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Orange Inc. Launches e-Bookstore Service emaqi in U.S., Canada; Reveals Partnership with Shueisha
Partnership with Shueisha aims to localize Shonen Jump+ service's 1-shot manga stories on emaqi for free
― AI localization company Orange Inc. launched its new e-bookstore service "emaqi" in the United States and Canada on Tuesday. The company also announced its partnership with Shueisha to localize one-shot manga stories from Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga magazine service. The "emaqi" platform featu...
Generative AI Used for Background Coloring in Anime
The backgrounds are still originally sketched by humans
― The discussion over generative AI has been raging for the past few years. Many of the issues surrounding the technology revolve around how it can be used to disrupt traditionally creative endeavors such as acting, art, and writing, among others. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) paper reported on Thursday on how some anime studios (and manga s...
Shogakukan Plans to Release Light Novel App in U.S., Canada Using AI Translation
App to aim to release 400 works within 2 years including Shiotaiō no Satō-san ga Ore ni Dake Amai novels
― The Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday that Shogakukan will release a new app in the United States and Canada titled "Novelous" (spelling not confirmed) that will use AI translation to release light novel series in English. The app is slated to launch this year. Nikkei stated the app will al...
SAG-AFTRA Union Declares Strike Against Video Game Companies Starting on Friday (Updated)
Strike against 10 video game companies including Activision, EA, Epic centers on negotiations about AI
― The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) labor union announced on Thursday that union members who work on video games will be going on strike, effective July 26. SAG-AFTRA Members Who Work on Video Games Go on Strike Read more: https://t.co/k1ZTsrJp...
Novelist Otsuichi Co-Directs generAIdoscope, Omnibus Film Produced Entirely With Generative AI
2024 film also features One Cut of the Dead cinematographer Takeshi Sone, Bloody Chainsaw Girl's Hiroki Yamaguchi
― REALCOFFEE ENTERTAINMENT revealed generAIdoscope, a full-length original omnibus movie project completely made with generative AI, in a teaser trailer on Wednesday. The film is slated to screen in Japanese theaters this year, with Hirotaka Adachi (who uses the pen name Otsuichi as a nov...
Anime Concert's AI Flyer Art Leads to Evangelion Singer Yoko Takahashi Bowing Out
Orchestra released flyers with new art, with July 10 performance moving forward as planned
― The Ikebukuro Anime Philharmonic, an orchestra dedicated to performing anime music, announced on Wednesday that iconic anime singer Yoko Takahashi will no longer perform as a guest in the orchestra's July 10 performance due to the orchestra using generative AI for promotional art. The announcement noted that ...
'Shōsetsuka ni Narō' Novel Website Scraped for A.I. Developer
Over 700,000 works sourced from self-publishing website
― Naro FanDB, an unofficial fan X (formerly Twitter) account for the Japanese novel website Shōsetsuka ni Narō, posted on April 27 that a public dataset from the RyokoAI project scraped about 711,700 works from the website. Datasets can be used for the training of A.I. models. Netizens questioned the ethics of using works from Shōsetsuka ni Narō...
Orange Inc. to Release e-Bookstore Service emaqi Featuring Manga This Summer
Service to use Orange Inc's AI-translation technology
― The AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Monday that it will release an e-bookstore service titled "emaqi," which will launch in the United States this summer. The service will feature works translated using Orange Inc's technology, and will also include "recommendations, curations by manga influencers, and manga trailers." emaqi wil...
CyberAgent Reveals Guidelines for In-House Creators Using Generative AI for Art
Guidelines aim to avoid copyright violations
― CyberAgent revealed on April 3 that it has created in-house guidelines for its creators for using generative AI/large language models for images, aimed at avoiding violations of copyright law and highlighting that current generative AI cannot produce a usable end product as-is. The guidelines stress that creators should not enter personal or confidential...
Crunchyroll Confirms Testing A.I. for Subtitling
Company also tests using generative A.I. for different workflows
― In an interview with technology news website The Verge on its Decoder podcast on Monday, Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini confirmed that the company is testing the use of generative A.I. (artificial intelligence) on subtitling and closed captioning. The testing is an effort to "optimize [their] processes" to allow them to release su...
Steam's New Regulations Allow Games Developed with AI
Company mandates AI disclosure for evaluation of games, for display on game's Steam store page
― Valve Corporation announced on Wednesday that game developers will now need to fill out an "AI (artificial intelligence) disclosure section" in their content survey while submitting games to Steam. The company will use the disclosure in its evaluation of the game and, if the game is approved, display info...
The Ancient Magus' Bride Manga's Return Gets Simultaneous English Release Using AI Translation (Updated)
Manga launched new arc on Thursday following hiatus, move to Bushiroad
― The official Twitter account for Kore Yamazaki's The Ancient Magus' Bride announced on Thursday that Bushiroad is using AI translation by Mantra to release the manga simultaneously in English and Japanese for its return from hiatus. Mantra is also providing AI translation services for simultaneous English releases of Yamazaki's ...
Shi ga Utsukushii Nante Dare ga Itta CG Zombie Film Reveals Trailer, Theme Song
December 22 film uses motion capture, generative AI
― Motion capture studio Eins shared a new trailer for its upcoming Shi ga Utsukushii Nante Dare ga Itta (Who Said Death Was Beautiful?) animated film on Saturday. The trailer teases the film's plot. The studio also released the full version of the movie's acapella theme song "Kioku," sung by Momonnu. The film adapts Rika Hirotsu's book of the same n...
G-VIS Announces Plans for 3DCG Anime Made With Generative AI
AI-created World Maker short anime premieres on TikTok, YouTube in January
― AI Anime Studio G-VIS announced on Tuesday that it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Skyland Ventures through the series Pre-seed, and will produce the short anime titled World Maker, using 3DCG and generation AI technology. The short anime will stream on TikTok and YouTube in January. The anime will follow a ...
Shi ga Utsukushii Nante Dare ga Itta CG Zombie Film Posts Teaser
December 22 film uses motion capture, generative AI
― Motion capture studio Eins began streaming a teaser trailer for its Shi ga Utsukushii Nante Dare ga Itta (Who Said Death Was Beautiful?) animated film on Wednesday. The film adapts Rika Hirotsu's book of the same name. The story is set in a Japan that is wracked by a zombie plague, with the government only treating those that can be cured, and con...
Toei Develops Virtual Girl Lisa Using AI Tech
Project also uses Unreal Engine 5, facial motion capture
― Toei revealed the creation of virtual girl Lisa, a project using facial motion capture and generative AI technology under its Toei Zukun Laboratory brand, with a teaser video on Friday. The company describes Lisa as an original virtual character. She has created social media accounts in English and Japanese to learn about humanity, so she can...
U.S. Bill Seeks to Forbid AI-Replicated Voices, Appearances Without Consent
NO FAKES Act prohibits creation, sharing of individuals' voice, likeness in performance without consent
― United States senators Chris Coons, Marsha Blackburn, Amy Klobuchar, and Thom Tillis introduced the draft of a new proposed bill on Thursday named the "Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act," which aims to prohibit the use of individuals' digitally replicated v...
CyberAgent Also Establishes Animation AI Lab
"Animation AI Lab" to explore using AI for generating backgrounds, characters, sound, music
― CyberAgent announced on Wednesday that it has established a new business unit named "Animation AI Lab," which will focus on researching and developing processes for animation production using generative artificial intelligence and large language models. CyberAgent's previously established "AI Lab" research a...
CyberAgent Establishes New Unit for AI Game Development
"Game AI Lab" to explore generative AI in creating graphics, characters, level design, music, more
― CyberAgent announced on Wednesday that it has established a new business unit named "Game AI Lab," which will focus on researching and developing methods for game development using generative artificial intelligence and large language models, CyberAgent's previously established "AI Lab" research and d...
New AI Program Purports to Let Even Beginners Make High-Quality Anime Character Portraits
JAIST and Waseda University's new AI-powered project AniFaceDrawing aims to assist even those with no artistic talent to create high-quality anime character portraits.
― Researchers at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and Waseda University announced on Thursday the results of their new AI-powered project, AniFaceDrawing. This program aims to assist even those with no art...
Shonen Jump+ Editors Co-Develop AI Tool For Manga Writing
Comic CoPilot tool suggests titles, names, shortened dialogue, etc.
― AI art may be a contentious subject these days, with Japanese content websites DLsite, Ci-en, pixiv FANBOX, and Fantia all banning or restricting its use on their platforms just last week, but there are still many other avenues for AI tools in creative work that don't involve a machine generating the entire product for you. Shueish...
Arts Workers Japan Survey: 94% of Japanese Creators Concerned About AI
Creators cited negative experiences with AI, such as stolen AI art distributed on foreign websites
― TBS News Dig reported on Monday that around 94% of Japanese creators were "concerned that AI could have harmful effects such as rights infringement," according to an Arts Workers Japan survey of around 25,000 creators. The survey also listed reports by creators citing negative experiences with AI, suc...
DLsite, Ci-en, pixiv FANBOX, Fantia Ban AI-Generated Content
Bans all took place in past 2 days
― Japanese content websites DLsite, Ci-en, pixiv FANBOX, and Fantia have all banned or restricted AI-generated content on their platforms in the past two days. All four sites state the ban as "temporary," although the announcements do not state how long the ban will last. The ban on Eisys' sites DLsite and Ci-en is only for AI-generated manga, CG illustrations, vide...
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