejected the animation produced by AI.
The stir began when a medium shared the different videos where characters that remind Chihiro and Haku of “The Journey of Chihiro” (2001) are observed. According to the medium, the tools of AIs used were trained with Ghibli Studio material without study permission, which unleashed the debate on the way in which these AI train.
So This is ai animation. And it's disturbing to see ……
I DOUBT GHHADLI WOULD EVER HAV GIVEN PERMISSION FOR THES WORK TO BE USED TO TRINSE KINDS OF TOOLS.
And I Hope Hayao Miyazaki Never Sees these videos … pic.twitter.com/sfi2l9ob5w– Catsuka (@catsuka) February 17, 2025
Tom Clivewho has worked in films like “Furious: to Mad Max Saga” (2024) and “Alien: Romulus” (2024), He explained that these videos are part of a “Mood Film”, and that he used tools like Midjourney and Luma Ray 2 to create them. Although he never mentioned Studio Ghibli as inspiration, in networks they soon point out the similarity and call his plagiarism work. «I don't understand how someone can see this and think it's fine», He was one of the most voted comments against him.
For many, this type of content is especially offensive considering what Miyazaki has said in the past about the use of AI. In a 2016 documentary, the director was blunt and described an animation generated with ia as “an insult to life itself.” For him, that a machine without emotions tries to recreate human art is something completely absurd.
Even so, others believe that AI could be a blessing for Japanese animators who have to work brutal days and have barely time to sleep. The discussion about AI in animation is far from reaching a verdict, especially since the way in which these models learn: using the art generated by real artists. Is it really considered a form of plagiarism?
Fountain: Catsuka
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