Original | Odaily (@OdailyChina）
Author | Ethan (@ethanzhang_web3）
If you open X right now, you're likely to see more than one post with Ghibli-style images in your feed. Behind this trend is ChatGPT's recently launched new image generation feature. Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki, who can be considered the top cultural exporters of Japan, are now blowing through various corners of the global internet through this 2C AI application scenario.
Celebrity Effect Driving Trend Spread
On March 26, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was the first to join this trend, posting a self-deprecating tweet about being unexpectedly "Ghiblified" and changing his profile picture to a Ghibli-style image. This tweet quickly attracted massive attention and became a hot topic on social media.
Subsequently, tech and crypto celebrities most sensitive to trends also followed suit, uploading their "Ghiblified" avatars. For example, Musk mentioned "this is today's theme" and shared his Ghibli-style image. Moreover, CZ, founder of Binance, and Michael Saylor, founder of MicroStrategy, also uploaded images rendered in Ghibli style, fully demonstrating the trend's powerful infectivity.
Rise of MEME Coin Fever
Social hotspots and internet memes are often fertile ground for MEME coins to draw inspiration. This Ghibli-style trend indeed spawned many related theme MEME coins. Meme coins like "Ghiblification", "GhibliCZ", and "Ghibli Doge" quickly became popular. Odaily selects a few representatives for a brief introduction:
1. Ghiblification/Ghibli (Full Name/Token Symbol); Solana; CA: 4TBi...pump
Highest Market Cap: $37.58 million
Currently Dropped: 8.03%
Current Market Cap: $34.56 million
2. GhibliCZ/Ghibli (Full Name/Token Symbol); BNB Chain; CA: 0x79…03f3
Highest Market Cap: $15.38 million
Currently Dropped: 45.9%
Current Market Cap: $8.32 million
3. Ghibli Doge/Ghiblidoge (Full Name/Token Symbol); Solana; CA: 6mq2...pump
Highest Market Cap: $1.01 million
Currently Dropped: 82.47%
Current Market Cap: $177,000
Currently, the trend of changing avatars and creating various Ghibli-style images continues. The viral spread pattern of popular filters, lenses, and challenges from 10 years ago seems to still apply to today's internet world. The difference is that the emergence of MEME coins has tokenized, financialized, and speculated attention. Here, Odaily also wants to remind everyone that while this trend may bring some short-term investment opportunities, it's more important to withdraw in time under such "fast food" style heat.
