Anand Mahindra Wants To Join Ghibli Trend: Reposts Ghibli-fied Picture Of Him Riding Jawa
Anand Mahindra is quite active on X (previously Twitter) and often posts interesting stuff. A recent 'repost' done by the Mahindra bossman has now caught the attention of netizens. He reshared a picture of him riding a Jawa motorcycle, imagined in Studio Ghibli style and shared online by an X user 'Engineers View'. He shared it with the caption 'Have to learn how to do this Ghibli stuff…' Mahindra-owned Classic Legends owns the brand Jawa, and Anand Mahindra is very passionate about its revival and sales.
The post has sparked a frenzy among netizens. The picture shared by the bossman shows him riding a Jawa motorcycle. The bike, however, has its side stand deployed. Users soon pointed this out in the comments. A user even went to the extent of removing the side stand digitally and adding the finished picture to the comments.
The comment box is being flooded with interesting remarks and observations about the picture. If you look closely, you will realise that the motorcycle lacks the right indicator lamp (and the right mirror). A user pointed this out by saying 'Sir challan cut jayega, 1 indicator nahi hai '- translating to ' sir, the bike is missing an indicator, You'll get challan (for not having one)...'
Some other users commented that Anand Mahindra's Ghibli avatar wasn't wearing a helmet. Many think that he looks like a superstar in the picture, and we won't disagree either.
A thoughtful comment reads: "Ghibli has made Anand Mahindra Sir a Superhero. On the other hand, pls don't learn how to Ghiblify, as OPEN AI servers are already constrained, and Sam Altman had to urge people to slow down so that his employees can catch up on some sleep."
Let us now give you some background of this comment. Ghibli-style portraits have been trending on social media for the past few days. People use ChatGPT to generate Ghibli-style pictures or to convert their own pictures to look like a scene from 'My Neighbor Totoro' or other famous animes from the studio.
The trend has been so hot that excessive requests started jamming ChatGPT servers. Open AI (the company that owns ChatGPT) bossman Sam Altman recently came up with a post on X saying 'Can yall please chill on generating images this is insane our team needs sleep'. This is what the above comment hints at.
Another comment addressed Anand Mahindra's wish to learn the 'Ghibli stuff'. It said 'Very simple sir, call the genZ in your cabin he will make sure you learn two more stuff'. While most people love Ghibli portraits, Gen Z seems to be the ones who are setting the internet on fire with these. Thus, this comment stands absolutely valid. X users have also showed up with more Ghibli-images of the Mahindra bossman. The comments on this thread are far from coming to a stall anytime soon.
Studio Ghibli Portraits: More About The Trending Animes
If you don't know it yet, Studio Ghibli is a famous Japanese anime studio, founded in 1985 by the trio- Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki. It is known for its high-quality, hand-drawn animated films which are rich in storytelling and have dream-like landscapes, pastel colours and whimsical details. While concerns about copyright, privacy and the artist's future remain, the internet loves generating and sharing these portraits.
If you are looking for a 'how to guide', the process is simple. Log in to ChatGPT (the free version), upload the photo you wish to convert and enter the right prompt (you'll find many of them online) and ask it to generate the Studio Ghibli image. The portrait should be ready in a matter of minutes.