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Ghibli Trend Dilemma:- The last few days on social media have been flooded with the Ghiblified images created using Open AI’s GPT-4o model. No doubt, the 1985-founded Japanese animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki is beautifully transitioning users’ normal images into Ghibli films’ aesthetics and art styles in a matter of few minutes. However, this new trend has raised certain questions on the future of the creative art as it is being exploited freely, without any IP restrictions.With the accelerating trend, there are many users who have questioned and expressed their frustration at this growing narrative, with some called it “depressing.” Notably, this trend has also generated a memecoins frezy in the market with the GHIBLI anime themed Doge surging 4% and the GHIBLI token reaching a market cap of c. $28.3 million within a day. It’s profoundly depressing seeing all the Studio Ghibli-styled AI output tacitly being used to promote OpenAI’s latest product. Miyazaki famously called AI-produced art “an insult to life itself”—and this in turn is an insult to one of our greatest-ever animators and artists — Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant) March 26, 2025 Perhaps coming as a saviour in the miserably growing trend, the SBI Group-backed gaming-focused Oasys Blockchain has announced its strategic partnership with AnimeChain. The partnership aims to develop blockchain solutions for intellectual property (IP) protection of anime content in the AI era, particularly against AI-generated content that mimics existing art styles—such as the Ghibli Trend. Though not announcing any direct connection with the Ghibli trend, the arrival of partnership couldn’t be more suitable. Can the partnership provide protection in the times of Ghibli Trend ​The partnership between Oasys and AnimeChain will strategically work to address the challenges posed by AI-generated content, such as the “Ghibli trend,” by enhancing intellectual property (IP) protection mechanisms. In order to…

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