MangaMade is an AI manga creation tool that turns written stories into editable chapter scripts, reference-based character art, lettered pages and downloadable comics. It supports manga, manhua and webtoon formats. You don't need to draw each panel yourself, but you do decide how the story reads and which generated images make the final cut.
A character pauses at a doorway. On the next page, she opens it. It sounds like a simple sequence, but making those two moments belong to the same comic takes work. Her face needs to stay recognisable. The room needs to make sense. And the reader needs to know which balloon to read first.
These are the details that start to matter when you move beyond a single generated image. You might have a panel you love and still be a long way from a chapter someone can follow.
We built MangaMade around that work. It takes a written story through scripting, character references, panel generation and lettering, with an editor for the decisions along the way. You can make manga, manhua or a scrolling webtoon, in a browser or through the iOS and Android apps.
How do you turn a story into manga panels?
You can start with a scene, an outline or a passage of prose. MangaMade's planner turns it into pages and panels, with a proposed shot, setting and dialogue for each one. You choose the chapter length, from 1 to 24 pages, and can supply up to 12,000 characters of story text.
The script is a draft you can change. Nothing is drawn until you ask for it.
That pause is useful. Imagine a scene where someone discovers a letter hidden in a desk. Does the reveal deserve a panel of its own? Should we see the character's reaction before we read the letter? A script makes those choices easier to spot, while changing them still means editing words rather than replacing artwork.
Planning and script editing don't use image credits. You can work through the scene before committing to the drawings.
How does MangaMade keep characters consistent?
A model sheet gives the panel generator a reference for the character's appearance.
Each character gets a model sheet showing different views and expressions. You can describe your cast or upload reference art you created or have permission to use. A separate style reference sets the visual direction for the series.
When a panel is generated, MangaMade uses the relevant character sheets alongside that style reference. This gives it something more specific to work from than a repeated description of someone's hair and clothes.
It doesn't remove the need to check the result. A face or an outfit can still drift, and you may need another attempt. The references help you hold the cast together; choosing what belongs in the chapter is still part of the job.
Generate panels and revise the ones that need work
Once the script is ready, you can generate selected pages or the whole chapter. The cost appears before generation: a standard panel uses one credit, while a higher-resolution splash panel uses two.
Sometimes the problem with a panel is quite specific. The expression is too cheerful for the scene, or the shot is too wide to show what matters. You can request a redraw with a short note, such as “closer on her face, with the doorway behind her.”
Previous attempts stay in the panel's history, so you can compare them and choose a version. Redraws use credits too; failed panel generations return their credits automatically.
Can you edit dialogue without regenerating the art?
The art is generated without text. Lettering is added on a separate layer.
One of our core design decisions was to keep words out of the generated artwork. MangaMade adds speech balloons, captions and sound effects on an editable layer above it.
The reason is ordinary: dialogue changes. A line that seemed short in the script can crowd a panel. A joke may need fewer words. You might notice a typo after everything else is finished. None of those edits should require another drawing.
You can rewrite the text, move and resize balloons, and adjust their tails to point towards the speaker. It also lets you re-letter the same artwork in another language. MangaMade supports more than 30 lettering languages, including right-to-left Arabic and Urdu.
A translated line may need more room than the original, so it's worth reading through the pages again and checking the balloon placement.
Export manga pages, comics or a vertical webtoon
A finished manga page, with the reading order starting at the top right.
Your series format sets the reading direction: right to left for manga, left to right for MangaMade's comic and manhua format, or a vertical scroll for webtoons.
When you're happy with the chapter, you can export PNG pages, a PDF, a CBZ for comic readers or a webtoon strip sliced for upload. Exporting doesn't use credits. There's also a read-only sharing link, useful when you want someone to read a draft without creating an account.
Is MangaMade free to try?
New accounts receive 15 free credits, valid for 30 days, without a payment card. A character sheet costs two credits and a style reference costs one, leaving enough for two five-panel pages and a little room for another attempt. Trial exports carry a watermark.
Monthly plans start at $19 for 200 credits. The pricing page has the full options.
For a first chapter, choose a small moment with your own characters: an awkward meeting, a strange delivery, a conversation that goes wrong. Give it a beginning and an ending. Then read the pages through and see where you want the reader to linger.
You can start that scene at MangaMade.
