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Guides & tips on reading manga, manhwa and webtoons in your own language.

  • How to read Shonen Jump+ in your language

    Shueisha's Japanese reader is free and huge — and almost none of it is in English. How to read it in your language, translated on the page as you read.

  • How to read Kakao Webtoon outside Korea

    Kakao's Korean catalogue runs years ahead of the English releases. How to read it in your language, translated in place as you scroll.

  • How to read Naver Webtoon in your language

    Naver publishes hundreds of Korean series that never get an official English release. How to read them in your language, in place, on the original page.

  • How to read MANGA Plus in your language

    Shueisha's free official reader only publishes in a few languages. How to read the same chapters in yours, translated directly on the page.

  • How to learn Japanese by reading manga

    Reading real manga is one of the best ways to learn Japanese — if you don't quit on the hard panels. Here's a method: read the original first, tap to check only when stuck.

  • How does AI manga translation work?

    OCR, reading order, AI translation, re-lettering — a plain-English look at how a manga page gets translated automatically, and why it's harder than it looks.

  • How to read raw manga in English

    Raws come out weeks before the scanlation. Here's how to read raw Japanese manga in English on the page — and why Japanese trips up cheap translation.

  • Manga vs manhwa vs manhua: what's the difference?

    Japanese, Korean or Chinese? The real differences are reading direction, colour and format — not just the country. Here's how to tell them apart, and read all three.

  • How to read Chinese manhua in English

    Manhua updates far faster than its translations. Here's how to read it in English — and why Chinese is harder to translate well than Japanese.

  • How to Read Manga That Isn't Translated Yet

    The chapter is out but only in the original language? Read the raw release in yours, instantly, on any site.

  • How to Translate Webtoons and Manhwa (Free)

    How to translate a webtoon into your language — even manhwa and manhua with no official version or language toggle. On-page AI, on any vertical-scroll reader.

  • How to Read Manga in Your Language (Free)

    The easiest way to read manga, manhwa and webtoons in your own language — with on-page AI translation, on any site.