Japan's anime industry is facing a new threat: copyright infringement made easy by AI. The illicit use of the technology is undermining the gasoline in Japan's soft power engine.

But is it possible to create a cartoon from a single comic book frame? With the cooperation of Shuho Sato, a popular manga artist known for such works as "Give My Regards to Black Jack," we examine this question.

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