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Novel to Manga Storyboard
Turn one scene of prose into a manga storyboard (the Japanese “name”): dialogue becomes dialogue panels, scene changes get a big establishing panel, short shouts get a splash panel.
What you can do next
Make a manga with speech bubbles from the same story, keeping the characters and setting.
Save to a private draft in the Studio (login needed; first-timers get a 7-day free trial).
How to use it
- Paste the scene you want to adapt (a few thousand characters).
- Choose the maximum number of panels per page.
- Press “Make the storyboard” to see panels and rough pages. To make the actual manga, use “Turn it into manga”.
FAQ
Does it draw the art?
No, it makes the panel plan and rough layouts (panel frames and balloon positions). Illustrated manga can be made in the Studio.
Which reading order?
Panels are numbered right-to-left, top to bottom, like Japanese manga.
How does it know who speaks?
From dialogue tags such as “…,” Mina said. When it can't tell, the speaker shows as “?”.
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This tool runs entirely in your browser; nothing you type is sent to our servers. Results are rule-based estimates, so use your own judgement. Updated 2026-10-12. BunCho (pronounced “boon-cho” — Japanese for “Java sparrow”). 日本語