Manga generation
An API for generating original manga stories.
The Manga API workflow sends story direction, manga style instructions, recurring characters, panel structure, and output size to the comic generation endpoint.
This is a manga generation API, not a manga database, reader, chapter index, or scraping endpoint.
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Verifiable request
Portrait manga scene
curl -X POST \
https://api.llamagen.ai/v1/comics/generations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMAGEN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"prompt": "Black-and-white manga. Two rival chefs meet in a quiet cyberpunk ramen shop before a tournament.",
"preset": "manga",
"size": "1024x1536",
"fixPanelNum": 4,
"language": "English"
}'Structured response
State your application can route
{
"id": "gen_abc123",
"status": "PROCESSED",
"comics": [
{
"page": 0,
"panels": [
{
"panel": 0,
"caption": "The rivals silently accept the challenge.",
"assetUrl": "https://cdn.llamagen.ai/comics/panel-1.webp"
}
]
}
]
}Output evidence
Inspect the visual result and the machine-readable state.
The visual is evidence of the output category. The JSON is what lets an application correlate the generation, render a preview, store assets, and continue the workflow.
Capability and boundary facts
Facts an integration can verify.
Last verified:
- Endpoint
- POST /v1/comics/generations
- Authentication
- Bearer API key
- Lifecycle
- QUEUED → PROCESSING → PROCESSED or FAILED
- Delivery
- Poll by generation ID or use a callback URL
- Format controls
- Manga direction, portrait size, panel count, and language
Good fit
Use it when
- Original manga creator tools
- Serialized visual-story prototypes
- Manga-style personalized products
Wrong fit
Do not use it for
- Fetching published manga chapters
- Copying a protected artist style
- Guaranteeing print-ready lettering without review
Production limits
Plan for the boundaries.
- 01Style instructions guide generation but do not promise an exact living artist imitation.
- 02Right-to-left reading order should be specified and verified in your layout workflow.
- 03Generation is asynchronous; production interfaces must handle processing and failure states.
- 04Outputs should be reviewed against product, brand, safety, and print requirements before delivery.
- 05You must have the rights to prompts, photos, scripts, and reference assets submitted to the API.
Authoritative sources
Next step
Move from evidence to a real API request.
LlamaGen provides the playground, API key, usage, billing, and authoritative service documentation.
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