Orange Inc. Plans to Use AI to Translate Manga Faster

May 06, 2024

Orange Inc., the developer of an AI tool specializing in manga translation, has secured 2.92 billion yen (approximately $19.4 million) in pre–Series A funding in an effort to increase the pace of manga localization. The company, which established U.S. headquarters this March, is working to automate the time-consuming processes required to release foreign language versions of manga, it said in a release, telling Agence France Presse that it aims to "use artificial intelligence to help translate manga comics into English five times faster and 90% cheaper than at present."

Orange Inc. is also developing a new manga e-bookstore, Emaqi, which is slated to launch in summer 2024 in the US. The site "will feature works translated using Orange’s technology, recommendations, curations by manga influencers, and manga trailers," Orange Inc. said.

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