In June 2021, the company started offering datasets each containing 1,000 facial photos of Japanese wearing masks. The same year, inquiries for its AI training data tripled from a year earlier.

Twins Hinahima director Iizuka Naomichi explains why generative AI could help create valuable opportunities for workers in the anime industry.

Japan is taking ... what's known as "supportive AI," which is reportedly designed to improve the "efficiency" of anime production. While AI is used to generate background art and character ...