Hacker News with Generative AI: Anime

Porygon Was Innocent: An epileptic perspective on the infamous Pokémon episode (animefeminist.com)
On December 16th 1997 Pokémon made international headlines when their latest episode, “Dennō Senshi Porygon”—now commonly translated as “Electric Soldier Porygon”— caused 685 children to be taken into hospital by ambulance due to seizures, blindness, and convulsions.

Anime, Epilepsy, Media, History, Japan

162 points by Aissen 8 days ago | 152 comments

I was paid to draw SMRT buses as anime women: R/Singapore (reddit.com)
I was paid to draw SMRT buses as anime women!

Art, Singapore, Anime, Reddit

5 points by xbmcuser 19 days ago | 1 comments

The Vatican unveils official anime girl mascot (nichegamer.com)
The Vatican has unveiled a new cute anime girl mascot, hoping to create characters that “can represent the sentiments that resonate in the hearts of the younger generations”.

Religion, Anime, Marketing, Youth Culture

10 points by type0 23 days ago | 6 comments

Anime is eating the world (a16z.com)
Anime – what started as a niche genre of manga and animation has become a multi-billion dollar industry in its own right, with chart-topping games like Pokémon Go and Genshin Impact grossing billions and movies like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba becoming one of the highest grossing films of the year.

Anime, Culture, Entertainment, Gaming, Business

120 points by vishnurnair 59 days ago | 347 comments

At 35, 'Patlabor' now looks awfully prescient (japantimes.co.jp)
It’s typhoon season, and for fans of a certain anime film, reports of powerful cyclones heading for Tokyo have an extra layer of meaning. That film is “Patlabor: The Movie,” and it’s now back in theaters across Japan in celebration of its 35th anniversary.

Anime, Japan, Movies, Anniversaries

36 points by mikhael 61 days ago | 7 comments

Kawaii: Anime, Propaganda, and Soft Power Politics. [video] (youtube.com)

Anime, Politics, Propaganda, Soft Power

21 points by surprisetalk 79 days ago | 7 comments

AnimeBG: Anime Live Wallpapers, Art and Media (animebg.com)

Anime, Art, Technology, Entertainment

4 points by desktophut 81 days ago | 0 comments

Crunchyroll is trying to turn India into a nation of anime lovers (restofworld.org)

Anime, India, Streaming Services, Culture

9 points by PaulHoule 86 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: AnimeGenAi – AI-powered anime style image and video generator (animegenai.com)