Ranma 1/2 It is one of the cult sagas that over the decades has achieved a permanent fan base both from the old school and from new generations. So the tributes in his honor from the community dedicated to fan art They are still present, even using Artificial Intelligence systems.
Throughout 2023 we have seen how this practice, so popular in Japan during the pandemic years, has been promoted, particularly in the West. Where the otaku from different sagas used these AI sites to help them create illustrations that turned manga and anime characters into apparently real subjects.
With the passage of time this aspect of Fan Art has been perfected, achieving pieces where the barrier of the Uncanny Valley feels increasingly thinner and fragile. While in other cases artists have taken advantage of the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence to create portraits with particular facial features.
On this occasion we have one of these particular cases, where the character does look hyperrealistic, preserving some of the distinctive features of any protagonist of a 100% Japanese anime.
Akane Tendo from Ranma 1/2 looks as real as it is disturbing thanks to this Fan Art created using Artificial Intelligence
There is a wide range of websites on the Internet that serve as portfolio galleries where users can share their work among other fans of Fan Art. Reddit and Pinterest Perhaps they would be the best known sites, but there are some peculiar alternatives.
For example, it is from the site of Civitai Plus, where the user goes under the name of YeiYeiArt has shared a disturbing image in honor of Akane Tendo, which stands out for two particular factors: Its realism and the proportion of its facial features.
He prompt for the creation of this piece, apparently generated through the AI of Midjourneyis quite peculiar and clearly reflects the artist’s intention when creating the illustration:
“Akane Tendo waifu, cute, smile, (school uniform), idol pose, nervous, short hair, looking at viewer, (realistic).”
Fortunately, the author of the work shared the articulation of his instruction to Artificial Intelligence, which makes it possible to generate our own piece of Ranma 1/2 Fan Art by modifying some parameters of the text.
In any case, the illustration maintains the oriental trend of these types of pieces, where different elements such as huge eyes are not left behind.