The video above features an apparent short sample of an AI-replicated voice from the late voice actor Kenji Utsumi (Fist of the North Star’s Raoh, Dr. Slump’s Senbei Norimak, Fullmetal Alchemist’s Alex Louis Armstrong) at the very end.
The app features classic works of Japanese literature read by synthesized voices of three notable voice actors, replicated with AI technology from the company CoeFont.
The video includes positive feedback on the technology from Kentarō Utsumi, Kenji Utsumi’s son and the head of the Ken Production talent agency.
The video below uses narration by an AI-replicated voice from Shūichirō Umeda (Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie’s Izumi, My Life as Inukai-san’s Dog’s Pochita).