Manga Colorizer

Manga Colorizer

Colorize manga pages with AI, turning black-and-white scans into full-color art. Upload a page URL, pick the original language, and get back a colored image. No GPU, no desktop software, no manual painting.

Coloring a single manga page by hand takes hours of skilled digital painting. Manga Colorizer runs a generative AI model that fills in colors, shading, and tones automatically from a black-and-white image URL. You get a ready-to-use colored page while keeping the original line art intact.

Who uses it	What they use Manga Colorizer for
Scanlation groups	Produce colored releases faster without hiring a dedicated colorist for every chapter.
Manga readers	Turn favorite black-and-white panels into colored wallpapers or social posts.
Indie comic artists	Preview color treatments on inked pages before committing to a final palette.
Content creators	Generate colored manga excerpts for video thumbnails, reviews, or commentary.

What it does

This Actor takes manga page image URLs and returns each page as a colorized image, with the original line art preserved.

• 🎨 AI colorization: fills flats, gradients, and shading while keeping the original ink lines sharp.
• 🌐 Multi-language OCR support: set the original language so the model reads text regions correctly before coloring.
• 📤 Batch processing: drop in an array of image URLs and colorize a full chapter in one run.
• 🖼️ Standard image formats: accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP inputs.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Manga Colorizer data

🎨 Speed up scanlation releases.

A scanlation team drops raw chapter page URLs, sets Japanese as the original language, and receives colored pages ready for typesetting.

📱 Create social media content.

A manga fan account colorizes iconic panels and posts them as eye-catching images on Instagram or Twitter.

🖌️ Preview color palettes.

An indie comic artist uploads inked pages to see how different color treatments look before starting the final digital paint.

📚 Build a colored archive.

A collector processes a personal library of classic manga pages to enjoy them in color on a tablet or e-reader.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No manual painting	AI handles flats, tones, and shading in one pass
Line art preserved	The original black ink lines stay untouched
Batch ready	Colorize a full chapter by submitting multiple URLs at once
Language aware	OCR language setting helps the model understand text regions

How it compares

No other Store actor targets Manga Colorizer the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	Manga Colorizer	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When Manga Colorizer changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the Actor with an array of manga page image URLs and set the original language so the AI model interprets the artwork correctly. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/S8l2sknfAAra9YPZ7/records/Chapter_113_Title_Page.jpg"
  ],
  "originalLanguage": "japanese",
  "targetLanguages": [
    "english",
    "spanish"
  ]
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.45 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$45.00
1,000 results	$450.00
10,000 results	$4500.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Manga Colorizer.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Manga Colorizer through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/modern-manga-colorizer"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why is my image not being colorized?

Check that the image URL is publicly accessible and returns a valid JPG, PNG, or WebP file. URLs that require authentication or redirect to an HTML page will fail.

The colors look washed out or wrong.

The AI model generates colors based on its training data. Results vary by art style. Try a different page with clearer line art and higher contrast for better results.

Processing takes a long time.

Large images or many pages in one run will increase processing time. Reduce the batch size or use smaller image dimensions if speed is critical.

I get an error about unsupported format.

Make sure your URLs point directly to image files ending in .jpg, .png, or .webp. The Actor cannot process PDFs, ZIPs, or embedded images in HTML pages.

The text in the colored image looks garbled.

Set the correct original language in the input. This helps the model identify text regions and avoid painting over them incorrectly.

FAQ

Question	Answer
What image formats does the Actor accept?	It accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP image URLs. Make sure the URLs are publicly accessible so the Actor can download them.
Does it work with manhwa or manhua?	Yes. Set the original language to Korean for manhwa or Chinese/Chinese-Traditional for manhua so the OCR model handles text regions correctly.
Will the colorization overwrite the original line art?	No. The AI model is designed to add color underneath and around the black ink lines, preserving the original drawing.
How many pages can I colorize in one run?	You can submit an array of image URLs. There is no hard page limit in the input, but very large batches will take longer to process.
Can I choose the color palette?	The AI model decides colors automatically based on its training. There is no manual palette picker in this Actor.
What languages does the OCR support?	It supports Japanese, English, Korean, Russian, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Arabic, and Hindi.
Do I need a GPU or special hardware?	No. The Actor runs on Apify's infrastructure. You only need an Apify account and the image URLs.
Is the output a single image or a ZIP?	Each input URL produces one colorized image. The dataset contains the individual output image URLs or binary data, depending on the run settings.
Can I use this for commercial releases?	You are responsible for the rights to the original manga pages. The Actor provides the colorization tool; it does not grant any copyright or license.
What is the Lingo.dev Translation Enhancer option?	That option is for the Manga OCR Translator Actor, not the Manga Colorizer. It does not affect colorization.

Related actors

• manga-ocr-translator: Use this instead when you need to extract and translate text from manga pages rather than colorize the artwork.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Manga Colorizer. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.