Shogakukan To Launch AI Translated Light Novel App In North America
Japanese publisher Shogakukan announced that they will launch a smartphone app called ‘Novelus‘ in United States and Canada by the end of 2024.
The app will utilize AI to translate light novels from Japanese to English, aiming to cut translation costs by half, significantly increase the number of available works and make it more accessible to English-speaking readers.
Novelus‘ initial line-up will feature titles such as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End spinoff, Too Many Losing Heroines!, Shiotaiou No Satou-san Ga Ore Ni Dake Amai, with the publisher planning to increase the app’s library to 400 works within two years.
For this project Shogakukan is partnering with AI translation startup Mantra, in which they invested 780 million yen (US$5.1 million) along with three other manga publishers in June.
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The app will utilize AI to translate light novels from Japanese to English, aiming to cut translation costs by half, significantly increase the number of available works and make it more accessible to English-speaking readers.
Novelus‘ initial line-up will feature titles such as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End spinoff, Too Many Losing Heroines!, Shiotaiou No Satou-san Ga Ore Ni Dake Amai, with the publisher planning to increase the app’s library to 400 works within two years.
For this project Shogakukan is partnering with AI translation startup Mantra, in which they invested 780 million yen (US$5.1 million) along with three other manga publishers in June.
Related:
Mag.Net: Shogakukan & Marubeni Establish New Company To Expand Anime & Manga Distribution Worldwide
According to Shogakukan, many light novels have low circulation numbers, making...
- 8/3/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
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