Anime studio DLE has announced a new brand titled “AI Kaeru Otoko Shōkai” (AI Frogman Company), aiming to produce anime using generative AI technology and bring the studio’s older works back to fans. The new brand will operate alongside DLE’s existing anime brand, “Kaeru Otoko Shōkai” (Frogman Company).
Reviving 2000s Characters With AI
DLE plans to use generative AI to create anime from the studio’s 2000s works, including Kofun Gal no Coffy and Dokan-kun, characters that appeared in the studio’s early productions, as well as anthology series such as The Frogman Show and Keihin Kazoku.
DLE will release new short AI-produced anime clips every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. Japan time, beginning from the announcement date. Viewers can watch them on the dedicated YouTube channel, TikTok account, and X account (formerly Twitter) for “AI Kaeru Otoko Shōkai.”
AI Work With Local Broadcasters
Previously, in October 2025, DLE collaborated with Shimane Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and TSK San-in Central Television to launch a short anime/AI program titled “The World of Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan” (Koizumi Yakumo no KWAIDAN no Sekai). It marked one of the studio’s early steps in using AI for anime production.
FROGMAN Becomes President of DLE
Ryō Ono, better known by the pen name FROGMAN, was officially appointed representative director and president of DLE in June 2025, succeeding Hideo Hoshi after his resignation.
FROGMAN is the creator of the famous short anime Eagle Talon (Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume), handling every stage of production himself, including direction, scripts, character design, recording, Flash animation, editing, and voice acting. DLE launched the first Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume TV series in 2006, and the franchise has since produced nine films.
Most recently, the Eagle Talon franchise welcomed a new installment, Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume XX (Eagle Talon XX, read as “double X”), which began streaming on the franchise’s YouTube channel on January 6.
Ono joined DLE as a board member in 2007 and had served as CCO (Chief Creative Officer) since 2021 before rising to the company’s top position this year.
Source: ann_jp
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