AI translation to get more eyes on more manga

Booming industry: With AI, Orange aims to produce 500 English-language manga per month, five times more than the industry’s current capacity. — Reuters

A Japanese startup said it aims to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help translate manga comics into English five times faster and 90% cheaper than at present.

Manga such as One Piece and Dragon Ball are a huge success story for Japan, with the market projected to be worth US$42.2bil by 2030, according to the startup, Orange Inc.