# ‘Pokemon’ Anime Studio OLM Trains AI Coloring Tool on Just Three Frames in Japan Government-Backed Project

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pokemon-anime-studio-olm-trains-ai-coloring-tool-on-just-three-frames-in-japan-government-backed-project/
- Published: 2026-11-07T23:43:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T00:36:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/markets-festivals/pokemon-anime-studio-olm-ai-coloring-tool-three-frames-1236942198/
- Topics: AI, Asia, Entertainment, Film, Gaming, Government, Politics, Technology, TV, World

## Key points

- OLM’s tool learns a show’s colours from three frames.
- It colours later frames in about 15 seconds each.
- OLM estimates painting workload has fallen by around 30%.

## Summary

OLM, the Japanese animation studio behind the Pokémon series and films, has developed a tool that learns a production’s colouring style from three hand-painted frames. The work is part of a Japanese government-backed research project, and OLM says the tool could reduce repetitive painting while fitting into existing animation workflows.

The system learns the line shapes and palette in about 90 seconds, then colours each remaining frame in roughly 15 seconds; OLM estimates it has cut painting workload by around 30% at proof-of-concept stage. OLM says it is trained only on frames from the production it is assisting, and that human reviewers still check every result. The article also describes Toon Boom’s developing tools and stresses that professional animation needs precise, editable results, not merely close approximations.

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