Netflix Japan has become the latest company to catch heat for availing itself of A.I. generating tools, with fans calling foul after the streamer released its new anime short, The Dog and the Boy ...

Netflix stirs fears by using AI-assisted background art in short anime film ... Netflix and the production company WIT Studio tapped Japanese AI firm Rinna for assistance with generating the images.

In 2023 Japan’s anime industry hit a record high, with revenues of ¥339bn ($2.3bn), up by nearly a quarter from a year earlier, according to Teikoku Databank, a research firm.

It's time for Japan to better leverage anime's global popularity, reaching international audiences via streaming platforms while opening the door to other cultural exports.

Japan's anime industry is worth tens of billions. But behind the screens creatives struggle to make ends meet. By Jenny Cai. Topic: Arts, Culture and Entertainment ...

Anime and manga have been counted among Japan’s start pop culture exports for many years now. But the way they are consumed overseas differs considerably from the home market. A look at why ...

According to a Vice translation, Netflix Japan tweeted: “As an experimental effort to help the anime industry, which has a labor shortage, we used image generation technology for the background ...

As Comic-Con Kicks Off, Japan’s Booming Anime Industry Is Attracting Institutional Finance ... The group’s background reasoning is similar, too.