{"slug": "we-re-experimenting-with-ai-powered-anime-style-documentation", "title": "We're experimenting with AI-powered anime-style documentation.", "summary": "A startup co-founder is experimenting with AI-generated anime-style videos to document their startup journey, turning real moments like cold outreach and product building into an animated series. The project aims to make startup documentation more engaging than traditional 'build in public' content, using AI as a creative medium for authentic storytelling.", "body_md": "[ ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaldKdSy6fx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)\n\nInstead of writing long build logs or recording traditional vlogs, my co-founder and I wanted to try something different.\n\nWe're documenting our startup journey by turning it into an AI-generated anime series.\n\nNot for fiction.\n\nFor real startup moments.\n\nEpisode 2 follows our cold outreach journey:\n\nFinding an ICP\n\nTesting different niches\n\nSending DMs\n\nGetting ignored\n\nLearning what works (and what doesn't)\n\nWe're treating this as an experiment to see whether AI-generated storytelling can make the process of building a startup more engaging than the usual \"build in public\" content.\n\nThe goal isn't perfect animation.\n\nIt's authentic documentation—with AI as the creative medium.\n\nWe're still figuring it out, improving every episode, and learning as we go.\n\nWould love to hear what fellow builders and developers think about this approach.\n\nCould AI-powered anime become a new way to document products, startups, and open-source projects?\n\nFeedback is always welcome. 🚀", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-re-experimenting-with-ai-powered-anime-style-documentation", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/harsh_a/were-experimenting-with-ai-powered-anime-style-documentation-24ph", "published_at": "2026-07-11 09:12:46+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-11 09:45:25.595057+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-tools", "ai-startups"], "entities": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-re-experimenting-with-ai-powered-anime-style-documentation", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-re-experimenting-with-ai-powered-anime-style-documentation.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-re-experimenting-with-ai-powered-anime-style-documentation.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-re-experimenting-with-ai-powered-anime-style-documentation.jsonld"}}