Jujutsu Kaisen Voice Actor Kenjiro Tsuda’s AI Voice Lawsuit Gets Landmark Ruling as Japan Court Recognizes Voice as a Publicity Right, But Rejects His TikTok Video Removal Request

Kenjiro Tsuda’s legal battle over the alleged AI imitation of his voice has resulted in a significant ruling for voice actors and generative AI in Japan. The Tokyo District Court has recognized that a person’s voice can fall under publicity-right protection, marking the country’s first such judgment, while ultimately rejecting Tsuda’s request to have the disputed TikTok videos removed. Tsuda, best known to anime fans as Kento Nanami in Jujutsu Kaisen, sued TikTok’s operator over videos featuring narration he argued…