{"rewrite":{"id":"r_afb9223d506d27fd54604302","clusterId":"c_6c121396f1f4700f69b709bf","slug":"dena-and-utopai-studios-to-test-ai-anime-production-workflow","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"DeNA and Utopai Studios to Test AI Anime Production Workflow","summary":"Utopai Studios announced September 3 that it will collaborate with DeNA's Entertainment Development Division to begin verifying AI-assisted anime production workflows. The collaboration uses Utopai's production AI \"PAI\" for character and background visual development and scene design, testing whether long works keep design and worldview consistency. Story, direction, and visual style decisions stay with creators. PAI is already used overseas, including an AI-assisted anime series co-produced with China's Huace Film \u0026 TV. DeNA is applying its \"AI all-in\" policy to anime.","whyItMatters":"DeNA is extending its company-wide \"AI all-in\" strategy into anime production, with the stated boundary that final creative decisions remain with human creators.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eUtopai Studios is a US AI video production company founded in 2022. It develops the PAI production base for feature films and anime while producing its own film and TV works, and runs an Asia division covering Japan and Korea.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the DeNA collaboration, PAI will handle character and background visual development and scene design, with the verification goal being whether long works can keep design and worldview consistency. Story, direction, and visual style stay with creators, so they can focus on judgment and expression rather than handing the work to AI.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePAI is already in practical use on feature-length work, including the AI-assisted anime series \u0026#34;Journey to the West: The Lost Five Hundred Years\u0026#34; co-produced with China\u0026#39;s Huace Film \u0026amp; TV.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Utopai Studios and DeNA are starting to test AI-assisted anime production. PAI will handle character, background, and scene design; story, direction, and visual style stay with creators. DeNA is applying its AI all-in policy to anime.","twitterPost":"Utopai Studios and DeNA are beginning to verify AI-assisted anime production workflows. PAI supports character, background, and scene design while final creative decisions remain with creators. DeNA extends its AI all-in policy to anime.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Utopai Studios announced a collaboration with DeNA to begin verifying AI-assisted anime production workflows. The PAI system will support character, background, and scene design while final creative decisions stay with creators. DeNA is extending its AI all-in company policy into anime production.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/432/4432332/?rss\",\"title\":\"DeNA、アニメ制作にAI導入へ　キャラ・背景やシーン設計を支援、最終決定はクリエイター\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6040,"outputTokens":2518,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-04T04:13:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-04T04:16:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-04T04:16:42.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6c121396f1f4700f69b709bf","canonicalTitle":"DeNA、アニメ制作にAI導入へ　キャラ・背景やシーン設計を支援、最終決定はクリエイター","representativeArticleId":"a_1820af7000a3f20b6c81aab4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"DeNA\",\"Utopai Studios\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-04T03:35:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-04T03:35:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-04T04:16:40.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/432/4432332/?rss","title":"DeNA、アニメ制作にAI導入へ　キャラ・背景やシーン設計を支援、最終決定はクリエイター"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["DeNA","Utopai Studios"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}