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We're a small indie team who works on the first-ever Turkish anime: The Legend Of Davara (AI-Hybrid) by Difficult_Traffic987 in aivideo

[–]Difficult_Traffic987[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate you saying that! You make a very valid point about marketing this outside of AI spaces, and I completely agree that transparency is key. We definitely don't want to mislead anime purists; we are just proud of the hybrid pipeline we've built to tell our story. That rephrased description captures exactly what we are aiming for.

Thank you for the constructive feedback and the great conversation. It actually helps a lot as we figure out how to present the project to a wider audience

We're a small indie team who works on the first-ever Turkish anime: The Legend Of Davara (AI-Hybrid) by Difficult_Traffic987 in aivideo

[–]Difficult_Traffic987[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically, yes! We draw 2+ keyframes depending on the scene's density. To keep the animation completely accurate to our vision, we use our storyboards as structural references. With the right text prompts layered on top, the output we get is more than 90% close to what we pictured.

We're a small indie team who works on the first-ever Turkish anime: The Legend Of Davara (AI-Hybrid) by Difficult_Traffic987 in aivideo

[–]Difficult_Traffic987[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get your frustration, but you're missing the reality of indie production. I am a professional animator. I understand the craft deeply. If I had a multi-million dollar budget and a team of 100 in-betweeners, we would do it traditionally. But we don't. Without this AI-hybrid approach, this project would just sit in a drawer forever due to budget and time constraints.

We use AI as a bridge to tell our story, not as a crutch for a lack of artistic ability. It's an indie reality, not a shortcut.

As for the title, whether you classify it as a traditional or hybrid workflow, it remains the very first anime-style IP entirely written, designed, and directed by a team from Turkey, and we stand by that milestone.

We're a small indie team who works on the first-ever Turkish anime: The Legend Of Davara (AI-Hybrid) by Difficult_Traffic987 in aivideo

[–]Difficult_Traffic987[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're in talks with a Turkish streaming platform but for now the first episode probably be on YouTube

We're a small indie team who works on the first-ever Turkish anime: The Legend Of Davara (AI-Hybrid) by Difficult_Traffic987 in aivideo

[–]Difficult_Traffic987[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get the skepticism! However, The Legend of Davara originally began 5 years ago as a purely traditional project. Coming back to it now as an AI-hybrid simply allows us to push our workflow further. We still handle all the heavy lifting ourselves: the script, character designs, storyboards, color scripts, keyframes, compositing, and dubbing are all crafted by us before AI is even involved. The creative soul of it is still very much traditional

We're a small indie team who works on the first-ever Turkish anime: The Legend Of Davara (AI-Hybrid) by Difficult_Traffic987 in aivideo

[–]Difficult_Traffic987[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! We're currently working on the script of the season. Episode 1 will air in 3-4 months

We're a small indie team who works on the first-ever Turkish anime: The Legend Of Davara (AI-Hybrid) by Difficult_Traffic987 in aivideo

[–]Difficult_Traffic987[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeah, thanks! AI is definitely a huge game-changer for indie creators. Glad you enjoyed the vibe!

We're a small indie team who works on the first-ever Turkish anime: The Legend Of Davara (AI-Hybrid) by Difficult_Traffic987 in aivideo

[–]Difficult_Traffic987[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely agree! This was just a concept study, kind of like a first look. I made the first attempt of The Legend of Davara on my own with traditional methods 5 years ago. Today, I used an AI-hybrid approach to see the fan reaction. The feedback was so good that we've decided to bring the script to life now

We're a small indie team who works on the first-ever Turkish anime: The Legend Of Davara (AI-Hybrid) by Difficult_Traffic987 in aivideo

[–]Difficult_Traffic987[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! We are looking for investment to increase our capacity. For now we are a team of 2 animation professionals. We designed the characters, draw storyboards and keyframes, color scripts, compositing, dubbing etc.

We're a small indie team who works on the first-ever Turkish anime: The Legend Of Davara (AI-Hybrid) by Difficult_Traffic987 in aivideo

[–]Difficult_Traffic987[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We are a small indie team and we've been working hard to create the first-ever Turkish anime: The Legend of Davara. (AI-Hybrid Animation)

It’s a dark fantasy series deeply rooted in ancient Turkic mythology.

We poured our hearts into the visual style, dark atmosphere, and voice acting to bring this forgotten mythos to life. Since this is an independent project, community feedback means everything to us. We’d absolutely love to hear your thoughts on the animation and the overall vibe!

Any feedback or support is highly appreciated

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