Upload a comic page
Choose a manga, manhwa, manhua, webtoon, or western comic image. The translator accepts PNG, JPG, and WebP files up to 10 MB.
AI comic translator
AI comic translator for manga pages and speech bubbles
Upload a finished manga, manhwa, manhua, or comic page and translate the text without rebuilding the artwork by hand. StarVeil AI detects the source language, localizes dialogue and sound effects, cleans the original lettering, and places translated text back into the page.
The StarVeil promise
Put your characters in comics
Create or choose a reusable cast, place those characters into short comics, remixes, or serial stories, and keep their identity across panels and episodes.
Direct answer
StarVeil AI is an AI comic translator for complete comic-page images. It combines comic-aware OCR, translation, text removal, and re-lettering so speech balloons, narration, signs, and meaningful sound effects can be localized while the original characters, panels, colors, and composition stay intact.
Key facts
- Input
- One PNG, JPG, or WebP comic page up to 10 MB
- Languages
- English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified or Traditional Chinese, and Spanish
- Output
- Private 2K PNG with translated lettering and preserved comic artwork
- Cost
- 10 credits per translated page; failed jobs are refunded automatically
How the workflow works
Choose the target language
The source language is detected automatically. Select English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, or Spanish, then let the AI read balloons, narration, signs, and sound effects.
Review and download
Open the translated page in a large preview, check the lettering and reading order, then download the private 2K PNG result.
Built for reusable characters and complete comics
Comic-aware text detection
The workflow handles speech balloons, thought balloons, captions, narration, signs, labels, stylized sound effects, Japanese vertical text, and rotated lettering.
Artwork and layout preservation
Translation is treated as a text-only edit. Panel borders, characters, poses, backgrounds, colors, camera, and page composition remain the visual source of truth.
Natural localization, not word swapping
Dialogue is shortened or reflowed when needed so it fits the original region while preserving tone, jokes, honorifics, relationships, and genre terminology.
Private processing and download
The uploaded source is removed after processing. Completed translated pages are private to the account and retained for 30 days.
Comparison
| Need | Generic image translator | Manual localization | StarVeil AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read comic text | May miss bubbles and vertical text | Human transcription | Comic-aware OCR and reading order |
| Preserve artwork | Often overlays a text box | Manual cleanup and repainting | Text removal with page-aware re-lettering |
| Translate sound effects | Usually literal or skipped | Localized by a letterer | Meaning-aware localization when legible |
| Produce a finished page | Translation text only | Multiple editing steps | Private translated PNG ready to review |
| Best for | Quick text lookup | Publisher-grade final production | Fast first-pass comic localization |
Built for reusable characters and complete comics
Translate manga images without extracting every bubble
A normal translator expects copied text. An AI manga translator first has to find text inside artwork, understand reading order, identify the role of each string, and return the translation to the correct visual region.
Use AI translation as a localization draft
Names, jokes, stylized sound effects, and culturally specific dialogue may still need editorial review. The large preview makes it easy to inspect a finished page before downloading or publishing it.
Frequently asked questions
Can AI translate text directly from a manga or comic image?
Yes. StarVeil AI reads text from the uploaded comic page, translates dialogue and other story-bearing text, removes the original lettering, and places the translation back into the image.
Which languages does the AI comic translator support?
You can translate comic pages into English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Spanish. The source language is detected automatically.
Will translation change the comic artwork?
The translator is instructed to preserve panels, characters, faces, poses, backgrounds, colors, and composition. It edits written content and the immediate lettering regions, but every AI result should still be reviewed before publication.
Can it read Japanese vertical manga text and sound effects?
The workflow is designed to recognize vertical and rotated lettering, manga reading order, speech balloons, narration, signs, and meaningful sound effects when the source text is legible.
How much does one comic-page translation cost?
One page costs 10 StarVeil credits. New accounts receive signup credits, and failed translation jobs refund the credits consumed by that attempt automatically.
Are uploaded manga and translated pages private?
Yes. Uploaded source images are removed after processing. Translation results are available only to the owner account and are retained for 30 days.
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