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Manga Colorization

Manga & Comics

Open Source

  • GA

    GapFill Discovered by AI

    2026

    An interactive, deep-learning-assisted tool designed for professional anime and manga colorists to automatically detect and fill small unpainted gaps left by paint bucket tools.

    anime colorization flat-color manga

    Project · GitHub

  • ER

    Enhancing Reference-based Sketch Colorization via Separating Reference Representations Discovered by AI

    2025

    A reference-based sketch colorization framework that decomposes the colorization process into modular stages using distinct reference representations, including embedding guidance, style modification, and low-level transfer, to eliminate spatial artifacts and enhance visual quality.

    colorization diffusion sketch

    arXiv · Paper

  • IR

    Image Referenced Sketch Colorization Based on Animation Creation Workflow Discovered by AI

    2025

    A diffusion-based sketch colorization framework inspired by real-world animation workflows, utilizing a sketch image as spatial reference and an RGB image as color reference to avoid artifacts and manual operations.

    colorization diffusion reference-guided sketch

    arXiv

  • CO

    ColorComic Discovered by AI

    2024

    An open-source tool for colorizing black-and-white manga and manhwa PDFs locally using deep learning, supporting both automatic colorization and reference-guided modes with sparse color hints.

    colorization local manga pdf

    GitHub

  • CO

    ColorFlow Discovered by AI

    2024

    A three-stage diffusion-based framework designed for automatic black-and-white image sequence colorization, such as cartoon or comic series. It utilizes a retrieval-augmented mechanism to preserve character and object identity consistency across multiple frames.

    colorization comic diffusion identity-consistency

    Project · GitHub · arXiv

  • AA

    Adeleine: Automatic Line Art Colorization with Hints Discovered by AI

    2023

    Adeleine is an open-source tool for automatic and semi-automatic line art colorization. It supports colorizing black-and-white drawings with or without user-provided color hints, leveraging deep learning models to streamline the illustration workflow.

    colorization deep-learning lineart manga-colorization

    GitHub

  • EB

    Example-Based Manga Colorization Discovered by AI

    2023

    An exemplar-based manga colorization framework that uses a conditional generative adversarial network (cGAN) to transfer color features from a reference image to a grayscale manga or sketch while preserving structural details.

    cgan colorization manga reference-based

    GitHub · Hugging Face

  • EB

    Example-Based Manga Colorization cGAN Discovered by AI

    2023

    An example-based manga colorization system using a conditional Generative Adversarial Network (cGAN) architecture. It extracts color embeddings from a reference image using a pretrained VGG19 network and MLP, transferring consistent colors to grayscale manga panels or sketches.

    cgan manga-colorization reference-based sketch

    GitHub · Hugging Face

  • IH

    inkn'hue: Enhancing Manga Colorization from Multiple Priors with Alignment Multi-Encoder VAE Discovered by AI

    2023

    A manga colorization framework that utilizes a multi-encoder VAE to align shading and coloring priors, enabling high-quality colorization guided by user-inputted color hints or reference images.

    colorization manga-colorization vae

    GitHub · arXiv

  • MC

    Manga Colorization v2 Discovered by AI

    2023

    An open-source automatic manga page colorization tool based on a two-stage approach that maps black-and-white manga images into a latent space for robust color distribution and refinement.

    colorization gan manga-colorization

    GitHub

  • EG

    Eliminating Gradient Conflict in Reference-based Line-art Colorization Discovered by AI

    2022

    Introduces a self-guided attention (SGA) mechanism and gradient conflict elimination strategy to improve reference-based line-art colorization, addressing the optimization difficulties of attention models under multi-source supervision.

    attention colorization eccv lineart

    GitHub · arXiv

  • PS

    Painting Style-Aware Manga Colorization Based on Generative Adversarial Networks Discovered by AI

    2021

    A generative adversarial network-based manga colorization method designed to maintain painting style consistency across consecutive comic panels.

    gan manga-colorization style-consistency

    arXiv

  • TL

    Tag2Pix: Line Art Colorization Using Text Tag With SECat and Changing Loss Discovered by AI

    2019

    Tag2Pix is a generative adversarial network (GAN) framework for line art colorization that takes a grayscale line art and text tags as input to produce high-quality colored illustrations. It utilizes a semantic extraction network and a custom generator with SECat (Squeeze-and-Excitation Color Attention) to guide the colorization process based on user-defined tags.

    colorization gan lineart manga-colorization

    GitHub · arXiv · Paper

  • CB

    cGAN-based Manga Colorization Using a Single Training Image Discovered by AI

    2017

    A manga colorization method based on conditional Generative Adversarial Networks (cGAN) that can be trained using a single colorized manga image. The model addresses the scarcity of training data by learning to colorize black-and-white manga panels without relying on grayscale values.

    adversarial cgan colorization manga

    arXiv · Paper

  • CS

    Comicolorization: Semi-Automatic Manga Colorization Discovered by AI

    2017

    A semi-automatic colorization system for entire manga titles that ensures character color consistency across multiple panels using reference images.

    color-consistency manga-colorization semi-automatic

    GitHub · arXiv

Proprietary / Industry Tools

  • WC

    Watashi Colorizer Discovered by AI

    2026

    An AI-powered proprietary tool designed for bulk manga, manhwa, and webtoon chapter colorization, featuring consistent character palettes, smart panel splitting, and multi-language translation.

    colorization manga translation webtoon

    Website

  • MA

    MangaColorizer Discovered by AI

    2025

    An online AI-powered manga colorization and translation tool built specifically for manga and comics. It utilizes specialized image models to add rich, consistent colors while preserving original line art and panel layouts, and offers automated translation into over 15 languages.

    colorization translation web-app

    Website

  • MA

    Morph AI Manga Colorizer Discovered by AI

    2025

    A web-based automatic manga and comic colorizer that transforms black-and-white line art and sketches into colored artwork. It supports reference-guided colorization to maintain character and lighting consistency across panels and exports high-resolution results up to 8K.

    colorization reference-guided web-app

    Website

  • TC

    Toona Colorizer Discovered by AI

    2025

    An automatic AI manga colorizer that allows users to colorize black-and-white manga pages with a single click or guide the process using point-based color hints. It also includes built-in manga-optimized upscaling and editing tools.

    color-hints colorization web-app

    Website

  • VI

    VividManga Discovered by AI

    2024

    An AI-powered online manga colorization platform designed for pages, panels, and line art. It features consistent character color palette definition, sequential chapter awareness to reduce page-to-page drift, and intelligent text isolation to protect speech bubbles and sound effects.

    ai-coloring manga-colorization online-tool

    Website

  • KA

    Kyukoma AI Manga Colorizer Discovered by AI

    A web-based AI colorization tool designed for manga panels, allowing creators to apply interactive color hints while preserving line art integrity.

    color-hints manga-colorization manga-panel web-tool

    Website