AI Manga Cleaner
Erase dialogue, narration, and hand-drawn SFX from manga pages while the AI redraws the artwork underneath. Built for scanlators and indie translators.
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Built for Scanlation Cleaning, Not Generic Text Removal
Most text removers think every text is a watermark. Manga is different — bubble outlines must stay sharp, screen tones must align, and SFX strokes share ink with the artwork. Our AI is trained specifically on manga, manhwa, manhua, and webtoon pages, so it knows the difference between a speech bubble outline (keep) and the dialogue inside (erase), between a hand-drawn SFX (erase and inpaint) and a character's hair (keep).
Erase SFX and Restore the Artwork Underneath
Hand-drawn onomatopoeia integrated into the artwork is the hardest part of any cleaning workflow. The AI separates the SFX strokes from underlying speed lines, action rays, and screen tones, then inpaints the gap so it looks like the SFX was never there. Speed lines continue, action effects stay coherent, and screen tones tile naturally. What used to take a cleaner an hour per page now takes seconds.


Color Manhwa, Webtoons & Vertical Scroll Pages
Korean manhwa and Chinese manhua bring color gradients, soft cell shading, and vertical-scroll webtoon layouts that traditional manga tools can't handle. Our cleaner reads color context and reconstructs gradients, lighting, and atmospheric effects behind erased text. Bubbles come out matched to the surrounding tone, and signboards turn into clean blank surfaces ready for new lettering.
From 6 Hours to 6 Minutes Per Chapter
Cleaning is the bottleneck of every scanlation pipeline. A single complex page with overlapping SFX can take a skilled cleaner over an hour in Photoshop. The AI cleaner handles the heavy lifting in seconds, leaving you to do final touch-ups only where it matters. Teams report 10× to 20× speedups on standard chapters, with consistent quality your typesetters can rely on.

FAQ
01What does the AI manga cleaner actually remove?
It removes text — dialogue inside speech bubbles, narration in caption boxes, hand-drawn SFX (onomatopoeia), and background signage you want erased. The original artwork, characters, panels, and bubble outlines stay completely intact, and the AI inpaints the area behind any erased SFX to match surrounding speed lines, screen tones, or scenery.
02Will it work on hand-drawn SFX that overlap the artwork?
Yes. SFX integrated into the artwork is the hardest case in scanlation cleaning, and our AI is trained on this exact pattern. It separates the SFX strokes from the underlying lines and inpaints what was beneath. Extremely complex SFX woven into detailed scenery may need a small touch-up, but most pages come out publish-ready.
03Does it support manga, manhwa, manhua, and webtoons?
All four. Black-and-white Japanese manga with screen tones, full-color Korean manhwa, Chinese manhua, vertical-scroll webtoons, and doujinshi pages are all supported. Pick the page type in the form so the AI applies the right inpainting style.
04Will the speech bubbles stay the same shape?
Yes. The bubble outline, tail, and shape are preserved exactly. Only the text inside is replaced with clean white space, ready for your translated typesetting.
05Can I keep the SFX but only erase dialogue?
Use the "Bubbles only" preset or pick "Dialogue Bubbles" in the What to Clean field. The AI will leave SFX, narration boxes, and signage untouched.
06What resolution should I upload?
1200–2400 px on the long side gives the best OCR detection and cleanest inpainting. Standard scanlation raw scans work great. Very low-resolution pages reduce text detection accuracy and may leave traces around erased SFX.
07Is the manga cleaner free?
Yes. You can clean pages free online with no sign-up. Batch cleaning for full chapters and 4K output are available with a Pro plan.
08Can I use this for my scanlation team?
Definitely — it's built for that workflow. Most scanlation teams use it as a first-pass cleaner: AI handles 80–90% of pages, and your cleaner does final touch-ups in Photoshop. It cuts cleaning time from hours per chapter to minutes.
User Reviews
“Cut our cleaning time from 6 hours per chapter to under 30 minutes. The SFX inpainting on speed lines is shockingly clean.”
Marcus T.
Scanlation Team Lead
“I translate raw Japanese manga as a hobby. Without this cleaner I'd never finish a chapter. Bubbles come out perfectly white.”
Yuki H.
Solo Translator
“Korean webtoons with their vertical scroll and color gradients used to be a nightmare. The AI handles them better than I expected.”
Diego R.
Manhwa Cleaner
“I publish my own doujin in three languages. This tool wipes my original Japanese cleanly so I can drop in English and Spanish typesetting.”
Aiko M.
Doujinshi Artist
“Typesetting is so much faster when the cleaner output is consistent. I get bubbles ready for text, no scrubbing needed.”
Liam P.
Typesetter
“When I localize my comic I used to redraw bubbles by hand. Now I upload, click clean, and ship in two languages same day.”
Hana K.
Webcomic Artist
“I read raws and use this to wipe Chinese hanzi for my own English typesetting practice. It's perfect for hobby translators.”
Rafael S.
Manhua Reader
“We use it before commissioning translators. Saves us hiring a dedicated cleaner just to bid on licensing deals.”
Nina B.
Indie Publisher
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