#GHIBLI-STYLE POTRAITS NEW TALK OF THE TOWN!
DR.NAMRATA MISHRA TIWARI
#GHIBLI-STYLE has become a full blown social media phenomenon. Right from families to celebrities and even social media influencers everyone is trying out the new trend.
On Tuesday, shortly after Open AI introduced its upgraded image-generation tools, Seattle based software engineer Slatton posted an AI transformed photo of his family and dog at the beach on X. Thus popularizing the GHIBLI-STYLE AI trend.
GHIBLI-STYLE AI art trend has taken social media by storm, with millions of users transforming their photos into animated visual reiminiscents of legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s works.
Joining the Ghibli trend! Here’s my entry. #ghiblistyle pic.twitter.com/Z2uZLuRsvf
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) March 28, 2025
#GHIBLI-STYLE has the internet obsessed with its anime-inspired avatars style with the caption “following the GHIBLI trend”. A Ghibli portrait captures the look and feel of studio Ghibli’s iconic animation style. Basically, studio Ghibli is a legendary Japanese animation studio better known for its movies like ‘Spirited Away’, ‘My Neighbour Totoro’ and ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’.
#GHIBLI-STYLE turns ordinary photos into magical artworks inspired by Ghibli animation studio. The hand drawn art of Japanese Ghibli Studio is easy to recognize, with soft colours, playful characters and magical scenes depicting a dream.
GHIBLI-STYLE is a recent update to ChatGPT turns a real life image into Manga style character. which has added a feature specifically designed to transform images into the signature Ghibli style. Making it easy for people to turn their normal selfies, family photos even viral images into Ghibli-style portrait.
Everyone seems to be experimenting with their Ghibli portraits. Unlike the sleek , high tech animation styles as seen in most modern films, Ghibli art has a warm, handcrafted feel that’s hard to replicate. The simple character with soft pastel shades and detailed backgrounds designs has successfully clicked to everyone around.
#GHIBLI-STYLE images have popped up even in the advertisements! As users across social media began sharing their own “Ghiblified” photos, the trend spiraled into a global phenomenon. Slatton revealed “its the single most net positive day I’ve ever seen on twitter”
He further explained that OpenAI’s latest advancements simplified the process , the new model generates high quality anime-style images with simple requests like “convert to studio Ghibli please.”
#GHIBLI-STYLE Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis posted an image in Ghibli style with his family alongside Prime Minister Modi. Filmstar Amitabh Bachchan also shared his own Ghibli edits in his blogs. Even spiritual figure Gaur Gopal Das participated posting his Ghibli inspired images on Instagram.
#GHIBLI-STYLE trend continues to captivate social media , discussions surrounding AI generated art remain heated. Fans of Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli have expressed concerns over the use of AI in replicating signature artistic styles, questioning the ethical implications of AI tools trained on existing works.
Whether viewed as an exciting or a contentious issue, one thing is certain, this AI -generated anime-style wave is here to stay.
