Best AI Manga Generators (2026): Right-to-Left, Tone, Price

Who wrote this: we make Panelo, so we are not neutral. Every price and feature of the other tools below was read on their own websites on 13 November 2026; plans change often, so check before you buy. Where another tool is the better pick, we say so.

• Black and white with screentone, not a coloured anime frame.
• Right-to-left panel and balloon order (see how to read manga).
• The same face in every panel, from a character sheet.
• Readable lettering, ideally real text rather than letters drawn by the image model.

Pick shōnen action, shōjo, seinen or chibi comedy and type a premise. Panelo writes the chapter script, draws black-and-white pages with screentone in right-to-left order, and letters balloons right to left as editable text. Downloads: PNG pages or a PDF. Limits: up to 24 panels (about 4 to 5 pages) per comic, four styles, no vertical Japanese text.

Anifusion gives you an infinite canvas, a comic editor with speech bubbles, character sheets and custom model training, which suits artists who want to direct every image. LlamaGen covers comics, manga, anime art, storyboards and video under one subscription, with character consistency on its Pro plan and above. Both are better value than Panelo if you make manga every week.

Clip Studio Paint is the standard drawing software for manga, with panel, screentone and lettering tools (subscriptions from $0.99 a month on its site, with the first 3 months free). Our free screentone maker makes tones for any drawing app.