Create Your First Manga with Professional Manga Studio
Choose AI Creation or Blank Canvas, write a story, upload references, set manga styles and page layouts, review credits, and continue editing in Manga Canvas.
Time to get started: About 3–5 minutes before generation (generation itself may take longer).
Open Professional Manga Studio to create an editable manga project. The starting screen offers AI Creation and Blank Canvas. Both paths lead to a Manga Canvas project, but they solve different problems.
1. Choose how to create your manga
| Option | Use it when | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| AI Creation | You have a story, script, scene idea, or reference image and want AI to generate a manga draft | Describe the story, choose the style and page settings, review the credit estimate, then generate |
| Blank Canvas | You want to manually arrange existing artwork, panels, and dialogue | Name the project and open an empty Manga Canvas without starting AI generation |
If this is your first visit, a guided tour explains the two choices. The tour is optional: you can use Next, Back, or Skip, and reopen the tour from the ? / Quick tour control in the page header.
2. Create a manga from a story (AI Creation)
Write your story
- Select AI Creation.
- In What's your story?, enter a short premise or paste a longer script. Describe the characters, setting, action, and tone.
- Include details that need to stay consistent across pages, such as clothing, character relationships, and recurring locations.
For example:
Two childhood friends discover an abandoned train station after midnight. One carries a lantern; the other keeps a notebook of clues. Use cinematic black-and-white manga panels, a quiet suspenseful mood, and clear dialogue.
Start with one scene if you are experimenting. You can refine the story and continue editing after the first result.
Add reference files and choose the page layout
On mobile, tap the round + button in the bottom story composer. On desktop, use the tools beside the story field. The menu includes:
- Upload photos or files: supply visual or story references. Supported types and upload limits depend on your account and the current uploader.
- Page layout: choose automatic layout or a panel count, then inspect available arrangements. On mobile, the page-layout picker opens as a bottom sheet.
- Manga style: select a visual look, such as Black & White Manga, Color Manga, Comic, or Webtoon.
- Manga settings: review the available project, character, generation, and publication controls.
- More tools: open additional model and creation options when available.
Page layout is not the same as page format. A layout controls the arrangement of panels. Reading direction, canvas format, and other publishing choices are configured separately. A crown indicates an option that can require an eligible paid plan; having credits alone does not unlock every paid layout.
The mobile composer also includes a microphone for supported voice input. Some accounts have a Comic Copilot entry for guided assistance.
Check credits and generate
- Review your story, any attached references, the selected style, and page settings.
- Look at the estimated Credits displayed beside Generate.
- Select Generate (the round upward arrow on mobile). Follow any sign-in, plan, or confirmation prompt shown by the product.
The estimate changes with generation settings; it is not a fixed price for every manga. Actual access and charges depend on the model, requested output, your plan, and the confirmation shown before generation. See how credits work.
Once the project is created, continue in Manga Canvas to adjust pages, panels, images, and dialogue. The creation screen is the starting point; it is not a replacement for the full editor.
3. Start without AI (Blank Canvas)
- Return to All creation options, then select Blank Canvas.
- Enter a Project title (or keep the default).
- Select Create Blank Canvas.
- Sign in if requested. The project opens in Manga Canvas, where you can build its pages manually.
Creating the empty project does not start AI image generation or consume generation credits. Project limits, access requirements, and any later AI features are handled separately by your plan.
Blank Canvas is useful when you already have finished artwork, want to design page composition yourself, or would like to prepare panel and dialogue structures before generating any images.
4. Use the first-time guided tour
Professional Manga Studio has a short, optional introduction at each of these points:
- Creation choices: understand AI Creation and Blank Canvas.
- AI Creation: locate the story input, the + tools, and the Generate action with its credit estimate.
- Blank Canvas: understand the project title field and the manual project-creation button.
A tour appears on your first visit to each section and does not automatically restart every time you return. Choose Skip if you already know the workflow, or use ? / Quick tour to replay the explanation. The tour will not upload files or generate a paid result by itself.
5. Troubleshooting
The page-layout picker or More tools covers the story field
This is expected while a mobile sheet is open. Complete the selection or use its Close (×) button, then return to the composer. If a sheet is stuck, close it before opening a different tool and reload the page if necessary.
I cannot select a style or layout
Check whether the option has a crown or opens an upgrade dialog. Some styles and manual layouts require paid access, while page/panel limits depend on your plan. Try an available style and Auto layout first.
Generate asks me to sign in or upgrade
AI generation and some project features require an account or an eligible plan. Check the on-screen message before paying or trying again.
Where did “Show by panels” go?
The separate Show by panels prompt mode has been removed from the creation composer. Use Page layout to choose the structure of a newly generated page, then edit individual panels in Manga Canvas.
My first-time tour did not appear
The tour is not shown over another open dialog, and it runs only after the relevant controls have loaded. Close any dialog and use ? / Quick tour to start it manually.
Next steps
- Manga Editor overview
- Build and export a page in Manga Editor
- Choose Comic, Manga, Webtoon, Storyboard, or Video
- Learn about character consistency