Comic translationFrom Images

Translation of your comic or manga pages from images

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  • Revisions within the package are free.
  • If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.

The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.

Translation of your comic or manga pages from images

Example result

Example for the Standard package

Translation from photos: a product label from Japanese

Client: an online shop importing Japanese skincare. Task: translate the label on the back of a bottle from two photos, keeping the layout so it can be printed as a sticker. Not a certified translation.

On the labelTranslation
薬用 美白化粧水Medicated brightening lotion
内容量 150mLContents: 150 mL
ご使用方法How to use
洗顔後、適量を手またはコットンにとり、顔全体になじませてください。After washing your face, apply a suitable amount to your hands or a cotton pad and smooth over the whole face.
ご注意Caution
お肌に合わないときはご使用をおやめください。Stop using if it does not suit your skin.
直射日光の当たる場所に保管しないでください。Do not store in direct sunlight.
製造販売元Manufacturer and distributor

Also marked: one line on the second photo was blurred, so it is shown as [unreadable] rather than guessed. The ingredient list follows the international INCI names.

The client and all details are made up.

About this service

Translating a comic is not like translating a document: every balloon has a speaker, sound effects carry meaning, jokes depend on the picture, and the text has to fit back into the same small bubble. Upload images of your comic or manga pages, and we read every balloon, caption and sound effect and translate it into a numbered script by page, panel and balloon, with the speaker named and a shorter fitting option where the line is long. You or your letterer then place the text into the art; we do not edit the images.

What is included

  • What you getA translation script numbered by page, panel and balloon, with speaker names, sound effects and translator notes on puns, on the order page and as a Word (.docx) file.
  • Balloon numberingPage, panel and balloon in reading order
  • Speakers namedWho says each line, including off-panel
  • Sound effectsTranslated with a note on the original
  • Fit-friendly linesA shorter option for tight bubbles
  • Puns and culture notesJokes and references explained for the letterer

How it works

  1. 1
    UploadYou add the page images
  2. 2
    TranslationWe read and translate every balloon
  3. 3
    ScriptYour letterer places the text in the art

What we need from you

Clear images of each page, the source and target languages, the reading direction, character names and any established translations of them, and the tone of the series.

We will ask you:

  • Which languages: from and into?
  • Which way do the pages read?
  • Do characters or places already have official names?
  • What tone should the translation have?

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PackagesBasicUp to 3 pages$12StandardUp to 10 pages$25PremiumUp to 20 pages$45
Deadline1 day2 days3 days
Revisions123
Pagesup to 3up to 10up to 20
Short fit optionsNoYesYes
Character name listNoNoYes
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Payment protection

You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.

  • Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
  • The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
  • Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
  • Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
  • Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
  • Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
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Questions and answers

Can I order a translation of a published manga I bought?

Only for your private reading. Publishing or sharing a translation of someone else’s comic needs the rights holder’s permission.

Will you put the text into the bubbles?

No, we deliver a script; lettering into the images is done by you or a letterer. The numbering makes placing each line quick.

How many pages can I upload?

Up to 5 images per order of up to 20 MB each. For more pages, put two or four pages into one image while keeping the text sharp.

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