Lost Marbles

Dale Williams (The Reel Robot)

One of the earliest AI-generated anime shorts, created during the first wave of AI filmmaking in mid-2023. Made with the tools available at the time: Midjourney for imagery and early Runway Gen-2 for video generation. Williams would go on to become one of the most visible AI animators in the community, with over 7 million views and multiple festival awards. Lost Marbles is where that journey began.

Made with Midjourney, Runway Gen-2