# clm_618FBD8B99CD

subject: Preferred Networks (/record/preferred-networks.md)  
predicate: launched  
value: Petalica Paint™ for Manga  
valid_from: 2021-05-28  
valid_to: null  
published: 2021-05-27  
recorded: 2026-11-14  
confidence: 0.70  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-14  
cite: AsOf. "Preferred Networks launched: Petalica Paint™ for Manga", as of 2021-05-28. Claim clm_618FBD8B99CD, https://asof.is/claim/clm_618FBD8B99CD, accessed 2026-11-14. Source: https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20210528.  
checked: 2026-11-14 · its source page states the value and the date, as read by an AI model  

> TOKYO – May 28, 2021 – Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN) and pixiv Inc., the operator of an online artist community , today launched Petalica Paint™ for Manga, an automatic manga coloring service powered by PFN’s artificial intelligence technology

What https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20210528 says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.preferred.jp/en/news/pr20210528 (primary, Preferred Networks, published 2021-05-27)

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