AI-generated Evangelion, Yu-Gi-Oh art faces copyright infringement charges in Japan.

So, here’s the scoop: Two dudes in Japan decided to get clever with AI, using it to whip up some illegal posters of iconic anime characters like Asuka from Evangelion and Dark Magician Girl from Yu-Gi-Oh. While half of the anime fandom debates the ethics of AI art, these guys were raking in cash—around 10 million yen and 5.7 million yen respectively—until they caught the attention of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police, who were on their "cyber patrol." Talk about getting caught with your hands in the cookie jar!

Now, they’re facing copyright charges, and let me tell you, the online reactions are brutal. Seems like it’s all fair game when fans draw for fun, but once you start profiting big bucks without lifting a pencil, the community turns cold. And to top it off, their art, generated by AI, was weird enough to get people talking—mostly about how baffling it is that anyone would actually buy it. Just goes to show, you can’t play with fire and expect not to get burned!

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