README.md

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title: Manga Translator
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sdk: docker
app_port: 7860
pinned: false
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# 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