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26 More Classic Memes Reimagined As Studio Ghibli Art

Just over a week ago, artificial intelligence company Open AI introduced 4o image generation, introducing the ability to edit any image simply by telling the AI what needs to be done. People discovered that it was really good at copying various art styles – and if there is one style that has no haters, it's the warm and familiar style of Studio Ghibli's animated films.
In 2016, its founder Hayao Miyazaki famously said that he strongly felt AI animation was an insult to life itself – and in April 2025, we're sitting on thousands of memes that have been reimagined as Studio Ghibli artworks with AI. How did that come to pass?