README.md

metadata

title: Manga Translator
emoji: 📖
colorFrom: indigo
colorTo: purple
sdk: docker
app_port: 7860
pinned: false

Manga Translator

Drop a manga page URL (or upload a file) and get translated speech bubbles.

Stack:

• Bubble detection: YOLOv8 fine-tuned on comic speech bubbles → OpenCV fallback
• OCR: manga-ocr (transformer fine-tuned on manga typefaces)
• Translation: DeepL API (free tier: 500k chars/month)
• Rendering: Pillow with Wild Words font, auto-sized text

Usage:

1. Paste an image URL or upload a manga page
2. Enter your DeepL API key (or skip to see OCR-only mode)
3. Hit Translate