June 2, 2026
The near future of AI-generated film and TV isn’t live-action, it’s animation, and now we have more proof. The NBA’s Western Conference Finals snagged some of its highest ratings in recent history as the San Antonio Spurs, led by Victor Wembanyama, faced the Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) over the last two weeks. Social media fueled a lot of the drama, as 7-foot-5-inch Wembanyama, aka “The Alien” aka Wemby, dominated OKC, which was led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a player who social media users have roasted for frequently flopping like a European soccer player.
One Los Angeles-based AI video creator, 27-year-old Jake Wang (going by JYLFeng on Twitter/X.com), decided to document the drama in a series of short anime videos directly inspired by the popular Attack on Titan manga/anime series. It’s called Attack on Wemby. But this isn’t your normal AI video, it’s actually done in a way that is very close to the actual Attack on Titan, including Japanese-language dialogue with English subtitles. “It felt more true to the Attack on Titan experience over having everyone speak in English,” says Wang. “It was also interesting to see NBA stars speaking in Japanese. My dominant language is still English, so I subtitled the videos in English.” The video also features classic anime background music, giving the Attack on Wemby videos an even more authentic anime feel.
For those who have been closely following the NBA Western Conference Finals, Attack on Wemby offers stunningly precise detail on all the key moments that occurred during the series. Attack on Wemby has everything: Wembanyama taking Chet Holmgren’s basketball soul, Dylan Harper holding Stephon Castle back from fighting, referees working to help OKC, Luke Kornet preparing for his big, series-clinching block, Jared McCain smiling while attacking, and Alex Caruso coming to OKC’s rescue.
But it gets even more detailed as additional real-life events are depicted, like former Spurs coach Gregg Popovich rallying the team, a group of nuns appearing to encourage the Spurs, and yes, even the two viral women sitting behind Spurs coach Mitch Johnson, showing off their Spurs-supportive décolletage. There’s also a reference to Holmgren now famously stepping on Wemby’s foot during a free-throw moment, and rookie Carter Bryant being close to tears after making a mistake and being admonished by coach Johnson—these things really happened, and the video captures them with perfect satiric wit. Even LeBron James and Tim Duncan make brief appearances as ghostly, Jedi-style advisors.
It’s clear that Wang is a hardcore NBA fan, and viewers will appreciate the detail he included in every entry, which is combined in one five-minute YouTube video that currently has 108,000 views, 8,800 Likes, and only 51 Dislikes. If people say they hate “AI slop” videos, this is clearly the kind of AI video they love. Wang says he used a tool called Topview AI, a Singapore-based startup where he’s a platform partner, to create the video series.
The final scene in Attack on Wemby shows the Spurs arriving in New York City to battle the Knicks, but first facing the city’s new Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, appropriately dressed in a soccer jersey, since he’s known to be more of an international soccer fan.
Based on the success of Attack on Wemby, the next entry in the series is sure to go viral as well, as the NBA Finals begin tomorrow in San Antonio. “I’ll be dropping the first episode of Spurs vs. Knicks on the day of the first match,” says Wang. “So stay tuned. I think fans of both sides will enjoy it.”
