If you're reading this review ten years from now, this might no longer be the case, but as of today, AI still isn't ready for certain tasks.
That said, this episode really surprised me—it was actually very good. I haven't checked all the details of the production, but just by watching, it’s clear that only the animation (and maybe parts of the script) were AI-generated. The music and voice acting were definitely done by humans. Overall, the weakest part of the anime is some of the animation. And I'm not saying that because of the usual hate AI productions get; it’s just my honest opinion. Some scenes look a bit stiff, but even then, it's not terrible at all.
The story itself was really enjoyable: it follows a couple of girls trying to go viral on TikTok—until (SPOILERS) it's revealed they are part of a virtual reality, a memory recording of a real person who visited the place to reminisce about her youth and her sister (who I theorize is deceased in real life). It was quite endearing.
Just a final reflection: human society struggles with big changes, and AI is a huge one. Many jobs are disappearing, but at the same time, new roles are emerging that didn’t even exist a few years ago. I once read that "humans aren't built to seek happiness; they're built to seek predictability." People today grew up in a world without AI, so they have strong preconceptions about how art should be made.
This anime is a perfect example—people are hating on it just because part of it was made with AI.
If you're reading this in 2045 and you’re, say, 15 years old, you might find this way of thinking strange. But this is genuinely how people felt in 2025.
