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| Hi creators, this is the AICU editorial team — "Creating people who create". Here is this week's pick from the creative-AI frontline in Japan. |
INTERNATIONAL AI CREATOR AWARD 2026A new light for global creativity. Creating People Who Create in the AI Creator EraTechnology and creativity, judged fairly. From Japan to the world, celebrating creators shaping our future with generative AI.
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Rethink Creative AI! Learn the Basics of Video Generation with ComfyUI using the 'Character Start Guide'
@aicujp · Aug 26, 2026
A new AICU guide for character video generation using generative AI and ComfyUI. Learn creation, setup, and ethical use with practical…
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XR Tokyo 'The Future of XR Creation': From XR to Web4, Envisioning the Next 30 Years of Creation [August 27, Shinjuku - Free Admission]
@aicujp · Aug 24, 2026
Join XR Tokyo on August 27 for 'The Future of XR Creation.' Dr. Akihiko Shirai will speak on 'Creating People Who Create: XR to Web4,'…
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I became an AICU Study navigator — I'm Marsha Arancia
@aicujp · Aug 23, 2026
Marsha Arancia is AICU Study's new navigator. She curates global AI learning resources into a Japanese catalog. Her advice: start with…
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ROBOT CARNIVAL — AI FILM CONTEST August 29 Opening Festival
@aicujp · Aug 20, 2026
The "ROBOT CARNIVAL — AI FILM CONTEST" opens August 29, 2026. Creators will submit original sci-fi videos using AI, exploring coexistence…
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Experiment with 15-second Dance Videos! Do Popular Seedance 2.0 mini Prompts Work on MiniMax H3?
@aicujp · Aug 19, 2026
We tested Seedance 2.0 mini prompts on MiniMax H3. Many elements translated well, but camera angles required adjustment. This suggests good…
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I Want to Make Longer Videos! How Many Seconds Can MiniMax H3 Be Extended To? #ComfyPods
@aicujp · Aug 17, 2026
MiniMax H3 video length limits and performance are explored. 'ComfyUI-H3-Multishot' provides a solution for seamless long videos, tackling…
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AICU's AI API 'api.aicu.ai' Now Supports Up to 10,000 Characters for ElevenLabs Japanese Speech Synthesis! Alpha Version Free Evaluation Ongoing
@aicujp · Aug 16, 2026
AICU's 'api.aicu.ai' enhances ElevenLabs Japanese TTS, allowing up to 10,000 characters. Perfect for audiobooks. Free alpha evaluation…
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School Horror Manga "YOUKAI" (18) "Saiga Takumi"
@aicujp · Aug 15, 2026
Chapter 18, "Saiga Takumi," of the school horror manga "YOUKAI" is released. This fictional work, unrelated to real events, features SAIGA…
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Full talk published: "XR to Web4 — How We Make Social Good" (XR Tokyo)
Delivered in English at XR Tokyo on 27 August 2026. From XR to Web4, and why "creating people who create" can be a social good. All 19 slides are now published, with translations.
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New book: "Create and Move Your Characters" — Image & Video Generative AI Starter Guide (Sept 19)
A character that existed only in your head appears in front of you, changes expression, and starts moving through a story.
From the basics of image generation to building your own character, video generation, and the practical side of copyright, contracts and ethics. A hands-on introduction that turns "making an image with AI" into "having your own expression". No high-spec PC required. (Japanese language, from SB Creative.)
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AICU Magazine V27 (Aug 2026)
Our monthly magazine on creative AI. Japanese language.
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AICU API — Japanese text-to-speech, up to 10,000 characters
Our API platform now supports high-quality Japanese speech synthesis via ElevenLabs. Free evaluation during the alpha.
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Read AICU in English
Articles are published in Japanese first. Links in this issue open a machine-translated English view, so you can follow the Japanese creative-AI scene as it happens.
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Creating people who create in the Creative AI era — AICU
AICU Inc. / Akihiko SHIRAI, Ph.D.
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