Gkids, the North American distributor for Studio Ghibli films, is using a statement about the box office for a “Princess Mononoke” re-release to perhaps make an oblique commentary on the recent release of an AI tool that replicates the style of the iconic animation studio.

OpenAI’s new image generator has released a surge of Studio Ghibli inspired images that go against the philosophy of the legendary animation studio and Hayao Miyazaki.