Animators for popular anime series have tough competition with Artificial Intelligence being able to achieve things in a matter of minutes that the animators took years to master. Be it One Piece, Dragon Ball, or Naruto, AI can generate a replica of the animation for the series or sometimes even better than the original.
This has become a huge point of debate in the industry as it poses a threat to the jobs of many animators and editors who have been working hard on these projects for so many years. Many animators even came forward to discuss the danger they have from AI and also pointed out the drawbacks of using artificial intelligence to create something that requires emotions.
A similar case has come to light recently on X(Formerly Twitter) where one of the One Piece animators got accused of using AI by one of the generative AI users. However, One Piece fans instantly came to defend the animator who, looking at the scenario did not need much help in the first place.
One Piece Animator Gets Accused of Using AI
A generative AI expert Óscar Bartolomé recently talked about watching an episode of One Piece and while explaining things, he posted an AI-generated image of the protagonist of the series Monkey D. Luffy. The image was the exact replica of the character from the series but it had one small problem.
The image had a small error that was pointed out by José B. Rebolledo, one of the animators for One Piece anime. The AI expert then started pointing out the fact that he could never make something like this using AI. However, Rebolledo stated that he does not need to use AI to create such illustrations as he is one of the animators of the original One Piece anime.
While accusing Rebolledo of using AI, Bartolomé stated that he is not the only person in the whole world who knows how to animate drawings. As the feud was growing, One Piece fans instantly came to defend the One Piece animator against the accusations.
One Piece Fans Defends Animator Against AI Expert
The feud was shared later by @M1das_OW2 on X and fans had some interesting response to it. Many people know that AI accusation is a serious issue that creators, editors, and animators deal with on a daily basis. One Piece animators are not new to this.
Their animation has reached such a great level that haters believe that have used other applicants like AI to create these. Fans started defending the creator and made fun of the AI expert for comparing the animation of One Piece with the likes of AI-generated images.
this is insane https://t.co/rR3U3LjGzB pic.twitter.com/ovj2e4azy8
— M1das (@M1das_OW2) February 17, 2024
I think he just has a humiliation kink
— Punished Rivers Cuomo (@SocialistShinji) February 17, 2024
Saying “never in your wildest dreams would you be ever to make this” to someone when never in your wildest dreams would you ever be able to make it nor do you have the effort or spine to try to and instead use AI to shit out a soulless amalgamation of shape and colour is crazy https://t.co/NNGbVyl1NO
— 🐄 (@boredofmilk) February 18, 2024
Dude got so mad he switched languages and got bodied again 😭😭😭 https://t.co/bgSG2BJvb7 pic.twitter.com/xXTTyCqkQw
— Aoi | Momiji's Real Mom (@Aoikun) February 18, 2024
AI bros getting rekt https://t.co/T9cukR4gF1 pic.twitter.com/RNZX6EqE6Z
— Oreo-Yeen (@NOTArcHyena) February 18, 2024
What an insufferable bunch of people, embarrassing at every turn. Ai should be solving complex problems in transportation, energy and health instead it’s being used to do nonsense like this by people who don’t even appreciate the real creators they just want to steal the fanfare. https://t.co/wE9Mmf72sU
— Bloggo Jones (@BloggoJones) February 18, 2024
AI animation has certainly grown over the last few years but contrary to popular belief, fans still love and support animators and editors who put their heart and soul into creating such great animations with a touch of human emotions that Artificial Intelligence won’t ever be able to bring to its work.
You can watch One Piece on Crunchyroll.
