About the Project Inspiration
The project draws its essence from the conceptual universe of Joshi Riot (joshiriot.com ), where feminism, music, and resistance to brainrot blend into a poetic, cinematic vision. It’s deeply influenced by Japanese anime aesthetics, combining surreal dreamscapes, choreographed movements, and powerful female symbolism.
What it does
This is Joshi Riot’s first anime music video, kicking off a new narrative arc in which the trio fights against “brainrot” — a metaphor for toxic screen behaviors and harmful digital content.
It’s also a presentation of the group’s identity: mystical, rebellious, and unapologetically feminist.
Above all, it’s a music video built around the Japanese proverb “Nana korobi ya oki” (七転び八起き) — “Fall seven times, rise eight” — celebrating inner strength, resilience, and the courage to keep dreaming.
How I built it
This project was created entirely solo, with AI as a powerful creative partner.
Original music composition
Visual development and aesthetic research
Storyboarding and narrative design
Image generation and manual Photoshop corrections on almost every frame
Custom workflow for video generation and post-processing
Editing and final assembly
This hybrid process enabled full creative control and stylistic consistency, without a production team.
Challenges we ran into
Nearly impossible to generate complex scenes without breaking tools
Every image required manual correction, often full compositing by hand
Avoiding 3D-looking outputs, maintaining a 2D anime visual
Ensuring style coherence, consistent characters, outfits, environments, and lighting
Crafting a workflow tailored to visual complexity and narrative precision
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Overcoming all technical and artistic challenges solo
Possibly the first fully AI-generated animated music video starring a consistent anime-style trio
Establishing a new workflow for artistic animation using AI as a controlled tool
Proving the viability of solo-driven, high-quality animated production
What we learned
I now know exactly how to use these tools to reach the intended result
Never give up — every obstacle is an opportunity to refine the vision and workflow
What's next for Nana Korobi Ya Oki – Joshi Riot AI Anime Music Video
Launching a crowdfunding campaign
Connecting with producers and broadcasters for both the anime version and a live-action concept
Expanding the Joshi Riot universe with more animated content, lore, and stories
Continued creation under Masayume-studio.com
Follow the journey on joshiriot.com
Built With
- ai
- creativity
- editing
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