Japanese startup set to use AI to boost global manga translations

A mural of Japan’s late manga artist Akira Toriyama, inspired by the 'Dragon Ball' series, in Lima, Peru. Photo: AP

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

Manga titles such as One Piece and Dragon Ball are a huge success story for Japan, with the market projected to be worth US$42.2bil (approximately RM200bil) by 2030, according to the startup, Orange Inc.