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Gundam Director Says AI Is Making Anime Proposals Harder to Assess
Kenji Kamiyama says AI is being used to write anime proposals and plots, raising concerns about how creative work is made.
Kamiyama is directing the upcoming series Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO and previously worked on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
He told Mantan Web that AI-written scripts can still be spotted, but proposals are becoming almost impossible to distinguish from human work.
AI has prompted debate in the anime industry, with some seeing it as a tool to ease workloads and others viewing it as a threat to artists.
Kamiyama says AI can be useful, but is only an information-gathering machine and should not be trusted completely.
He says he does not use AI in production and is developing the Gundam series through his usual creative process.
Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO is scheduled to premiere in April 2027.
Gundam director Kenji Kamiyama says AI-generated proposals and plots are becoming difficult to distinguish from human work.
Kamiyama said AI-generated material can be identified at the script level, but not reliably at the proposal level.
He described AI as convenient but difficult to use, and said he does not use it in production.
Kamiyama is directing Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, which is slated to premiere in April 2027.
- Who
- Kenji Kamiyama, director of the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO series.
- What
- He said AI-written proposals and plots are making it harder to assess anime projects.
- When
- He discussed the issue in a recent interview; the article was published on November 7, 2026.
- Where
- The anime industry. The interview was with Mantan Web.
- Why
- AI has advanced enough that AI-written proposals can be difficult to distinguish from human-written ones.
AI advocates
AI critics
Use of AI
AI advocates
Some advocate using AI to reduce animator workloads and create directorial opportunities.
AI critics
Others condemn AI as an existential threat to artists.
AI models have advanced to generate fluid, high-quality animation within milliseconds.
Kamiyama discussed reports of clients submitting AI-written proposals and plots.
CBR published its article about Kamiyama's views on AI in anime.
Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO is slated to premiere.
- Director
- Kenji Kamiyama
- Upcoming series
- Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO
- Planned premiere
- April 2027
- Interview outlet
- Mantan Web
- Article publication
- November 7, 2026
What people are saying
At the script level, you can tell if it's AI-generated, but at the proposal level it's becoming impossible to tell. I guess that's how far AI has advanced
But, it's currently nothing more than an information-gathering machine. It's still difficult to use, and I think it's better not to trust it too much ... I don't use it in production either.
What I find scary these days is that I've heard stories of clients submitting proposals and plots written by AI