"The End of Toei Animation" Is Near as the Company Intends to Increase AI Usage

"The end of Toei Animation" is near as the company intends to increase AI usage

In a recent report for the fiscal year ending in March 2025, the animation studio for Dragon Ball Z and One Piece, Toei Animation revealed its intent to implement AI much more frequently.

Toei Animation To Apply AI to ‘Various Processes of Animation Production’ in the Future - Anime Corner

More details emerge on Toei Animation's AI aspirations after its investment in PFN, described as possessing "top-level AI technology competence in Japan."

In a document published today on its website, the Japanese studio Toei Animation seems to be determined to resort more and more to... [English] : Toei Animation wants to use AI for generating storyboards, correcting colors, correcting animation lines, generic inbetweens, and generic backgrounds (from photos)......