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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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Direct answer

The decision this page is for.

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The manga path is the same Comic API with manga direction, usually portrait size, panel count, and language. It generates original manga-style pages. It does not scrape or serve published manga chapters.

Verifiable request

Portrait manga scene

cURL
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

response.jsonPROCESSED
{
  "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"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Format visualization

Portrait pages built around manga pacing.

The composition makes panel rhythm, monochrome line work, recurring characters, and reading order visible before integration.

A black-and-white portrait manga page showing the same bicycle courier across four cinematic rainy-city panels
Editorial illustration of a manga-generation workflow; it is not a generated API result.Art direction · Japanese monochrome manga

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

LlamaGen API documentationOpenAPI specificationCurrent pricingTermsService status

Questions

Direct answers before you integrate.

01Is this a manga chapter download API?
No. It does not index, read, or reproduce published manga. It creates new pages from your prompt, script, and references.
02How do I get a portrait manga page?
Send manga style instructions or the manga preset, a portrait size such as 1024x1536, a panel count, and any recurring character references. Verify right-to-left reading order in your own layout if you need it.
03Can I request a living artist's exact style?
Style instructions guide generation. They are not a license to imitate a protected living artist. Keep references and prompts within rights you actually hold.

Related evaluation paths

FormatStory-to-Comic API for Scripts and Story BriefsFormatCharacter Consistency API for Multi-Panel ComicsGuideGenerate Comics with Python

Next step

Move from evidence to a real API request.

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