{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fa34838d7ba2d6e3dcb3cbe7","clusterId":"c_5e74bb135509964170fb45a0","slug":"toshio-suzuki-says-ai-cannot-mimic-studio-ghibli-s-craft","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Toshio Suzuki Says AI Cannot Mimic Studio Ghibli's Craft","summary":"Studio Ghibli co-founder and producer Toshio Suzuki gave his first public response to the 'Ghibli-style' AI image trend in an Asahi Shimbun interview posted Sunday. Suzuki said he expected people to tire of the images, and they did. Asked whether generative AI can mimic a Studio Ghibli work, he answered flatly, 'No.' He pointed to the depression Miyazaki draws when someone presses Totoro's stomach as a detail CGI and AI cannot replicate.","whyItMatters":"Suzuki's first public answer to the Ghibli-style AI image trend is a flat 'No' on whether AI can replicate a Ghibli work, grounded in the physical detail of Miyazaki's drawing.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eStudio Ghibli had received many press inquiries about the \u0026#39;Ghibli-style\u0026#39; AI image trend, and Suzuki declined to respond to any of them until this interview. He told Asahi he frankly thought AI could do more artistically. Suzuki also said Miyazaki does not know generative AI exists at all, having shut himself off from news and information while working on The Boy and the Heron, during which he avoided his smartphone, newspapers, and television. Asked whether Miyazaki will make another feature film, Suzuki said the desire is there, but whether he and his body can manage it is another question. He noted Miyazaki still has unusual conceptual ideas, including the Panorama Box exhibition at Ghibli Park.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Toshio Suzuki gave his first public response to the Ghibli-style AI image trend: he expected people to tire of them, and they did. Asked if AI can mimic a Ghibli work, he said no, pointing to the depression Miyazaki draws when someone presses Totoro's stomach.","twitterPost":"Toshio Suzuki finally addressed Ghibli-style AI images: he expected people to get bored of them, and they did. Asked if AI can mimic a Ghibli work, he said no. He also said Miyazaki does not know generative AI exists.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Toshio Suzuki gave his first public response to the Ghibli-style AI image trend in an Asahi Shimbun interview posted Sunday. He said he expected people to tire of the images, and they did, and answered flatly 'No' when asked if AI can mimic a Studio Ghibli work. He also said Hayao Miyazaki does not know generative AI exists.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-09-08/ghibli-co-founder-toshio-suzuki-addresses-ghibli-style-ai-images-for-1st-time/.241492\",\"title\":\"Ghibli Co-Founder Toshio Suzuki Addresses 'Ghibli-Style' AI Images for 1st Time\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4613,"outputTokens":3896,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788869734,"createdAt":"2026-09-08T12:12:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-08T12:13:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T12:13:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5e74bb135509964170fb45a0","canonicalTitle":"Interest\nGhibli Co-Founder Toshio Suzuki Addresses 'Ghibli-Style' AI Images for 1st Time","representativeArticleId":"a_b3b95e511fb6e98e9ff0d133","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":1,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Studio Ghibli\"],\"people\":[\"Toshio Suzuki\",\"Hayao Miyazaki\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-08T11:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-08T11:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T12:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-09-08/ghibli-co-founder-toshio-suzuki-addresses-ghibli-style-ai-images-for-1st-time/.241492","title":"Interest\nGhibli Co-Founder Toshio Suzuki Addresses 'Ghibli-Style' AI Images for 1st Time"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Studio Ghibli"],"people":["Toshio Suzuki","Hayao Miyazaki"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}