What is the Studio Ghibli style? Everything about Open AI’s Chat GPT’s new feature

On March 26, 2025, Open AI launched a brand new image-generation feature for Chat GPT, dubbed Studio Ghibli style. Soon after its launch, the new feature went viral across social media platforms as users flooded the internet with their Studio Ghibli-style images created by Chat GPT.

The new feature's name holds special significance. The Japanese name for Studio Ghibli, Jiburi, is derived from the Italian term "ghibli" (meaning "hot desert wind"), which Hayao Miyazaki picked to signify that the studio will "blow a new wind through the anime industry."

Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, and manga creator. He co-established Studio Ghibli and currently holds the position of honorary chairman.

The Ghibli illustration style is well-known in the Japanese anime industry and has grown into a variety of media genres, including short subjects, commercials, and television films.

The founder of Open AI, Sam Altman, tweeted on X after witnessing the viral trend around the new Studio Ghibli studio of Chat GPT. Sam Altman's tweet wittily summarizes his decade-long career in AI: 7.5 years of indifference, 2.5 years of critique, and currently, memes depicting him as a "twink" in the whimsical aesthetic of Studio Ghibli, leveraging OpenAI's latest image generator.

“> be me / > grind for a decade trying to help make superintelligence to cure cancer or whatever / > mostly no one cares for first 7.5 years, then for 2.5 years everyone hates you for everything / > wake up one day to hundreds of messages: ‘look i made you into a twink ghibli style haha.'” Sam Altman wrote.

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Internet gives mixed reactions to Studio Ghibli's style image generation model

Netizens filled the internet with their own creativity and images created with Studio Ghibli style via Open AI’s Chat GPT. They also gave their reactions on it. While some called it a wonderful tool, others said it is truly the GOAT.

“Give people wonderful tools, and they'll do wonderful things,” an X user expressed.

“This sometimes feels like a dark timeline, so if AI-driven ghiblification of everything is the next step, I'll take it.,” another user stated.

“The ghibli prompt is truly GOAT,” a netizen commented.

“I gave in and tried out Ghibli. iconic.,” stated another user.

Some loved the new image generator, while others said it was incredible.

“Ok I think I’m in love with ChatGPT’s new image editing feature. Can turn all my family photos into Ghibli portraits.,” a user commented.

“Ghibli style image! I've been obsessed with this since the ChatGPT update came out,” another netizen commented.

“incredible. i can look like a monster energy–sponsored unibomber in both real life and ghibli style. thank you, ai. truly, we’ve peaked as a species.,” an X user wrote.

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How to use Studio Ghibli Style on Chat GPT

To use the Studio Ghibli style image generation, the subscribed users can easily share their desired image to Chat GPT, which will be followed by a prompt. The user needs to type their prompt and instruct Chat GPT to convert it into Studio Ghibli style. Within a few seconds, image generation takes place, and it converts the real image into Ghibli style, or in simpler terms, into an anime style image.

The generated image will show the exact recreation in Ghibli style. The new style keeps intact the text, the posture, and other details similar to the real image.

The image appears similar to those seen in Japanese anime like Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, One Piece, Spirited Away, and more.

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