VIDEO: Why the crunch-ridden anime industry rejects AI as a lifeline – South China Morning Post

The South China Morning Post looks at the anime industry and details how it faces a labor shortage against the rise of generative AI while looking at one China-based studio that firmly rejects it on ideological grounds

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Humberto Saabedra

Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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Date March 30, 2026 Updated June 4, 2026 Category Anime

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