: This paper suggests that manga fan art practices on platforms like Pixiv can impact pedagogy and nurture youth creativity. It highlights how readers engage in "what if" creative thinking through their art.

: This empirical study investigates how AI-generated content (AIGC) has altered the Pixiv ecosystem. Researchers analyzed a dataset of 15.2 million artworks to measure changes in content creation and consumption patterns, noting a significant increase in total uploads but a decline in human-generated registrations.

: A more recent study focusing on the "crowding out" effect of AI tools. It found that while comic artists remained relatively stable due to the need for stylistic consistency, individual illustrators saw a decline in post uploads following the launch of AI features.