Is Studi Ghibli crypto the new meta? Elon Musk’s crypto trends are nothing new, but now Sam Altman and XRP Brad Garlinghouse are in on the Ghibli GPT update trend—and meme coin makers are taking notice.
From Howls Moving Castle to My Neighbour Totaro, Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli has brought heart-warming stories and the magic of Japanese art-house animation to touch the lives of millions around the world.
Following the latest ChatGPT update, which has wholly revamped image generation capabilities, a new trend is ripping through social media as users scramble to ‘Ghiblify’ their photos.
It's been 24 hours since OpenAI unexpectedly shook the AI image world with 4o image generation.
Here are the 14 most mindblowing examples so far (100% AI-generated):
1. Studio ghibli style memespic.twitter.com/E38mBnPnQh
— Barsee 🐶 (@heyBarsee) March 26, 2025
Notably, the newly released image generation chatbot marks a significant juncture in the relationship between OpenAI and DALL-E (the previous supplier of GPT generative image capabilities).
Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Brad Garlinghouse Bring Studio Ghibli to Crypto Community
While the new GPT image generation tool can handle a wide range of tasks, from making comic strips to higher-level graphic design tasks, the internet has latched onto the Studio Ghibli vibe as part of a classic clamor for nostalgia.
Theme of the day pic.twitter.com/2ioG0StAxL
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 26, 2025
However, the Ghibli trend has also been mainlined by high-profile tech figures such as X Owner Elon Musk, who created a studio Ghibli depiction of himself as the ‘Dogefather’ in The Lion King.
Meanwhile, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse leaped on the trend in another instance after his co-founder, David Schwartz, created a similar anime-styled image of the two XRP co-founders.
Caption this photo. pic.twitter.com/Z468Qzyid3
— David "JoelKatz" Schwartz (@JoelKatz) March 26, 2025
Not one to miss a marketing trick, the AI poster boy Sam Altman also joined the trend, posting several ‘ghiblified’ images of his top team.
this was a real labor of love from @gabeeegoooh. congrats gabe; excellent work!
here is what we generated during the livestream: pic.twitter.com/fmHWp4d9AF
— Sam Altman (@sama) March 25, 2025
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Meme Coin Markets React With Speed: Studio Ghibli Crypto Skyrocket Amid Trend
Ever-reactive meme coin developers were quick to leap on the trend, with a flurry of Studio Ghibli-themed coins launching late last night amid the trend.
And it appears the market has already chosen a winner amongst the swathe of new Studio Ghibli crypto, with the launch of ‘GHIBLI’ on Solana breaking out to take the top spot on GeckoTerminal.
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GHIBLI blasted high with a whopping +3,048% pump in the aftermath of the news, quickly followed by a resounding -30% sell-off, although the price now appears to be once again finding feet above lower support at $0.015.
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