Animators are only human, and mistakes can happen. But an artist from One Piece now has to face accusations that he used AI for his scene in the anime.
What mistake did the artist make? In the current One Piece episode 1149, there is a scene with Nusjuro, one of the Five Elders, drawing his sword for battle. He is about to attack Jewelry Bonney, who is actually a child. However, she is ultimately saved by Franky.
For about a second, Nusjuro holds his hand on the sword’s hilt. Those who look closely will see that the immortal fighter has one finger too many. A picture on Reddit shows that the thumb below the sword’s hilt actually wouldn’t have been necessary:
And this mistake has now apparently caused a shitstorm for the artist. He has been inundated with negative comments so much that he is now justifying himself.
Fans accuse the artist of using AI
What do fans say about the mistake? On Reddit, some users write that they can’t understand how such a mistake could go unnoticed until the episode aired. There have even been many fans who attacked the artist on social media.
They accused him of using artificial intelligence to draw. As a result, the mistake was made and went unnoticed. In the early days, AI particularly struggled with hands and was bad at generating them. Often, this ended up with an incorrect number of fingers, according to the users.
What does the artist say about it? On his profile on X, the artist apologizes for the mistake. He denies using artificial intelligence:
After someone from overseas pointed it out to me, I realized that I made a mistake with the number of fingers in the graphic, and I’m really sorry now. Why didn’t I notice it? It passed all checks, so I’m really sorry. I saw something about AI, but I am totally analog myself.
This is especially bad for him because he will not be working on One Piece for a few years. He will be working on a new project in the coming years. So fans will likely not see him reflect on this mistake and improve for several years.
Following his apology, fans show themselves to be much more understanding in his comments. They would forgive him for the mistake and do not find it bad if a picture turns out not well. They rate all his other pictures a 10/10.
But this is not the only mistake that the creators of One Piece have made. In one scene, the artists apparently forgot that a character had rushed forward and drew him twice: Anime of One Piece contains a mistake – A popular character suddenly appears twice
