TYPE A STORY. GET A MANGA.
You already have the idea — Mankai gives you the pages. Write what happens in plain words and get fully illustrated, lettered manga with consistent characters in minutes.
- One sentence is enough to start
- Panels, art and speech bubbles done for you
- Nine styles, ten lettering languages
FROM WORDS TO PANELS — WITHOUT LEARNING TO DRAW
Most people with a great story idea never see it drawn. Learning to draw manga takes years, and commissioning a single page can cost more than a month of streaming. So the ideas stay in notes apps and group chats.
Mankai closes that gap. You write the story the way you'd tell it to a friend. Mankai reads it like an editor: it breaks the plot into scenes, chooses which moments deserve a big panel, keeps your characters looking like themselves, and writes the dialogue into proper speech bubbles.
The result isn't a pile of separate AI images — it's a readable manga, page after page, that you can download, share or continue as a series.
ONE LINE IN, A WHOLE SCENE OUT
“A rogue ninja fights a giant mechanical beast in the ruins of Neo-Tokyo.”
Mankai splits it into an opening establishing shot, a tense stand-off, a mid-fight reversal and a final strike — with the ninja's look identical in every panel and short, punchy dialogue in the bubbles.
“Two strangers share an umbrella every rainy Thursday but never learn each other's names.”
Mankai paces it as quiet romance: wide rainy street scenes, close-ups on hands and glances, a narration box for the passing weeks, and a last panel that leaves readers wanting the next episode.
“A medicine seller discovers he is the last heir of the Dragon Vein.”
In Manhua style, Mankai paints misty mountains and jade palaces, introduces the hero at his humble stall, reveals the glowing mark, and ends on the first clan arriving to claim him.
TURN A STORY, SCRIPT OR PROMPT INTO MANGA
Text to manga works with whatever you have. A one-line prompt is enough for a complete short story. A paragraph gives you more control over the scenes. A story or fan-fiction you've already written can be turned into manga chapter by chapter — Mankai acts like a story to manga converter, keeping the same characters across every episode.
Prefer Western comics? The same process works as text to comic AI: pick the Comic Book style and your words become a superhero, sci-fi or slice-of-life comic instead.
WRITE PROMPTS THAT BECOME GREAT PAGES
Good prompts read like a pitch, not a list of keywords. Start with who the story is about, add where it happens, then the problem and the ending. Names matter: Mankai uses them to decide who speaks and acts in each panel.
Keep it short for your first try — one strong conflict and a clear final beat. You can always continue the story in a new episode once you see how it looks.
MORE THAN AN IMAGE GENERATOR
It understands stories
Mankai plans scenes and pacing, so the pages read in order and build to a moment — not random pictures.
Characters stay consistent
The same faces and outfits on every page, which is what makes it feel like a real manga.
Dialogue is lettered for you
Speech bubbles and narration boxes are written and placed automatically, in the language you choose.
Pick the genre's look
Manga, Manhwa, Manhua, Comic Book, Seinen and romance styles — each with its own panel layout.
Star in your own story
Turn a photo into a character and make yourself or a friend the hero.
Keep the series going
Continue any finished story with a new episode that remembers your cast.
FROM IDEA TO MANGA IN THREE STEPS
- 01
Write your story
A sentence or a few paragraphs — or tap Inspire Me for a ready-made idea.
- 02
Choose style and cast
Pick one of nine styles and up to 8 characters, set 2–18 pages and the bubble language.
- 03
Read, download, share
Mankai draws and letters every page. Export a PDF or share straight from your phone.
START WITH A CHARACTER — OR BRING YOUR OWN
Pick one of Mankai’s preset heroes, or upload a photo and turn yourself, a friend or your original character into the lead. The same face stays consistent on every page.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
How does text to manga work?+
You write a story — one sentence or several paragraphs. Mankai plans it into scenes, decides the panel layout for your chosen style, draws each panel with your characters and letters the dialogue into speech bubbles.
How much text do I need?+
A single sentence is enough to get a complete story; more detail gives you more control over what happens on each page. If you're stuck, the Inspire Me button writes a starting idea for you.
Will my characters look the same on every page?+
Yes. Pick up to 8 characters — presets or your own, created from a photo — and Mankai keeps their faces and looks consistent across the whole story.
Can the dialogue be in another language?+
Yes. Choose English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Turkish, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese or Arabic for the speech bubbles.
How long can the manga be?+
From 2 to 18 pages per story. You can continue any finished story with a new episode.
Can I convert a story I've already written into manga?+
Yes. Paste your story or a summary of it and Mankai works as a story to manga converter: it splits the text into scenes, draws each panel and letters the dialogue. Longer stories can be continued across several episodes.
Does it work as text to comic AI too?+
Yes. Choose the Comic Book style for Western comics, or Manga, Manhwa and Manhua for Asian comic styles — the text-to-pages process is the same.
What's a good prompt for text to manga?+
Name your characters, say where the story happens, what goes wrong and how it should end. For example: "Kairo, a disgraced samurai, escorts Shiori across a burning country and must choose between revenge and protecting her."
Is text to manga free?+
There's a free 2-page demo. Creating your own stories uses credits with Mankai Pro — each page costs 15 credits.
KEEP EXPLORING
Ready-to-use plots you can turn into a manga with one tap.
A step-by-step guide from first idea to finished, shareable pages.
Compare all nine Mankai styles side by side and find the look your story needs.
Full-colour Korean webcomic art with soft light and clean lines.
Painterly Chinese comics — wuxia heroes, jade palaces and flowing ink.
Western comic-book pages with bold heroes and cinematic action.
YOUR STORY DESERVES TO BE SEEN
Paste your idea and let Mankai draw it — on the web or in the app.
