 The official website of Frontier Works and KaKa Creation's Twins Hinahima anime revealed the main cast, staff, theme songs, a key visual (pictured), and the main promotional video on Friday. The anime, which is produced using AI, will air on March 30 at 3:38 a.m. on MBS.Cast Hinana: Yurie Igoma ([Oshi no Ko]) Himari: Sae Hiratsuka (Himitsu no AiPri) Voice actress Mayu Sagara (Inu ni Nattara Suki na Hito ni Hirowareta.) is also starring in the anime. Staff Director: Beni Nakano Script: Yuu Shinada Character Design: Takumi Yokota (Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai) AI Director, 3D Technical Director: Ultra-Noob AI Pipeline Development: 852-wa (hakoniwa), Asaki Main Animator: Yousuke Kudou 3D Animation Director: Takashi Kawamura 3D Modeling: Sakamoto Shoukai Director of Photography: Masayoshi Ozawa (18if CG producer) Assistant Sound Director: Kouichi Kikuchi (Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou! sound director) Sound: Noa Music: Kujira Yumemi (Lv2 kara Cheat datta Motoyuusha Kouho no Mattari Isekai Life) Episode Director, Producer: Naomichi Iizuka Studio: KaKa Technology Studio The lead voice actresses Yurie Igoma and Sae Hiratsuka are performing the opening theme "Augment Day!" CHiCO (Koi wa Ameagari no You ni) is performing the ending theme "6:00 PM." Twins Hinahima originally began as an "anime TikToker" project from KaKa Creation in November 2023. The anime project featured short AI-generated video of the twin sisters, Hinana and Himari. According to Frontier Works, AI technology has been utilized to achieve visual expressions that were traditionally considered challenging due to production constraints in this production, such as scenes depicting naturally flowing hair. By integrating AI, the aim is to explore new animation techniques and create additional artistic value within the medium. The production team emphasizes the concept of "Supportive AI," a method designed to assist creators rather than replace them. The development process adheres to Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's AI Business Operator's Guidelines and incorporates legal guidance from attorneys to ensure compliance with current Japanese copyright regulations. PV Official site: https://anime-hinahima.com/ Official X: @hinahimaa Source: PR Times Twins Hinahima on MAL |
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| haha waking up at 6 to see the soon to be controversy of the day early gotta love life |
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| pls who is this even for nobody will be watching this slop |
| i didn't realize this was ACTUALLY gonna be an anime until i saw this PV yesterday... idk how i feel lol not gonna pretend im not interested to see how it turns out though... |
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| It actually looks kinda good 👀🤭 I will be watching it |
| Looks awful. I really hope that it will be just a failed experiment and not an actual anime industry future. |
| doesn't matter if it looks good or bad. boycott this |
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| Cool for a one off project but i hope to never see AI in actual production I think in a real show it will always look shit but this is kinda neat |
| The visuals actually look pretty good which is even more reason not to watch this |
| >Supportive AI Is this how the industry been up to these days? Relying onto such sloppy generated delusional crap |
 "Think about that glowing dust That destroys the night sky's dream of Just being nothing"--  -- |
| Really hope this is just an experiment and not the default direction of the industry.. like if AI used to compliment or enhance human effort then perhaps it's something, but if it is used as replacement for human effort, it would really rip the soul out of anime... how many talented humans will be put out of work? Stories that will never be able to be told because corporations favour profit over purpose? |
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like it or not this is the future of animation with ai art that will continue to improve more and more
capitalism is about maximizing profit and minimizing cost like minimizing cost of production and ai art will do that
its just funny that 5 years ago people are saying art will never be automated or its the last works to be automated but here we are with ai art
capitalism is about maximizing profit and minimizing cost like minimizing cost of production and ai art will do that
its just funny that 5 years ago people are saying art will never be automated or its the last works to be automated but here we are with ai art
deg said: capitalism is about maximizing profit and minimizing cost like minimizing cost of production and ai art will do that There's no profit to be made if there isn't consumer demand. If the public at large rejects AI anime then it doesn't matter how much cost savings there is. |
Reply to deg
@GrumbleDango we do not know that ai art is controversial right now so there is still demand for it like i see a lot of ai porn art being popular or have high demand
| @deg It is controversial though, it's been proven people train AI to trace or copy artist styles. And the reason AI porn is so frequent isn't because it's "good", if you notice about these people making that crap, they often have their "art" linked to paid sites like fanbox or Patreon, they're just doing because they want money and there are fools out that really want to pay for ai slop porn... |
| "Well, she's flatter than a pancake" -Mimi Alpacas |
| The director and scriptwriter have no written down experience prior to this, so I have very very little faith this won't be a rocky experience in the first place, AI or not. |
Reply to deg
@tAlstroemeria they are using pen names its common practice i heard in the anime industry like when some popular animator wants to work on a hentai anime and obviously they are using pen names since ai art is very controversial right now
| @deg Entirely new studio though? I mean maybe I've missed it, but I've never heard it go that far |
| director - "Ultra noob", umm ok |
| few weeks ago they adapted an NTR now an AI ... they keep getting lower and lower x) |
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| I honestly don't mind AI if it makes the project look good, but this does not look good it looks jank as fuck.this is what happens when you rely on AI to do a job that it is not supposed to do. |
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| I wish you wouldn’t allow AI on here. It’s not real art, and it shouldn’t be marketed as such. And definitely not promoted. |
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