Honestly, it's surprising no other anime was caught using AI yet.
Summary:
The Fire Hunter is a fairly unique fantasy series, and S2 is currently airing.
S1 already didn't have the best production values, although some of that might have been a stylistic choice.
Fans claim some of S2 art is made by generative AI tools.
The Fire Hunter (Hikari no Ou) isn't an anime many people have heard of, despite the second season airing now. It never really got very popular even when the first season aired back last winter. Despite that, a sequel was still announced — although many fans speculated that the anime was initially planned for two split cours.
Despite the apparent lack of popularity, those who actually watched the series mostly thought it wasn't bad. Yes, it did have a relatively slow beginning — but if you got through that part, it was surprisingly interesting.
The production values of the series weren't the best, though, and raised concerns about the future of the sequel — and these concerns have proven themselves to be valid.
What is the show about?
The premise of The Fire Hunter is fairly unique — we don't really see many anime like that. In the anime, the human civilization evolves in a way that they spontaneously combust when they are near open fire.
This kind of setting isn't something we see in anime very often, if ever. Its uniqueness alone is appealing enough to start the series, and the actual storyline isn't bad, either. The first season is obviously unfinished, and so, fans proceeded to watch Season 2 (which is airing now). However, that's where the problems became apparent.
It didn't look very good in the first place
The subpar production values never really became better, despite a 9-month break between the seasons. In fact, they became worse, but that alone wouldn't be enough to stop the viewers from watching the series.
Low-quality animation indicates some internal issues in production, of course, but The Fire Hunter is not really an anime about action scenes — and fans could tolerate occasional poorly-animated scenes.
A lot of gorgeous still art shots in Season 1 somewhat compensated for lacking animation. Arguably a stylistic choice, they were in general liked by viewers. Season 2 continues the tradition of using these shots for significant scenes — except now, fans heavily suspect them of being generated by AI.
Proof of AI use
The claims about some of the series' art being generated by AI stem from blatant mistakes in some of this art. That includes the common traits of AI art like bizarre anatomy and the wrong number of fingers.
However, some fans argue that the art is still mostly done by humans — who are, perhaps, painting over the AI-composed shots. That doesn't excuse the blatant mistakes, however, and viewers sincerely hope they will be fixed in the BD release.
Honestly, it's surprising no other anime was caught using AI yet.
Summary:
The Fire Hunter is a fairly unique fantasy series, and S2 is currently airing.
S1 already didn't have the best production values, although some of that might have been a stylistic choice.
Fans claim some of S2 art is made by generative AI tools.
The Fire Hunter (Hikari no Ou) isn't an anime many people have heard of, despite the second season airing now. It never really got very popular even when the first season aired back last winter. Despite that, a sequel was still announced — although many fans speculated that the anime was initially planned for two split cours.
Despite the apparent lack of popularity, those who actually watched the series mostly thought it wasn't bad. Yes, it did have a relatively slow beginning — but if you got through that part, it was surprisingly interesting.
The production values of the series weren't the best, though, and raised concerns about the future of the sequel — and these concerns have proven themselves to be valid.
What is the show about?
The premise of The Fire Hunter is fairly unique — we don't really see many anime like that. In the anime, the human civilization evolves in a way that they spontaneously combust when they are near open fire.
This kind of setting isn't something we see in anime very often, if ever. Its uniqueness alone is appealing enough to start the series, and the actual storyline isn't bad, either. The first season is obviously unfinished, and so, fans proceeded to watch Season 2 (which is airing now). However, that's where the problems became apparent.
It didn't look very good in the first place
The subpar production values never really became better, despite a 9-month break between the seasons. In fact, they became worse, but that alone wouldn't be enough to stop the viewers from watching the series.
Low-quality animation indicates some internal issues in production, of course, but The Fire Hunter is not really an anime about action scenes — and fans could tolerate occasional poorly-animated scenes.
A lot of gorgeous still art shots in Season 1 somewhat compensated for lacking animation. Arguably a stylistic choice, they were in general liked by viewers. Season 2 continues the tradition of using these shots for significant scenes — except now, fans heavily suspect them of being generated by AI.
Proof of AI use
The claims about some of the series' art being generated by AI stem from blatant mistakes in some of this art. That includes the common traits of AI art like bizarre anatomy and the wrong number of fingers.
However, some fans argue that the art is still mostly done by humans — who are, perhaps, painting over the AI-composed shots. That doesn't excuse the blatant mistakes, however, and viewers sincerely hope they will be fixed in the BD release.
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