The fourth season of the Ascendance of a Bookworm anime, produced by WIT Studio, premiered on April 4 this year, though to an unexpectedly rocky start. The long-running series was faced with serious backlash after the reveal of the animated opening sequence, which viewers suspected featured AI-generated assets. In response to the criticism, WIT Studio posted an official announcement on April 10, in which it states that upon investigation into the opening’s production process, it confirmed that generative AI was involved. Consequently, the opening sequence recently published on YouTube has been removed from the platform. ……
I’ve read bits of the light novel already, mostly because I was unsatisfied with the manga. I think I reached the point Myne manages to get the print the children’s book?
Then I had to stop it due to time issues, and never picked it up again. Might as well do it now~