Hello, everyone.
Today I want to talk about something simple, but deeply important to me:
Let everyone become a manga and comic creator.
The Magic of Manga & Comics
When we were young, many of us read manga and comics.
Some of us grew up with Dragon Ball. Others with One Piece, Naruto, Sailor Moon, webtoons, or indie comics. Whether you call it manga, comics, or graphic novels — these stories accompanied us through so many moments. They weren't just entertainment — they were a unique form of expression.
Manga and comics can transform an ordinary person's imagination into a world.
A character, a line of dialogue, a single glance, a carefully framed panel — these can make us laugh, make us cry, and stay with us for years.
The Old Barrier
But for a long time, creating manga and comics was extremely difficult.
You needed to know how to draw. You needed to understand paneling, composition, character design, dialogue pacing. You needed to spend countless hours completing each frame by hand.
Many people have stories in their heads but can't draw them out.
Many people have characters, worlds, emotions, and a burning desire to express — but in the end, those ideas stay trapped in their minds.
This has always struck me as a tragedy.
Because I've always believed that professional manga artists aren't the only ones with stories to tell.
Everyone has a story.
A student might want to draw a campus adventure. A mother might want to turn her child's daily moments into a picture book. An entrepreneur might want to tell their product's story through comics. A gamer might want to serialize their favorite character. An ordinary person might simply have a vivid fantasy world they want to share.
The problem was never a lack of imagination.
The problem was a lack of tools to turn imagination into reality.
AI Changes Everything
AI is changing this.
AI shouldn't just generate pretty pictures.
The real power of AI is giving more people the chance to create their stories for the first time.
This is why we're building AI manga and comic tools.
We want users to start not from a blank page, but from a single sentence.
You can say: "I want to create an adventure story about a boy and a mechanical dragon."
You can upload a character image. You can write a plot outline. You can even just say: "I want something lonely, a bit intense, cinematic."
Then AI helps you generate characters, panels, dialogue, and pages — step by step.
Respect for the Craft
This doesn't mean AI will immediately replace professional manga artists and comic creators.
Quite the opposite — we deeply respect professional manga and comic creation.
Great manga and comics aren't just about beautiful art. It has cinematography. Narrative rhythm. Character arcs. Emotional buildup. The pause in dialogue. The anticipation before you turn the page.
These are what make manga truly captivating.
Today's AI-generated manga and comics still fall short of professional standards. We must be honest about that.
But acknowledging the gap doesn't mean we lack passion.
Because we love manga and comics, we know they're more than "pictures plus text."
Because we respect this art form, we know AI can't just chase surface-level aesthetics — it must gradually approach the real creative process.
Building an AI Manga & Comic Studio
Our goal isn't to build a simple image generator.
Our goal is to build a true AI Manga & Comic Studio.
It should understand character consistency — keeping the same character recognizable across different scenes, angles, and emotions.
It should understand paneling — knowing when to use a wide shot, when to go close-up, when silence speaks louder, when to explode with action.
It should understand story — not just generating single images, but helping users build continuous narratives.
It should understand creators — because creators don't just need a button. They need to modify, control, choose, iterate. They need to inch closer to the image in their mind.
This is hard.
But that's exactly why it's worth doing.
The Real Value of AI Manga & Comics
I've always believed that the greatest value of AI-powered manga and comics isn't reducing the number of artists in the world.
It's adding millions of people who never dared to create before.
Some people can't draw, but they can tell stories.
Some people never had formal training, but they have incredibly unique imaginations.
Some people have no team, no budget, no time — but they have a character in their heart that has been with them for years.
We want to give these people an entry point.
We want them to see, for the first time:
"The world inside my head can actually be drawn."
What "Let Everyone Become a Creator" Really Means
It doesn't mean everyone should become a professional manga artist or comic creator.
It doesn't mean AI can instantly produce masterpieces.
What it really means is:
Everyone should have the right to express themselves through manga and comics.
Just as short videos let more people become directors.
Just as blogs let more people become writers.
Just as cameras let more people become photographers.
AI-powered manga and comics should let more people become storytellers.
The Future
We believe the future of manga and comic creation will change dramatically.
Professional artists will use AI to boost efficiency and explore new visual styles.
Ordinary users will use AI to record life, express imagination, and create their own characters.
Brands will use manga and comics to tell stories.
Education will use visual storytelling to explain complex ideas.
Games, films, novels, IPs — all can be seen, shared, and loved faster through manga and comics.
These art forms will no longer be the exclusive product of a few professionals.
Manga and comics will become a more universal, more free, more imaginative language of expression.
The Road Ahead
Of course, this won't happen overnight.
Today's AI still makes mistakes. Characters might be inconsistent. Hands might look wrong. Paneling might not be professional enough. Story pacing might still need human refinement.
But every technological advance lowers the barrier a little more.
Every product iteration brings ordinary people a little closer to creation.
Our job is to keep shortening that distance.
From a sentence to a character.
From a character to a page.
From a page to a complete story.
From a story to a world that belongs to the user.
A Dream
I hope that one day, when someone has a sudden flash of story inspiration, they won't think:
"Too bad I can't draw."
Instead, they'll think:
"I can make this."
This is the direction we're working toward.
Let imagination no longer stay trapped in your head.
Let stories no longer disappear because of technical barriers.
Let more ordinary people have the ability to create manga and comics.
Let everyone create characters, tell stories, and express themselves.
Let everyone become a manga and comic creator.
Thank you.
— Terry