After a wave of criticism over AI-generated scenes in the opening, the studio apologized and promised to replace them with classic hand-drawn animation in the upcoming episodes.
With the launch of the 4th season of "Honzuki no Gekokujou" (also known as "Ascendance of a Bookworm") a scandal erupted: viewers noticed that the opening contained scenes with a distinctive "machine-like" style and suspected the use of generative AI. Fans reacted especially sharply after the change of production studio: instead of Ajia-Do, Wit Studio is now working on the new season.
A flood of criticism hit Wit Studio, and eventually the studio issued an official statement. The animators admitted that they indeed used AI tools when creating certain scenes of the opening due to production schedule issues. At the same time, the company apologized to viewers and promised that in the upcoming episodes, AI-generated segments would be removed and replaced with full traditional animation. Reminder: new episodes are released on Saturdays — the second episode of the season is expected soon.
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Wit Studio admitted to using AI in the opening of the 4th season of "Ascendance of a Bookworm" and promised to redraw everything
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After a wave of criticism over AI-generated scenes in the opening, the studio apologized and promised to replace them with classic hand-drawn animation in the upcoming episodes.