With that big announcement the Marvel characters will be available do use in Sora’s AI app, an anime-style Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage fan film from the PsyopAnime X account is blowing up online.
The short film is brutal, stylish, and unapologetically dark—pushing Marvel characters into territory fans rarely see on screen.
The project is labeled as a “non-commercial fan film and technical demo,” created to test the limits of new AI-driven animation tools and visual storytelling. If this is what AI-assisted anime can do right now, it has people paying attention. Watch below.
Cletus Kasady Starts the Bloodbath
The short opens quietly with Cletus Kasady sitting in a diner. That calm doesn’t last. Moments later, he transforms and unleashes Carnage, tearing through people with savage speed and zero restraint.
This isn’t toned down. Carnage is portrayed as pure chaos, ripping through the streets as civilians scatter.
Peter Parker With Mary Jane — Before the Call
The film briefly slows down to show Peter Parker and Mary Jane together in their apartment. It’s a grounded, emotional beat before everything goes sideways. Peter realizes something is wrong and heads out, knowing this isn’t another routine crime.
One moment stands out as Peter grapples with what he’s facing: Peter can’t believe he’s fighting real monsters.
Spider-Man vs. Carnage Under Moonlight
Spider-Man swings through the city under moonlight in classic anime fashion, silhouetted against the sky. When he finally confronts Carnage, the tone shifts again—this isn’t a villain pulling punches.
Spider-Man smashes Carnage in the face. Carnage laughs.
Venom Enters the Fight
Just when things escalate, Venom shows up, and the battle turns into a full symbiote war. Venom and Carnage clash violently, with Spider-Man caught between two living weapons.
The animation leans into exaggerated motion, heavy shadows, and visceral combat, clearly inspired by anime and manga sensibilities rather than Western superhero animation.
A Technical Demo That Feels Like a Pitch
PsyopAnime makes it clear this is not an official production: “This project is a non-commercial fan film and technical demonstration. Its purpose is to push these models to their limits and explore what’s possible with new tools in visual storytelling.”
Even so, fans are already calling it something Marvel and Sony should be paying attention to—especially given ongoing interest in darker Spider-Man stories and anime adaptations.
