OpenAI’s latest GPT-4o model has captured widespread attention with its ability to generate images in the iconic Studio Ghibli style. While the tool has drawn praise for its stunning visuals, it has also sparked debate over copyright concerns and the lack of human creativity in art.

As interest in AI-generated Ghibli-style art surges, users have started experimenting with creative prompts to make their own animated sequences. Since access to Sora remains exclusive to premium users, one Reddit user devised a clever workaround to achieve a similar effect.

A Redditor, known as u/TheKlingKong, shared a method that involves feeding ChatGPT an existing image from a well-known Japanese anime. The chatbot then utilises its built-in image generation and encoding features to create an MP4 video.

In the shared post, u/TheKlingKong demonstrated the step-by-step process of creating an AI-generated Ghibli-style video. The user prompted ChatGPT with the command, “Make 10 images. Frame by frame. As she pulls out a folded piece of notebook paper. After all images are complete, use python to stitch them together in order and save it as a 5 FPS mp4 video”.

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Prompt given by the Reddit user | Photo: Reddit- u/TheKlingKong 

The final video, generated through ChatGPT’s image creation and Python-based stitching process, showcased a brief but recognisable Ghibli-style animation. While the output successfully captured the essence of hand-drawn animation, it was limited in frame count due to system restrictions. After sharing the result, u/TheKlingKong commented, "Rate limits only allowed 5 frames," highlighting the constraints of the free workaround.

With AI art tools evolving rapidly, the discovery of such workarounds could pave the way for more users to explore and create Studio Ghibli-inspired content—without requiring premium access to OpenAI’s video generator.