Official Azur Lane artist Alisa has been accused of using another person’s artwork for the background of one of their illustrations, perhaps a predictable outcome for a Chinese artist.

An astute Twitter individual presented his evidence by first starting with an illustration sketched by artist Anmi, as the artist provided the PSD file for the illustration on Pixiv:

The sleuth then pointed out one of Alisa’s illustrations, which they contributed to an unofficial fanart book back in 2017 consisting of works from several different artists:

The Twitter theorist overlapped the two images and noted that the shape, pattern and position of the rock matches up perfectly, implying that Alisa likely stole part of the background layer of Anmi’s illustration, while also modifying a portion of the water:

Additional overlapping areas were pointed out for greater clarity:

One website provided a handy image comparing the suspicious spots on each illustration:

The Twitter denizen also noted that the outline of the neck and face perfectly match up:

He also mentioned that the illustration in question is not official artwork and merely a submission for a compilation doujinshi, so it is probably unlikely that anything will be done.

Official Azur Lane work produced by Alisa: