Oh it absolutely is 
That was my first thought too lol. Especially the fact it says “eat your greens” lmao
So, how much plastic surgery has Yukihiro had done?
The tray reminds me of those tv dinner trays I had as a kid in the 90’s. Everything about the release feels super nostalgic. The colors, the batman, the pizza. Now all we need is a cheesey pizza delivery ad promoting the EP.
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Makes me think of food trays you see at restaurants and food courts
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Will they have a deluxe delivery option where Kyo personally delivers your order?
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Would’ve been a good opportunity to bundle in one of those paper hats that are so iconic at classic burger joints.
Or a crown perhaps.
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Let’s keep going!
Paremsan / hot pepper packets, but they’re filled with a set of guitar picks instead
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Knowing that Kyo named several Bauhaus records as his “desert island picks” (as far as I know), not too suprised tbh.
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Can’t forget the little plastic pizza table.
Make these in several colors and designs, or have them correspond with band members like those acrylic stands.
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Miya’s look freaked me out 
Still sad Kyo’s production company found out about AI art…
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Yeah. I noticed on Instagram that the BATMAN and Vendetta artworks have been labelled as AI generated. It’s really quite disappointing; they wouldn’t be that difficult to make via traditional means. Especially the BATMAN art.
- Take a picture of birds in the sky.
- Take a picture of the side of a building (the first two steps can be combined if you’re lucky).
- Find a public domain image online of a bat with wings outstretched.
- Cut out the pieces you want and stick them on a bit of black paper.
- Run this collage through a photocopier.
- If necessary, degrade the image further by photocopying the photocopy several times.
- Scan into the computer, crop, add text and logo, adjust contrast if required.
Art can be fun. It’s rewarding to realise something you conceived of and built entirely yourself. Why Kyo of all people doesn’t get this is bizarre.
I was in the King’s Cross area a few weeks ago. The esteemed art university Central St Martins is also around there. Outside the building, they had a ton of posters of current students’ work, which was… wait for it… all AI generated. While I haven’t been in the art world for many years, this was quite disturbing to me. This path may simply be the future for artists going forward.
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I noticed that AI label earlier too and it seems to be manually designated by the uploader rather than some sort of automatic detection.
While Batman is most likely AI, I spent a long time looking closely at Vendetta and I see no evidence. Just looks like a collage to me, with none of the telltale signs even in the most minute details.
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Tbh none of these look AI to me. Even zoomed in, it looks legit. No wonky lines, no inconsistencies.
But who knows, maybe it’s not the artworks that are AI made, but the songs LOL
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Based take, Kumanosuke.
Next, we’ll be realizing/seeing that Kyo has been AI this whole time. There is no reason for Kyo’s music to be like his teeth: in business for themselves.
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There’s a thread for speaking more specifically on AI in VK, but when I look at these three covers, I see evidence of skills that AI just can’t pull off well. Clean collage cuts, applying a convincing texture filter, etc.
The character on the front cover definitely looks hand drawn to me, while the background is photo collage.
There may be some AI elements, but these all seem to have had a human touch and review. Which is marginally better than just having the throw up machine generate it for them and calling it a day.
That said, I’m excited to hear the new track. I’ve been listening to them a lot in anticipation.
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The teaser ain’t anything amazing, as it is a very straightforward song. But in a wierd way, that is what gives me some optimism for this release
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The teaser doesn’t seem to be AI generated in my eyes.
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Already sounds better than everything they’ve done to this point. I’m intrigued.
Interesting! I have no idea where this band is going and I like it.
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