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Wit Studio Redraws AI Backgrounds After Backlash

4/11/2026

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  • Wit Studio faced backlash for using AI-generated backgrounds in Ascendance of a Bookworm, season four.
  • On April 10, 2026, the studio acknowledged the issue and said it would redraw the backgrounds.
  • Netflix Japan defended AI usage as a response to labor shortages.
  • This incident marks Wit Studio's second public infraction involving AI.