# ChatGPT Ghibli portraits

> The White House’s Ghibli-style derivative drew 76.2 million X views.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Trend & aesthetic
- Sector: Culture (no sector)
- Seed date: 2025-03-25
- Peak date: Week of Apr 3, 2025
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 58 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Shareable output, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy, Political adoption

## Summary

After OpenAI’s anime demo, Slatton posted a Ghibli-style family portrait. Users, political accounts and McDonald’s copied the format. The White House derivative drew more X views than Slatton’s; OpenAI announced rate limits.

## Timeline

- 2025-03-25 — OpenAI / @sama (X) — Altman posted the launch demo’s anime group selfie at 18:20 UTC.
- 2025-03-25 — @GrantSlatton (X) — Slatton posted his family’s Ghibli-style portrait at 20:26 UTC after seeing the demo. (53.3M live X views, checked Oct 13, 2026)
- 2025-03-26 — @adtac_ / @HealingCynic / @keysmashbandit (X) — Users quote-posted Slatton with Ghibli edits of historical photos and a prediction of filter glasses.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/chatgpt-ghibli-portraits

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “ChatGPT Ghibli portraits.” Case HIS-00086. Spread Score v1.2: 58/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00086